Sample Menu

Oak Valley Kids
Phone # 443.616.7921
Lic.# 152352

Sample Menu

	*Day One*	*Day Two*
Breakfast	Cinnamon Toast Pears Organic Milk	Oatmeal with Maple Syrup Bananas Organic Milk
Lunch	Baked Chicken Breast Whole Grain Pasta Steamed Squash Apple Slices Organic Milk	Swedish Meatballs Rice & Gravy Green Beans Fruit Salad Organic Milk
PM Snack	Yogurt 100% Fruit Juice	Crackers & Nutella Organic Milk

We strive to provide simple, nutritious meals in a menu that will not turn off the typical toddler or preschooler. Often, healthy foods are refused because they don't "look good." With that in mind, good foods are presented in a way that is funny to look at and fun to eat. Much of what we serve can be eaten without utensils. Finger foods, pastas and fresh vegetables, breads and fruits are a mainstay of our menu. Most of the fruits and vegetables are fresh, especially in the summer and fall. The children often get to see their foods from the very beginning. Growing plots and baskets are throughout our outdoor space. We plant the seeds, watch them grom (and, sometimes NOT grow!) throughout the season. When each is ready for harvest, we will pick and eat the vegetables we have grown ourselves. No chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used in our gardens.
As much as possible, we prefer to use organics but we cannot guarantee that conventional produce will not be served. During the growing season, produce comes from local farms either directly from the farmstands or at the farmers' market in Downtown Bel Air. Our CSA membership is with Flying Plow Farm in Joppa, MD. The farm is currently seeking ORGANIC status, although their prctices already meet required guidlines. Please see the website if you have any questions! We DO promise that our meats are hormone and antibiotic free. We also do not use any products that contain transfats or high fructose corn syrup. On rare occasions, we cave under toddler pressure and give on some toddler standards, hot dogs and chicken nuggets. Even then, we only serve kosher hot dogs and the nuggets are whole-grain breaded breast meat!

For Infants: We supply a milk based, iron fortified formula with DHA and ARA. We also supply organic infant cereals, Single Grain Rice & Single Grain Oatmeal. When your child is ready, we serve infant meals (fruits, vegetables, meats, cottage cheese, etc...) prepared in an infant food mill as necessary. As it is developmentally appropriate, we add table foods.

We participate in and our menu is fully compliant with the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program and it's Nutritional Standards.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR MENU, PLEASE ASK!

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