AS far as lunch program discussion is concerned. Early School Education is a resource for teachers to bring in the discussion of the role of greens once a day at least, carbohydrates, proteins and fruit as minerals. I visited Wheeler school fro 2.5 - 3 year old education. They are very strict about advising no nuts, no peanut butter and vegetarians have a full meal choice. There is an option for buying lunch from school cafeteria. It is a wonderful, educational program and I am impressed with the knowledge a 3 year old shows towards a balanced meal. When taught, younger age groups can be molded very easily into accepting a healthy meal choice program.
I know of children who has celiac disease diagnosed at 12 months of age and raised with education, who could tell the preschool teacher that he could not have gluten in a certain food at 2.5 years of age. This is NURTURE and Brain learning through dynamic parenting.
I know of a 2 year old who would ask the mother what is my greens today for lunch when mom forgot to pack the greens or had no time to go grocery shopping.
I want to know if any preschool program has any restrictions on allowing nuts , shell sea food as the smell itself can cause anaphylactic reaction.
Many schools do not have provisions for healthy vegetarian meal that can give protein like lentils, healthy steamed greens and Quinoa or healthy poly complex carbohydrate.
What is the usual trend in preschool and early preschool programs???
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[Meena Chintapalli, M.D. F.A.A.P
Founder and C. E.O of A thru Z Pediatric Clinics, retired December, 2018.
Founder and CEO of The SAI Institute Of Educare
April, 2002.
Society For Assistance International
San Antonio, Texas.[FirstName]
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-19-2019 07:47 AM
From: Teri Windisch
Subject: expectations for eating lunch
Hello!
We do not have a food program at our center, so lunch comes from home in a lunch box. Can anyone in the same situation tell me what your expectations are for how children eat? Do children choose which items to start with, or do teachers? Do you encourage "healthy foods first?" Who decides when children have eaten enough? What do you do when treats are included?
Thank you!
Teri
Teri Windisch, Director
Children's Village at Doylestown Hospital
twindisch@dh.org
215-345-2678