Sorry for the lack of attention to this wonderful thing called blogging. It was the last week of my last quarter in my ECE program. I am DONE! Yeah!
Soooo what to do next? Continue the next stages of the revolution. What ever that may be. I will be continuing my work here at Bates Tech in the Early Childhood Learning Center, it is such a nurturing environment for these children and everybody believes in the power of nutrtion and food here and understands that we are making a move to share the idea that is so very important to share.
Feb. 18 2011
breakfast---fresh whole wheat, cinnamon banana muffins, orange slices and milk
lunch---peanut butter and jelly sandwiches....(o this is how we do it.....fresh peanut butter, oh ya we put peanuts in a blender, mashed, fresh blueberries on whole wheat bread), cheese sticks, fresh applesauce(yes we have a peeler/corer and the kids peel and core), carrot sticks with fresh yogurt ranch sauce, and milk
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
A man should look for what is, not what he thinks should be--albert einstein
Happy Friday!
Breakfast--fresh whole wheat waffle sticks, super berry sauce, red and green apples, milk
Lunch-- super trimmed beef stir fry (with 6 veggies and lightly seasoned with soy sauce), brown rice, canteloupe melons
snack-- whole wheat bagels with light cream cheese and 100% apple juice
Fridays are great for imagination. Making use of all the product you dont want to sit over the weekend.
I know i have a busy one, getting all of my loose ends tied up with school work as the end of my last quarter comes to an end.....saweeeeet.
Breakfast--fresh whole wheat waffle sticks, super berry sauce, red and green apples, milk
Lunch-- super trimmed beef stir fry (with 6 veggies and lightly seasoned with soy sauce), brown rice, canteloupe melons
snack-- whole wheat bagels with light cream cheese and 100% apple juice
Fridays are great for imagination. Making use of all the product you dont want to sit over the weekend.
I know i have a busy one, getting all of my loose ends tied up with school work as the end of my last quarter comes to an end.....saweeeeet.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
education is what remains when one has forgotten what one has learned in school- Albert Einstein
I need to comment on the constant true learning that occurs whenever i am in the midst of these children that i so called "educate". My reason for this topic is sparked by the departure of one very special, cursed and blessed child today from being a student in our early learning center. This child has a condition called GSD (glucose storage defficiency). Basically his body will not store sugar, therefore how and when his body processes its sugar(glucose) has to be regulated constantly.
He was diagnosed before he was as year, and prior to one and half years ago, was at home with mom or dad constantly... about two years. Mom came to the decision that maybe it could be time for him to be able to join a social classroom environment so she could start her education, with great reluctance. This thing, if not regulated properly, could kill him, no exagerations. So needless to say, a huge level of trust was put on the staff here to make him and his needs a priority. Naturally i took a huge interest in this, with all of my attacks on the food industry and wanting to cut back the forest of this sugar addiction we have in America...here is a child that could die from not haveing enough or too much, his life revolves around knowing how much sugar is in everything.
We took the challenge and performed with very caring, direct and precise action. His parents brought his lunch, but as much as possible we tried (with research and energy) to incorporate his needs into our own menu and food program. The family style meals that we believe in so strongly here needed to be incorporated into his menu, he deserves to have the same positive socal and emotional experiences as the rest. For that reson very close attention was payed to every gram and ounce of sugar that was in every food item i put on any menu or order guide.
The very profound thing is, this four year old child is more aware of what sugar content most foods have that are presented in his prescence (not specifics, but enough to be aware). Him and i and the other teachers constantly were in the middle of conversations about what foods he could eat and how much.
So for this I offer a very sincere THANK YOU to my young friend for allowing this learning opportunity that has effected my awareness and thought process for the rest of my life. Goodbye and you will truelly be missed.
