All our hot meals are prepared in the creche by our in-house cook Sandra Dempsey.
Ballyheane Buttercups is committed to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and eating habits for children. The childcare service will promote a varied and healthy diet for all children which is displayed in the service.
Below is a sample menu from the toddler room
| Sample Menu of " 3 week Menu Plan" | |||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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| Breakfast | Diluted Pure | Diluted Pure | Diluted Pure | Diluted Pure | Diluted Pure |
| unsweetened | unsweetened | unsweetened | unsweetened | unsweetened | |
| fruit Juice | fruit Juice | fruit Juice | fruit Juice | fruit Juice | |
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Breakfast Cereal | Breakfast Cereal | Breakfast Cereal | Breakfast Cereal | Breakfast Cereal | |
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Bread or toast with | Bread or toast with | Bread or toast with | Bread or toast with | Bread or toast with | |
| monounsaturated/ | monounsaturated/ | monounsaturated/ | monounsaturated/ | monounsaturated/ | |
| polyunsaturated spread, | polyunsaturated spread, | polyunsaturated spread, | polyunsaturated spread, | polyunsaturated spread, | |
| jam or marmalade | jam or marmalade | jam or marmalade | jam or marmalade | jam or marmalade | |
| Mid-Morning Snack | `- | `- | `- | `- | `- |
| Milk | Milk | Milk | Fruit smoothie | Milk | |
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Apple Chunks | Hummus and crackers | Grapes | Salad plate | ||
| with dips | |||||
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| Mild chicken curry | Beef casserole | Vegetable | Cheesy chicken | ||
| with apple | served with broccoli | pasta bake | with peas and rice | ||
| and boiled rice | carrots and potatoes | ||||
| Lunch | `- | `- | `- | `- | `- |
| Pineapple Pieces | Milky rice pudding | Fruit Crumble | fruit salad | Mandarin segments | |
| (fresh or tinned in | and raisins | (fresh or tinned in | |||
| natural juices) | natural juices) | ||||
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Water | Water | Water | Water | Water | |
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Vegetarian Option: | Vegetarian Option: | Alternative Option: | Vegetarian Option: | Vegetarian Option: | |
| Curry made with quorn | Lentil Vegetable | Tuna Bake | Vegetarian croquettes | Vegetable rissoles | |
| Mid-afternoon snack | pieces | Casserole | served with homemade | with oven chips | |
| tomato ketchup | |||||
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Milk | Milk | Milk | Milk | Milk | |
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Banana | Salad Plate | Banana Chunks | Banana Muffin | Fruit scone | |
| Muffin | with dips | ||||
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| Brown and white bread | Spanish omelette or | alphabet pasta | Cheese on Toast | Baked Beans | |
| sandwiches with ham | Vegetarian croquettes | minestrone soup | served on brown or | ||
| and cheese or cheese | served with homemade | served with half a soft | white toast and cheese | ||
| and tomato | tomato ketchup | wholemeal roll | |||
| `- | `- | `- | `- | ||
| orange segments | chopped banana pieces | Pear pieces | stewed Apple | ||
| Tea | (fresh or tinned in | ||||
| natural juices) | |||||
| `- | `- | `- | `- | `- | |
| Water | Water | Water | Water | Water | |