Meals

Nutritional Well-Balanced Meals for Children

River Oaks Academy knows that you, parents, are very concerned about the food your children receive. Good nourishment is important to us too. Nutrition relates directly to growth, health, learning ability and general well-being.

That’s why we are committed to serving nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks to your children. By well-balanced we mean that we serve foods from each of the four good groups daily – dairy, bread, meat and fruit/vegetable. River Oaks meals meet the recommended daily requirements for growing children.

Your children receive a health morning breakfast, snack and lunch each day. A typical morning at River Oaks consists of cereal, grits, eggs, toast, fruit and milk. Lunch might be beef roast, green beans, corn, milk and salad. Afternoon snacks are healthy and fun, such as peanut butter spread on celery sticks, apple and cheese wedges and juice. Foods higher in sugar content, such as cookies, pudding and brownies may be served, but are limited to no more than twice weekly.

Meal times are happy times at River Oaks. We encourage meal time conversation and tasting new foods.

Children’s tastes and abilities to manage foods vary with age. Infants are fed on individual schedules according to parental preferences with formula and/or baby food provided by their parents. Toddlers are served table food including “finger” foods such a banana slices and fish sticks, and foods which are digested easily. Preschoolers who also enjoy “finger foods” are encouraged to use utensils and develop independent feeding skills.

Family involvement is important to the success of our program. River Oaks keeps parents informed through clearly posted menus.

We at River Oaks recognize that by serving well-balanced, nutritious meals, we are helping children grow up healthy.