He was diagnosed before he was as year, and prior to one and half years ago, was at home with mom or dad constantly... about two years. Mom came to the decision that maybe it could be time for him to be able to join a social classroom environment so she could start her education, with great reluctance. This thing, if not regulated properly, could kill him, no exagerations. So needless to say, a huge level of trust was put on the staff here to make him and his needs a priority. Naturally i took a huge interest in this, with all of my attacks on the food industry and wanting to cut back the forest of this sugar addiction we have in America...here is a child that could die from not haveing enough or too much, his life revolves around knowing how much sugar is in everything.
We took the challenge and performed with very caring, direct and precise action. His parents brought his lunch, but as much as possible we tried (with research and energy) to incorporate his needs into our own menu and food program. The family style meals that we believe in so strongly here needed to be incorporated into his menu, he deserves to have the same positive socal and emotional experiences as the rest. For that reson very close attention was payed to every gram and ounce of sugar that was in every food item i put on any menu or order guide.
The very profound thing is, this four year old child is more aware of what sugar content most foods have that are presented in his prescence (not specifics, but enough to be aware). Him and i and the other teachers constantly were in the middle of conversations about what foods he could eat and how much.
So for this I offer a very sincere THANK YOU to my young friend for allowing this learning opportunity that has effected my awareness and thought process for the rest of my life. Goodbye and you will truelly be missed.
three things cannot long be hidden, the moon, the sun and the truth-buddha
Happy sunny day Tacoma!
Feb 8
Breakfast-- whole wheat finger pancakes, super blueberry sauce, clementine oranges and milk = a wonderful breakfast experience for any age
Lunch--chicken enchiladas (whole grain tortillas, chicken, cheese), frozen vegetable mix (peas,carrots,corn,lima beans--pan seared with a very,very,very small amount of extra virgin olive oil), fresh and juicy pineapple and milk
Snack--canteloupe melon and fig newtons
Feb 9
Breakfast-- fresh apple and cinnamon muffins, fresh pears and milk
Lunch-- chicken and avocado sandwiches(shredded chicken cooked fresh from whole chicken state(foster farms),mixed with cream cheese and mustard, on whole wheat sandwich thins with mashed avocado) , canteloupe melons and milk
snack-- yogurt, fruit and granola parfait (yogurt is plain seasoned with fresh berry juice from the super sauce we make for breakfast, fruit is fresh blueberries and granola is an all natural product with raisins)
Feb 8
Breakfast-- whole wheat finger pancakes, super blueberry sauce, clementine oranges and milk = a wonderful breakfast experience for any age
Lunch--chicken enchiladas (whole grain tortillas, chicken, cheese), frozen vegetable mix (peas,carrots,corn,lima beans--pan seared with a very,very,very small amount of extra virgin olive oil), fresh and juicy pineapple and milk
Snack--canteloupe melon and fig newtons
Feb 9
Breakfast-- fresh apple and cinnamon muffins, fresh pears and milk
Lunch-- chicken and avocado sandwiches(shredded chicken cooked fresh from whole chicken state(foster farms),mixed with cream cheese and mustard, on whole wheat sandwich thins with mashed avocado) , canteloupe melons and milk
snack-- yogurt, fruit and granola parfait (yogurt is plain seasoned with fresh berry juice from the super sauce we make for breakfast, fruit is fresh blueberries and granola is an all natural product with raisins)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Feb 7
Okie day, happy Monday!
