Fixed, rotating food schedule?

[playfelt]

The problem with a fixed menu is that it doesn't allow you to take advantage of the weekly specials at the grocery store. You would do better to start with the grocery ads - thursday in my paper and then make up a menu for daycare/family for the coming week or even two weeks based on those ads so yes you are buying some of what you need for week two on sale the first week and then augmenting with fresh stuff which is somewhat the same week to week.

I don't worry too much about variety because the kids don't appreciate it. They like things a certain way and are quite content if chicken is always one way where an adult appreciate varying the spices and sauces a lot more. Because I serve mostly finger foods to all age groups so I don't have to make several meals to cover all the ages just having a house of basic items works for me. It might be boring to everyone else but the kids are happy and eat and my parents appreciate that more than how much I vary the menu.

[Spixie33]

I kind of rotate menu. Not exactly but I do spaghetti only once every two weeks and then I do a creamy soup every other week. Then one week I do a beef goulash with rice and the alternating week I do chicken with rice. Lasagna is also every other week and the next week I flip it with a beef noodle soup.

I also think it is fine to serve the same meal two days in a row (with a different fruit or veggie side). My family eats the same meal two or three days and I don't want to cook new food for the DCK if there is still perfectly good food to use. I never hear any complaints from the daycare parents about it but it does happen once a week at least.