About Us - Meals & Nutrition
Meals & Nutrition Policy
Place of Grace Early Learning Center serves breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack to Monday through Friday enrollees. Place of Grace serves one meal and one snack to Football Saturday/special event enrollees. Meals will be served at time intervals not to exceed every 4 hours.
Meals are prepared according to the state of West Virginia food program.
Children ages birth to three (3) months will be served 4 to 6 ounces of breast milk or formula at breakfast, lunch, and snack/supplement.
Children ages four (4) months to seven (7) months will be served 4 to 6 ounces of breast milk or formula and 0-3 tablespoons of infant cereal breakfast, 4 to 6 ounces of breast milk or formula and 0-3 tablespoons of infant cereal breakfast and 0-3 tablespoons of fruit and/or vegetables for lunch, and 4 to 6 ounces of breast milk or formula for a snack/supplement.
Children eight (8) months to eleven (11) months will be served 6 to 8 ounces of breast milk or formula, 2 to 4 tablespoons of infant cereal and 1 to 4 tablespoons of fruit or vegetables for breakfast, 6 to 8 ounces of breast milk or formula, 2 to 4 tablespoons of infant cereal, 1 to 4 tablespoons of fruit or vegetables, 1 to 4 tablespoons of meat, fish, poultry, egg yolk, cooked dry beans, or peas or ½ to 2 ounces of cheese, or 1 to 4 ounces of cottage cheese, cheese food or cheese spread; and 1 to 4 tablespoons fruit and/or vegetables for lunch. Two to four ounces of formula or breast milk, ½ bread or 0-2 crackers for snack/supplement.
Children between the ages of one (1) year and twelve (12) years will be served milk, juice, cereal or bread and/or a form of protein such as eggs, bacon, or sausage for breakfast.
For lunch this age group will be served milk, one protein, one vegetable, one bread, and one fruit.
For a snack this age group will be served milk or juice, a protein or milk product or bread or fruit or a combination.
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