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Our meal program is affiliated with the USDA Child Care Food Program, aka. “My Plate” and serves well balanced meals and snacks. All food preparation is handled in accordance with accepted safety practices.  

Meals are served family style. Children learn to set the table, serve themselves appropriate portions, and use good table manners. We used mealtimes as a perfect opportunity to practice manners, such as please and thank you, not interrupting others when they are talking, chewing with mouths closed, not talking with food in their mouth and sitting at the table without getting up and down during the meal. We encourage each child to take a “no thank you bite” of each item served, although not required. Children learn about responsibility as they clean up their dishes and spills.

Each day children are served an, AM snack, lunch and PM snack at no additional charge. Snacks are served typically at 9:00-9:30 AM and 3:00-3:30 PM. Snacks are simple and nourishing and include food such as fruit, low fat milk, whole wheat crackers, whole wheat breads or muffins, fresh fruits and vegetables 

Lunch: is served at approximately 11:45 and has components of all food groups:

1. Low Fat Milk
2. Two Fruits and/or vegetables 
3. Enriched bread or equivalent – pasta, rice, bread, etc.
4. Meat, poultry, fish, cheese or eggs