Sidewalk Cafe

    Our Sidewalk Cafe provides for family-style dining which encourages learning even into mealtime.  This involves the food to be placed in serving bowls in the middle of the table and children serving themselves passing each item around the table just like you would at home.  This teaches portion control as well as taking some of each menu item and at least trying something new once before deciding they do not like it.  Also, our teachers sit down and eat with the children to model proper table manners and etiquette.  This provides the opportunity for our teachers to build a closer relationship with our students by engaging the children in conversation as they eat. 

       Our 5 rotating menus are based off the USDA guidelines for all meals and snacks and only 100% juice is served 3 times a week.   A nutritionally well-balanced meal is provided for breakfast and lunch including at least one menu item from each food group.  Healthy snacks are also provided twice a day including fresh fruit each week and served in each classroom.  Our students who are not 2 yrs old yet eat all meals in their classrooms to make transitions easier for them. 

    To provide the upmost safety for our students, we do not cook with any raw animal products such as meats and eggs, and all outside food brought in for parties, etc must be store bought and sealed in its original container.  This allows us to make sure there are no allergens in the food served and that it was safely made in an inspected food serving facility.  Our school is pork free facility due to several families in our area who do not partake of this food and peanut free facility due to to this common and severe allergen.  If your child has allergies, please notify the front desk, and we will make sure the kitchen staff and your child’s classroom teachers know so that we can keep him/her as safe as possible.

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