NUR AININA BINTI MOHD YUSOFF (2020831288) (THM2424AB)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT (HONS)
FACULTY OF HOTEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
CAMPUS DUNGUN, TERENGGANU
COURSE CODE:

INSTITUTIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEALS PRODUCTION
(HTF521)
GROUP:

THM2424AB
TITLE:

INSTITUTIONAL MEALS: NURSERY/DAYCARE
PREPARED BY:

IZZUL ARIFFIN BIN MOHD PAUZI (2020496288)
IZZIEKA NATASYA BINTI ISMAIL (2020862198)
SITI NUR HANANI BINTI NORDIN (2020844396)

NUR AININA BINTI YUSOFF (2020831288)
PREPARED FOR:

MADAM NORAIDA BINTI ABDUL KARIM
SEMESTER:

MAC - AUG 2022

1.0 INTRODUCTION

A nursery school is a school for children aged three to five years old that is staffed by
appropriately qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play
rather than just providing childcare. In children, the daily caloric requirement is calculated
based on the child's age, gender, and activity level. The recommended daily caloric intake for
a child between the ages of 2 and 3 is 1000 to 1400 kcal/day this requirement increases with
the child's age. During a growth spurt, children require more calories to maintain their bodies
as well as to grow. For children aged 11 to 12, the daily recommended caloric intake ranges
between 1800 and 2200 kcal/day. Another way to generalize caloric need is that an infant
requires 100cal/kg/day, children aged 1 to 3 years require 80 kcal/kg/day, children aged 4 to 5
years require 70 kcal/kg/day, children aged 6 to 8 years require 60 to 65 kcal/kg/day, and
children aged 9+ require 35 to 45 kcal/kg/day.

2.0 STANDARDIZE RECIPE

LUNCH: Chicken Kurma with Rice

2.1 Ingredients (4 serving)

1kg of chicken breast (cut into pieces)
4 tablespoons chicken kurma powder

Stir-fried spices (kulit kayu manis, buah pelaga, bunga lawang)
2 cups thick coconut milk

2 tomatoes (cut 4)
2 potatoes

1 carrot (dice)
1 pcs dried asam gelugor

5 cloves of garlic (grind)
5 red onions (grind)

2 cm ginger (grind)

2.2 Fried Garlic Cabbage and Carrot
Ingredients
½ a medium white cabbage, finely shredded
4 medium carrots, cut into matchsticks size
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of boiling water
1 tablespoons butter
Salt

Serving Size and Estimated Weight
2-5 tablespoon cooked rice (79g = 103 kcal)

2 slices of chicken kurma (90g = 190 kcal)

2 tablespoons fried cabbage and carrot (30g = 25 kcal)

1 banana (90g = 80 kcal)

1 glass of plain water (100ml = 0 kcal)

TOTAL CALORIE (kcal): 398 kcal

3.0 PROCEDURE

3.1 Chicken Kurma

1. Slice the red onions, garlic and ginger.
2. Cut the chicken breast into pieces.
3. Heat the oil and put all the stir-fried (kulit kayu manis, buah pelage, bunga lawang).
4. Add the slices of red onions, garlic and ginger. Stir together until cook.
5. Add kurma powder which has been mixed with water.
6. After that, add the chicken breast and cook for a while until the chicken is cooked.
7. Add 1 cup of water and potatoes, carrots also dried asam gelugor.
8. When potatoes & carrots are tender, add 1 box of coconut milk and 1 cup of water.
9. Stir well and let all the ingredients boil together.
10. Add tomatoes, salt & sugar to taste. Ready to serve.
3.2 Fried Garlic Cabbage and Carrot

1. Wash cabbage and carrot. Shred the cabbage and cut the carrots into matchstick size.
2. Chopped the garlic until small pieces.
3. Heat the pan under medium with a tablespoon of butter.
4. Add the garlic and saute until up the smell and brown.
5. Add the cabbage and carrots. Stir all together and toss.
6. Then, add the hot water, turn the heat to low and place lid on the pan. Allow to cook

gently until tender to your liking.
7. Cook around for around 6 – 7 minutes so the vegetables still have a slight bite to eat

and crunchy.
8. Lastly, seasoning with salt and served hot.

