Maple Leaf Children's Center Center

Maple Leaf Snack Menu for 2006/2007

PLEASE CHECK OUR MONTHLY CALENDAR TO FIND YOUR SNACK DAY WITH THE CORRESPONDING MENU NUMBER, THEN REFER TO THE LIST BELOW.
(Highlighting your day as soon as you get your calendar makes it easier to remember!)

1. Four six-packs of whole wheat English muffins (24 total), one pund of grated mozzarella, one small bottle of spaghetti sauce, and ½ gallon of premium Florida orange juice.

2. Two loaves of whole wheat bread, one jar of organic peanut butter, enough fresh fruit (apples, bananas, strawberries, kiwi, nectarines, etc.) for 18 hungry children, and ½ gallon of 2% milk.

3. Two dozen whole grain bagles, a bag of baby carrots or three large cucumbers, a package of cream cheese, one gallon sealed bottled water.

4. Replenishment Day! Please ask staff for a list of things we will need to restock our cupboard.

5. One 16 oz. box of Cheerrios (not honey or sugar-coated), eight large bananas or other fresh fruit (grapes, melons, oranges, etc.), and one gallon of 2% milk.

6. One pound of whole wheat crackers, one pound of Monterey or mild cheddar cheese, two pounds of apples or other fresh fruit, and ½ gallon of 100% premium orange juice.

7. One box of Graham crackers, three large jars of apple sauce, a small jar of spreadable fruit, and ½ gallon of 2% milk.

SOME VERY INTERESTING DETAILS ABOUT SNACKTIME

Families whose children attend mornings are asked to bring snacks for all eighteen children approximately once a month. Please bring snack items in unopened store-bought containers only (except for home-baked goodies). Parents of children who attend only in the afternoon may send in a treat anytime for all to share!

AS PART OF OUR EMPHASIS ON HEALTHY MINDS AND BODIES

We encourage parents to bring in foods that are
1) minimally processed,
2) do no contain hydrogenated oils or refined sugar, and
3) whenever economically acceptable, are organic or naturally grown.
For some items that have otherwise been shown to contain particulalrly high concentrations of chemical residues, such as peanut butter and raisins, we prefer to serve only the organic varieties. If this doesn't work well for you please don't hesitate to let us know so we can try to switch with another family.

WHY THIS LIST?

We supply these menues to insure variety and to help make it easier for parents to figure out what to bring, but nutritious home-baked substitutions are always welcome and appreciated. Please ask us about quantities because the children eat more than you might expect!

BIRTHDAYS

If you would like to bring in a special treat on your child's birthday so we can all celebrate together, it will be served after our regular morning snack. We provide the candles, balloons, and vocal accompaniment!

OTHER ISSUES

If your child will not be attending on the day you are assigned snack please bring it in ahead of time. Also, it often happens that we do not serve a given snack on the day it is listed on the calendar.

MAKE IT EASY TO REMEMBER

Please highlight your snack day when you get the calendar each month, the ncross of your name on our reminder list in the hallway when you drop off the goods. If you do forget your day, please bring in your assigned snack as soon as possible to replenish our supplies.

WE DO IT ALL

Maple Leaf staff will do all the necessary preparation.

Please remember that for everyone's protection we can't use food that has been openend or is out-dated.

THANKS!