Module 5: Menu Management on a Budget Cooking Matters EXTRA for Center-Based Child Care Professionals Module 5: Menu Management on a Budget NATIONALLY SPONSORED BY
Why Is Making a Food Budget Important?
The Importance of Menu Planning Menu planning allows you to: Stick to your budget Create a shopping list Use up foods you have on hand Determine which ingredients you can buy in bulk or stretch across several meals
Other Ways to Stay Within Your Budget Choose recipes with similar ingredients Adjust recipes to use ingredients in season, on sale, or on hand Make a shopping list Compare prices Shop smart Other ideas?
Healthy Classroom Celebrations Policies in your center? Sweets or no sweets? Family members or no family members? Food or no food? Photos or no photos? Every birthday or once a month?
Healthy Classroom Celebrations Source: http://thecraftedsparrow.blogspot.com
Healthy Classroom Celebrations Martha’s Table, Washington, DC
Questions? Cooking Matters EXTRA for Center-Based Child Care Professionals was developed with support from the Pritzker Early Childhood Foundation