Meals
At KKCC, we promote healthy eating habits and strive to provide nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks. We ask families to send nutritious meals for their children as well. To support children’s health and well-being, meals and snacks brought from home will be monitored.
Breakfast
KKCC provides breakfast daily from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Breakfast ends promptly at 8:30 a.m., so children must arrive on time to participate, including when breakfast is provided by a parent.
If your child has a food allergy or does not eat an item on the menu, it is the parent’s responsibility to provide a suitable substitute. Breakfast is served with orange juice or 2% milk.
Monday:
Cereal, Toast & Jam
Tuesday:
Waffles, Peaches & Turkey Sausage
Wednesday:
Eggs & Tatter Tots
Thursday:
Cereal, Toast & Jam
Friday:
French toast or pancakes, apple sauce and Turkey sausage
Lunch
Please send a well-balanced, nutritious lunch that includes fruits, vegetables, protein, and grains. KKCC provides 2% milk with lunch; water is available upon request. Frozen, canned, or meals requiring preparation are not permitted. Teachers cannot cook or purchase lunches. Meals that require warming should take no more than 1–2 minutes and must be in microwave-safe containers. Glass, thermos, and Pyrex containers are not permitted. An ice pack must be included in your child’s lunchbox each day to keep food fresh.
Choking Hazards
To help prevent choking, children under four years of age may not be served hot dogs (whole or sliced into rounds), whole grapes, nuts, popcorn, raw peas, hard pretzels, peanut butter, or large chunks of raw carrots or meat.
All food brought from home must be cut into pieces no larger than ½-inch cubes or appropriately sized according to the child’s chewing and swallowing ability.
Modified Diets
If your child requires a modified diet for medical reasons, the reason must be documented on the Emergency Form and Health Inventory. Any dietary changes during the academic or non-academic year must also be documented and reported to the teacher as soon as possible.
Snacks
Parent-provided snacks should be healthy and include items such as fruits, vegetables, and yogurt. If juice is provided, it must be 100% fruit juice. Candy, soda, sugary drinks, doughnuts, popcorn, and cookies will not be served, except during parties.
All children receive an afternoon snack. KKCC will provide an afternoon snack for children who do not bring one from home. Children in the two-year-old classrooms must bring a morning snack from home. Snacks are served with 2% milk, water, or parent-provided 100% fruit juice.
No Peanut or Nut Products
KKCC recognizes the seriousness of anaphylaxis and other severe allergic reactions that may occur when children with nut allergies are exposed to peanuts or other nut products. To help protect all children, KKCC is a nut-free center. Children may not bring foods containing nuts or nut products, including peanut butter sandwiches or candy.
This policy is in place to protect the health and safety of children with severe nut allergies.
Specialty Milk
KKCC provides 2% milk at breakfast and lunch. Milk alternatives will be served only to children with a medically documented need. KKCC does not accommodate milk preferences, even when an alternative is provided by the parent.