Nutrition

 

R/K CAA Head Start’s Nutrition Services provides healthy, well-balanced and nutritious meals to your children daily.  The meals are provided free of charge and supply nutrients needed to keep children growing healthy and strong.  Children’s special dietary needs are taken into consideration.  Meal substitutions will be granted with a physician’s signature.
 

Head Start believes in family-style eating.  What does that mean?
 
Family-style means that we put food in serving bowls and pass it around the table just like a family!  Children help set the table, make their own food choices and help cleanup meals.  Serving family-style meals allows children to practice self help skills, develop social and language skills, and practice good eating habits.
 
How much will my child eat at Head Start?
 
  • Morning students receive breakfast and lunch.
  • Afternoon students receive lunch and snack.
  • Full-day students receive breakfast, lunch and snack. 
Portion sizes of foods served are appropriate for children ages 3-5 years old. Children are encouraged to taste all foods served at meals but are not forced to eat.  At no time is food withheld as a punishment or given as a reward.  All meals comply with USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern requirements, which meets at least 1/3 of your child’s daily nutritional needs.  A variety of foods are served, which broaden children’s cultural and ethnic experiences.

 

Check out this month's menus here!


April Breakfast & Lunch Menu

April Snack Menu

 

May Breakfast & Lunch Menu

May Snack Menu

Nutrition Education for Families and Their Children

 
Nutrition Education activities at R/K CAA Head Start are not limited to merely eating breakfast, lunch and snack.  Our goal is to teach children and their parent’s healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.  Nutrition classes are offered for Head Start families.  The purpose of these classes is to educate families about the importance of nutrition and show how to offer nutritious food choices.  Some nutrition education classes offered include "Basic Nutrition", "Healthy Snacks”, and “Food Budgeting."  As part of the Head Start curriculum, teaching staff integrate nutrition activities and discussions as part of their daily lesson plan.  Some nutritional activities include creative snack, story time, and physical activity.
 
 
Nutrition Counseling
 
Nutrition Services can provide parent counseling regarding the nutritional status of their child.  Please feel free to contact R/K CAA Head Start with any concerns regarding your child’s eating habits.
 
 

“Healthy eating makes for good health.”

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