Cleveland Child Care is delighted to have a health coach on our board of directors who helps oversee the kitchen and menus. The children get access to healthy and organic foods. CCC has an onsite Farm to Childcare/community garden program. Every year the children help plant, take care of, harvest and eat vegetables from the garden.
Cleveland Child Care is committed the the following list of guidelines for serving healthy meals:
- will serve only antibiotic, hormone and preservative free meats.
- will serve a different non-fried vegetable everyday in a five day period that are predominately organic and pesticide free.
- will serve a different fruit everyday in a five day period that is predominantly organic and pesticide free.
- will serve a whole grain food everyday.
- will serve 100% pure organic fruit juice no more than once a day and will limit the portion to 4-6oz.
- will not serve beverages with added sugars or sweeteners.
- will not serve fried foods.
- will serve 1% or skim milk for children two years and older.
- will serve snacks that are free of trans fat and corn syrups.
- will serve water first for thirst. (i.e. clean drinking water available in the classrooms for drinking)
- if food is brought from home, it must meet the nutritional standards listed above.