3.3 White Rice

1. Add 2 cup white rice in bowl. Wash for a while until clean

2. Add 3 cup of water and cook for 15 minutes until the water is dry.

3. Heat the bowl under hot

4. After water is dry, put the aluminium foil on top and heat the bowl under medium.

5. Leave around 5 minutes more and ready to serve.

4.0 DISCUSSION

In Children between 2 to 3 years old, the suitable daily caloric intake is 1000 to 1400
kcal per day. According to the same article also the calories intake of the children is increase
as the age of the child increase. This is because when the child is growing, they will require a
higher number of calories to support the development of their body (Faizan, 2021). Lunch is
important for toddlers to maintain their body growth and development. Moreover, a healthy
lunch needs to be prepared because it has the nutrients and energy that these children need
during, they grow, learn and play in their daily life. During our last lab lesson, our group
prepared a complete lunch set which is chicken kurma as the main meal, fried cabbage and
carrot as a vegetable. Both of these are eaten along with a bowl of rice, one banana fruit, and
plain water. The total of calories in all of these foods combined is 398 kcal.

Each food that we cook has its own benefits for the nursery kids and we only pick the
safe foods for children to consume. Firstly, is the chicken kurma. In this dish, we did not put
any chili or too many spices that can create too much acid in the stomach that can cause extreme
discomfort to children (Witte, 2019). The total calorie for this chicken kurma dish according
to Myfitnesspal application Is 190 kcal and the main ingredient that can give benefit to in the
kids is the chicken itself. Chicken is a significant source of first-class protein since it can give
greater growth and development to toddlers. It has great contents of amino acids that will
accelerate the children to grow taller and make the muscle stronger. Moreover, when we put
the chicken in their meal, it may reduce their intake of unhealthy snacks because chickens can
satiate their stomachs for a long time if given in sufficient quantities (Verma, 2016).

Next, we cooked fried cabbage and carrot with 25 kcal in total. Cabbage has many
benefits to babies (1-3 years old) but doesn’t give them a raw state. The cabbage needs to be
cooked until it is soft or turns it into a puree so the kids would not be having any flatulence
since cabbage is very well known to cause gas discomfort to the stomach (Fernandes, 2020).
However, cabbage is very high in fiber which helps the kids' digestive system by eliminating
the toxins inside the gut to prevent constipation in the babies. For the carrot, it contributes
more to the sweet taste which makes the kids love to eat more vegetables. Apart from that, it
also contains high vitamin A which helps to support the immune system, kidneys, lungs, and
heart (Carey, 2015).

The chicken kurma that we prepared for the nursery kids will be eaten along with rice
(103 kcal) and banana (80 kcal). This article named (Insight, 2018), said that rice is considered
a part of a healthy meal since it has a sufficient number of fibers, vitamins, and minerals.
Lastly, the nursery kids need to eat a balanced meal every day from a healthy source. All
processed food, high sugary drink, and high artificial additives foods should be avoided. A
nursery guardian should be alert in managing these kids' everyday meals because a nutritious
and balanced meal is vital for the child’s early development.

5.0 CONCLUSION

To summarise, the meal prepared this week is the meal for nursery or day-care, which
includes children aged 1-3 years old. We can see and conclude from this that the portion or
serving size that we serve to children of this age is slightly different from others. This is due to
the fact that the kilocalories and energy requirements of each age, gender, and other factors
vary. However, the focus of this report is on lunch time meals for nursery or day-care. The
amount of kcal that we manage to get for lunchtime is 398 kcal per serving.

5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS

In addition, to prepare this menu for lunch, there is some suggestions given by our
lecturers. First, it is related to the size of fried vegetable pieces and chicken pieces. We're
supposed to cook fill the chicken properly to speed up the time of the chicken to cook perfectly
smaller pieces are more suitable while vegetables are not encouraged too long on the fire to
maintain nutrients in vegetables and to avoid wet fillings. Finally, our purpose is advised to cut
according to the size that can be bitten so that the child is happy to eat and avoid choking.

5.2 FEEDBACK FROM COD/INSTRUCTOR

The positive feedback from cod after we finished prepared all the meals in Week 2. The taste
that we served is okay for chicken kurma. After that, the rice is well cook and the vegetable is
also good. The appearance is very creative and suit for group focus which is nursery and
daycare. Last but not least, the portion is well done with 90g of chicken kurma, 5 tablespoon
of rice and 2 tablespoons of vegetable for nursery and daycare lunch to completed 398
calorie/kcal.

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Carey, E. (2015, July 16). 5 Homemade Baby Food Recipes with Carrots. Healthline.
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Insight, F. (2018, October 10). What A Pediatrician Would Tell You About Arsenic, Rice, and
Food Safety: Q&A with Dr. Claire Chehrazi. Food Insight.
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Faizan, U. (2021). Nutrition and Hydration Requirements In Children and Adults (Revised
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Fernandes, R. (2020, June 23). Is Cabbage Good for Babies? Know Its Health Benefits, Side
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Verma, G. (2016, August 5). Fish, chicken or meat: What’s better for your kid? - Times of
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APPENDIX