Food and Nutrition
Eating is a sociable, happy part of the day. :-)
It's a time when Educators and children can chat among themselves in a relaxing environment.
The children are encouraged to be as independent as possible (i.e.: serving, pouring, scraping plates, tucking in chairs, etc ...)
Our policy is to encourage children to try each food type, but they are never forced to eat everything on their plate.
If your family has favourite recipes, please pass them on to the kitchen. Our caterer is always in search of interesting recipes for menu changes.
Morning snack is served at approximately 8:30 a.m.
It consists of a breakfast-type food and milk. Since some children enjoy eating early in the morning and have a good breakfast at home, and others prefer to wait awhile, this snack is a choice for them.
It is helpful if parents mention to Educators if a child hasn't eaten at all in the morning so we can make sure they get what they need to make it through to lunch.
If your child will be arriving after morning snack, please make sure they have had a good breakfast at home.
After a busy morning, lunch is always a welcome sight - and smell!!!
Children eat in a family setting with their Educators. This allows for conversation, role modeling and for our Educators to become very familiar with each child's eating habits.
The meal starts out with a "finger food", possibly raw vegetables, pickles etc, followed with the main course, -meat, potatoes, vegetables, or casserole, salad etc... Milk and whole wheat bread are also served.
Each lunch is a full course meal, prepared by a qualified chef, in keeping with Canada's Food Guide.
Afternoon snack is served at approximately 3:30 p.m. and is a variety of foods, from fruits and vegetables to cheese and crackers.
Occasionally the children will have done some baking in the morning and this is always a favourite afternoon snack!
Please pick up a weekly menu on the Parent Information board in your child's program.
These menus state specifically what the children are having, and any changes to this menu are posted on the parent information board on the day of the change.
Currently we purchase our meals from our caterer, Sandy MacKean, of Mini Meals. These meals are prepared on site are not only enjoyed by Walden Day Care Centre, but many day cares throughout the City of Greater Sudbury.
ALL OF OUR SITES ARE "NUT SAFE" ENVIRONMENTS. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF SOME FOOD ALLERGIES WE ASK THAT CHILDREN NOT BRING FOOD WITH THEM TO DAY CARE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE AT 692-9719.
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