Together We Grow believes mealtimes should be happy and enjoyable for children. Parents are responsible to provide a snack and lunch with a drink for their child. We offer the following suggestions in the hope of developing healthy eating habits for the children in our care.

Cold Sandwiches	Canned Fruit	Fresh/Dried Fruit
Ham and Cheese	Applesauce	Strawberries
Turkey/Chicken	Fruit Cocktail	Grapes (cut in half)
Cheese	Peaches	Apples
Tuna	Pears	Bananas
Sunflower Seed Spread	Pineapple	Cantaloupe
Chicken Salad		Kiwi
Turkey Salad		Pears
Jelly		Raspberries
Cream Cheese		Clementines
Honey		Plums
Applesauce		Blueberries
Banana		Honeydew
		Raisins
Vegetable	Bread	Miscellaneous
Carrot Sticks	Whole Wheat	Yogurt
Cucumber Sticks	Rye	Cottage Cheese
Other Raw Veggies	Oatmeal	Sushi/Vegetable Rolls
	Raisin	Cheese Stick
	Banana	Rice Cake
	Pumpkin

Meal times are an excellent opportunity to foster self-help skills in young children. The children will get their lunch boxes, set up their eating places, and be responsible for clearing up after themselves. Do not send in heat-up lunches or refrigerated items. To keep lunches cold, use an ice pack in your child’s lunch box. Please have lunch ready to serve, so that we can be attentive to each child while they eat.

Allergies
To protect your child from exposure to foods, medicine, chemicals, or other materials to which they are allergic, parents are responsible to list all known allergies on the appropriate registration form upon enrollment.