Snack Schedule



EDS Family Snack Schedule
Each family is assigned one week to provide snack for all students throughout the school year. This provides families with an opportunity for their child to share their favorite foods with their friends. Please send a list with your snacks outlining the snack schedule for the week to be posted on the blog (ex: Monday- blueberries and pretzel sticks, Tuesday- yogurt and melon).
Research shows preschool students do not get enough vegetables and fruits each day. Therefore, we encourage families to send a variety of fresh healthy snacks such as veggies, fruits, nuts, cheese, yogurt, hummus, etc. Below you will find a list of suggested foods. We will provide water and 1% milk with every meal. Juice and candy are not served at EDS and will be sent home.
We have a self-serving snack time, where students learn how to us the proper tools to portion and serve their own snack. This not only fosters independence, but also an understanding of portion control.
We have 18-20 students per day which averages about 2 packages of grapes, for example, per day.
We love to have our students try new types of food!
Suggested Snacks:
Fruits
Veggies
Grains
(Whole gains recommended)
Proteins
·         Apples
·         Apricots
·         Bananas
·         Blackberries
·         Blueberries
·         Cantaloupe
·         Cherries
·         Grapefruit
·         Grapes
·         Honeydew Melon
·         Kiwis
·         Mandarin Oranges
·         Mangoes
·         Nectarines
·         Oranges
·         Peaches
·         Pears
·         Pineapple
·         Plums
·         Raspberries
·         Strawberries
·         Tangerines
·  Watermelon
·         Avocado
·         Broccoli
·         Carrot sticks or Baby Carrots
·         Cauliflower
·         Celery Sticks
·         Cucumber
·         Edamame
·         Hummus
·         Peppers
·         Snap Peas
·         Snow Peas
·         String Beans
·         Tomato slices or grape or cherry tomatoes
·         Yellow Summer Squash slices
·   Zucchini slices
·         Whole grain crackers
·         Tortillas
·         Popcorn (plain)
·         Spelt pretzels
·         Honey wheat pretzels
·         Snap-pea crisps
·         Fruit/nut mix bars
·         Granola bars
·         Rice cakes
·         Crisp flat bread
·         Pita
·         Graham crackers
·         Yogurt
·         Cheese sticks
·         Black beans
·         Nuts
·         Peanut butter
·         Cottage cheese
·         Hardboiled eggs
·         Pumpkin seeds

Please seed attached calendar for your snack week. THANK YOU!




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