Snack
Program
Our snack program at SYVCS is a great
opportunity to nourish our students. What started as Mrs. Rosenberg’s good
idea has become a community-centered, brain food feast. There
have been many suggestions and loads of valuable input given throughout the
years to create a program that works.
Logistics
Families are asked to bring in healthy snack
for their class. There is a schedule in the DRAGON binders/student homework
folders for each month. In addition, each month one family
will be assigned to contribute a back-up snack (that can last for at least one
month) and another family will be asked to contribute plates, silverware,
napkins or other paper/plastic products to eat the snack on.
Nutrition
Restrictions and Suggestions
Snack is a word that means many
different things to many different people. This is not a treat time for our
students. This is a daily, healthy mini-meal for your
kids... For that reason, we have created a “Please bring”
and a “DO NOT bring list”. You will have to
read labels. There are many hidden items in foods that are not good for young
minds and growing bodies.
Nuts have been outlawed this year.
We have at least one student in Kindergarten and second grade who is highly
allergic to nuts. For her safety, we are asking that
families do not bring in snacks with nuts, nut oils, peanuts, peanut butter,
peanut oil, or any nut related food items.
Please
hang the following list on your refrigerator or keep it handy when you go
shopping. Thank you for your time and energy in keeping
this yummy part of our kids’ day working. If you have
any questions, comments or concerns, please let us know!
DO
NOT bring for snack (check food labels).
Yucky
Stuff List
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NO candy, cupcakes, cakes, cookies, chocolate, chips, soda
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NO foods with sugar listed as the first ingredient
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NO foods with high fructose corn syrup listed anywhere
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NO foods with MSG—monosodium glutamate
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NO foods with artificial ingredients
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NO foods with artificial flavors
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NO foods with nuts, nut oil, nut "milk" or peanut butter, processed in a
facility that has peanuts
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NO foods with lard and try not to get foods with hydrogenated oils
Juice is nice, but not necessary. Water is always the
better option. Students should bring a water bottle from home daily to stay
hydrated, especially during the hot months. Some foods that will not be
allowed that may surprise you are Go-gurts, Kudos bars, most granola bars,
fruit by the foot and most prepackaged fruit snacks (that do not have real
fruit in them) and most cereals. Look out for ranch
dressing, crackers, breads, and other baked goods. You will
find yucky stuff in many products.
Please
bring for snack (check food labels) Good Stuff List
·
vegetables
·
fruit
·
cheese sticks
·
cereal without yucky stuff (Gorilla Munch, Cheerios, Puffins)
·
baked goods like muffins, banana bread, and bagels that are either home
made, organic or with a label that does not have yucky stuff.
·
yogurt without yucky stuff—try Stonyfield Farms YoKids
·
oatmeal
·
soup—read the labels!! Campbel's
has MSG
·
roll ups—tortillas with meat and cheese
·
hardboiled eggs
·
finger sandwiches
·
??? try something new!!!
For most people, reading labels is not routine and we understand that it takes
a little more time. But, we feel and we know our kids are
worth it.