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Meal and snack ideas for early years settings – lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes

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We recently surveyed early years cooks to ask them what their most popular meal and options from the lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes food group are.  See below for the top responses.

Meal ideas:
Tuna pasta
Quiche
Chilli con carne with lentils *
Shepherds pie *
Fish pie
Meatloaf
Lasagne *
Lentil curry
Meat/fish tacos
Meatballs
Tofu stir-fry
Casserole
4 bean casserole
Butter chicken
Tuna mornay
Pasta bolognaise with lentils *
Lentil soup
Roast lamb/beef/chicken
Baked fish
Tex Mex
Homemade fish fingers
Vegetable & egg fried rice *
San Choy Bau
Baked bean nachos
Sandwich with meat paste spreads (made from scratch)

Snack ideas:
Tuna/salmon patties *
Boiled eggs
Trail mix
Frittata *
Scotch eggs

*indicates popular menu item