Winter 4-week cycle menu including recipes

This 4-week cycle menu meets our highest (Pā-Harakeke) level of our Tohu Manawa Ora | Healthy Heart Award. You can use it as a starting point or use in its entirety. Being seasonal, this helps to keep the cost of food down.

Our collection of budget-friendly recipes has been designed to provide your hungry eaters with long lasting energy, flavours they enjoy, all while meeting the Ministry of Health’s food and nutrition guidelines.

Weekly menus

Your early learning service's menu plays a vital role in nourishing tamariki and providing the energy they need to grow and play.

We’ve developed a set of four summer menus to help you plan budget-friendly and delicious kai for tamariki in your early learning service.

Each menu features recipe links for each day of the week, including snacks and drinks.

Download week 1 menu

Download week 2 menu

Download week 3 menu

Download week 4 menu