Kayla Baker
Centre Chef
Meet Kayla, our creative chef with a passion for baking and introducing children to a world of flavors. With her inventive dishes and love for fresh ingredients, Kayla crafts meals that delight and expand young palates, making every meal an adventure in taste.
Hayley Dickinson
Founder - Eat For You
Dr Hayley Dickinson is a research scientist with a PhD in women's and children's health. Hayley is the founder of Eat For You, and has been on a quest to better the understanding and knowledge available for families, new mothers and mothers to be.
Eat For You
Fostering Health & Wellbeing
Eat For You create meals that foster health & wellbeing. They have provided recipes, reviewed our menus & conducted a nutritional analysis, so that your children receive quality, well rounded nourishing meals while in our care.
Daily Menu Example
-Breakfast-
Cereal, Porridge or Wholemeal Toast
-Morning Tea-
Assorted Fresh Fruit Platter - Seasonal
Milk Available
-Lunch-
Thai Chicken Stir Fry with Rice Noodles
Carrot, Capsicum, Bok-Choy, Broccoli
-Second Course-
Granola & Yoghurt
Cheese is offered after lunch to promote dental hygiene
-Afternoon Tea-
Pitta pizzas
Milk Available
-Late Snack-
Fruit
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Check out their website at: www.eatforyou.com.au
Nutrition
Children in Long Day Care may receive 50% to 70% of their daily food intake whilst in care. This is why we have developed nutritious seasonal menus in line with Nutrition Australia’s menu planning guidelines, to ensure that every child receives their daily nutritional requirements.
All meals are prepared daily on site by our Chef, using fresh, local ingredients. We devote significant resources to allergy requirements, and we have created a specific food preparation area purely for this purpose.
In addition, we can provide Vegetarian meals and can meet cultural requirements if appropriate.
Healthy Habits Lead to Healthy Choices
By fostering an appreciation and understanding of good nutrition in the early years we are helping our children establish healthy habits for life. Collaborative partnerships with leading nutrition professional Hayley, founder from ‘Eat For You’ ensure that we are meeting the needs of growing bodies and minds.
Shared mealtimes are pivotal, and ensure that our children not only receive optimal nutritional support but also enjoy the opportunity to experience new flavours and acquire a taste and appreciation for healthy food, in the company of friends.
Additionally, as part of our Nutrition program, the children are able to enjoy a ‘paddock to plate’ experiences by tending to our on-site fruit and vegetable gardens.
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