MENU DESIGN

NutriKidz Registered Dietitian services will design a menu for any early year’s centres or daycares within the Day Nurseries Act (DNA) guidelines and Canada’s Food Guide. The DNA guidelines provides an opportunity to mandate nutrition standards that will support healthy childhood growth and development, as well as provide guidance on eating environments and food skills to lay the foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits.

The menu that NutriKidz designs will be accompanied with guidelines around food preparation, specific products, and information for child care providers and those who prepare the food, on maintaining a healthy menu.

MENU REVIEW, REVISION, AND APPROVAL

NutriKidz Registered Dietitian services will assess each menu within the Day Nurseries Act (DNA).  The DNA guidelines provides an opportunity to mandate nutrition standards that will support healthy childhood growth and development, as well as provide guidance on eating environments and food skills to lay the foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits.

The revisions and recommendations that NutriKidz makes to a menu, will include guidelines around food preparation or alternative products, healthier substitutions for any omitted menu items, and feedback for child care providers and those who prepare the food, to provide explanation and rationale for changes.