1. Food Purchasing for Child Care Centers Section 3: Grocery List (Step 2)

2. Lesson Objectives The learner will be able to • name the parts of a grocery list, • distinguish among food items that should be kept in the pantry at all times, purchased yearly, or purchased only when on the menu, and

3. Lesson Objectives The learner will be able to • develop a grocery list for a small child care center.

4. Parts of a Grocery List • Standard Stock Items • Yearly Items • Menu Items

5. Menu items list made by . . . • adjusting recipes to correct quantities, • writing down foods and quantities for recipes, and • writing down other foods and quantities needed for the menu.

6. Cycle Menus Cycle menus save time!

7. Standard Stock Items • Are kept on hand all of the time • Are also called “par stocks” and “inventory on hand” • Include food used each week • Differ from center to center • Include infant foods

8. Infant Foods • Offer type of formula health care provider has suggested. • Maintain a list of formulas not requiring a medical statement. • Have a policy regarding infant formulas and foods.

9. Policy • Option 1: Provide formulas and foods served at home. • Option 2: Approve specific formulas and foods and provide only those.

10. Important! Check with the State Agency if you are not sure whether an infant formula requires a medical statement to be served in the infant meal pattern.

11. Yearly Items • Used in small amounts • Purchased once or twice a year

12. Menu Items • Are purchased only when on the menu • Usually do not store for a long time • Always include milk, fresh eggs, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables

13. Save time by . . . . . . putting as many foods as possible in the standard stock list.

14. 1 2 Standard Stock Items

15. Oak Street Child Care Center

16. Grocery List for Day 4 You need: • Menus for children and infants for Day 4 • Recipes for Day 4 • Grocery List

17. Menu for Children: Day 4

18. Milk

19. Menu for Children: Day 4

20. Oranges

21. Menu for Children: Day 4

22. Pancake RecipeYield: 25 4-Inch Pancakes

23. All-Purpose Flour

24. Baking Powder

25. Salt

26. Instant Nonfat Dry Milk

27. Sugar

28. Eggs

29. Pancake RecipeYield: 25 4-Inch Pancakes

30. Vegetable Oil

31. Menu for Children: Day 4

32. Maple Applesauce Topping RecipeYield: 50 ¼-Cup Servings

33. Canned Applesauce

34. Maple Syrup

35. Menu for Children: Day 4

36. Animal Crackers

37. Menu for Children: Day 4

38. Peanut Butter

39. White Sandwich Bread

40. Menu for Children: Day 4

41. Broccoli Cheese Soup RecipeYield: 50 ½-Cup Servings

42. Chicken Stock

43. Carrots

44. Onions

45. All-Purpose Flour

46. Margarine

47. Lowfat Milk

48. Salt

49. White Pepper

50. Hot Pepper Sauce