Breakfast-- Cream of Wheat, (again, lightly,lightly seasoned with brown sugar and cinnamon), with bananas and milk
Lunch--vegetable jumping bean soup (zucchini,carrots, potatoes that came from our garden, onions, corn, celery, pinto beans), fish sandwiches (now this is a take on the traditional tuna fish sandwich...but we use half albacore and half leftover, cooked white fish that we serve, use light mayo..still looking for that magic alternative..pickles and celery on whole wheat bread, red and green grapes and milk
snack---super fun ceral mix....kix,cheerios,rice crispies, goldfish(preztels plus all of this for the preschoolers), and 100% apple juice..........fun and easy
Breakfast-- Cream of Wheat, (again, lightly,lightly seasoned with brown sugar and cinnamon), with bananas and milk
Lunch--vegetable jumping bean soup (zucchini,carrots, potatoes that came from our garden, onions, corn, celery, pinto beans), fish sandwiches (now this is a take on the traditional tuna fish sandwich...but we use half albacore and half leftover, cooked white fish that we serve, use light mayo..still looking for that magic alternative..pickles and celery on whole wheat bread, red and green grapes and milk
snack---super fun ceral mix....kix,cheerios,rice crispies, goldfish(preztels plus all of this for the preschoolers), and 100% apple juice..........fun and easy
Thursday, February 3, 2011
ok......missed days from this week...well some
Monday Jan 31
breakfast--Cheerios....at least once a week, healthy and the children love 'em, fruit salad with pineapple, pears, and melons left over from the prior week, (when trying to get the most life our of food, think about the storage container that nature provides for us...the skins, melons and pineapple have a long shelf life) and milk
lunch--beef chili, freshly cut (chopped in age appropriate size for small mouths to eat) and trimmed lean beef with onions, pinto and kidney beans, peppers(donated form an co-workers garden, and we use fresh, unsalted chicken broth from the whole chickens we cook off), organic corn chips(for the older kids(3-5) and saltines for the little ones), apple slices, and milk
snack--finger pancakes with blueberries and WATER!!!
Tuesday Feb 1
breakfast--cream of wheat (lighlty, lightly seanoned with brown sugar), fresh strawberries and bananas, and milk
lunch--pineapple ranch chicken pizza (fresh whole wheat dough for crusts, fresh yogurt ranch, freshly cooked chicken from whole chicken state, freshly cut pineapple and cheddar cheese....and the kids aske for seconds), pineapple and melon fruit salad, cucumber coins and milk
snack--graham crackers with cream cheese spread on them with grapes (cut appropriately to age) sprinkled on top...very fun for all ages
Wednesday Feb 2
breakfast--Whole Wheat fresh french toast sticks (yes fresh, 6 ingridients as oppossed to the 39 ingredient battered, fried and bagged sugar wafers that to many of our children are used to), super blueberry sauce (oh ya its super...blueberries, superfood..cinnamon,superfood...mix em... super sauce that the kids love, wonderful alternative to syrup), pears (cut appopriately), and milk
lunch--fresh chicken (white and dark meat), with healthy gravy (i know, i know..healthy gravy? yes i use whole wheat flour to coat the chicken that i heat after slow cooking it water to create a broth, and then create the gravy with that broth...a little salt...done), mashed potatoes (golds so that the peel can be left on for to ensure we are utilizing all the vitamins in the vegetable), pineapple ( in know it might seem that we use alot high vitamin c fruits, but this time of year it is going to good use inside the bodies of our children to help boost immune systems), and milk
snack--bustin' banana muffins( enough bananas to count as a fruit), and milk
Thursday Feb 3
breakfast--cheese quesadillas(whole wheat tortillas and real cheddar cheese--great meat alternative for protien source), orange smiles, and milk
lunch--bug noodles and chicken( Safeway sells these bug shaped pastas that are tomato,spinach and whole wheat pasta in their Eating Right line of foods, the kids love them, its a great source of whole grain..ya it means a trip to the store every once in awhile, but well worth it, and we put what ever veggies are available for flavor and an extra boost), steamed brocolli, apple wedges and milk
snack--whle wheat sandwhich thins with fresh peanut butter and 100% apple juice(i know the juice argument, but its all natural and its the same as real fruit it just processes faster, and great for snacks...thats about all we serve it for)
WHEWWWW....i will be making a point to do this every day as to avoid the catching up. If there any recipies or processes that anybody would like to inquire about just let me know.
breakfast--Cheerios....at least once a week, healthy and the children love 'em, fruit salad with pineapple, pears, and melons left over from the prior week, (when trying to get the most life our of food, think about the storage container that nature provides for us...the skins, melons and pineapple have a long shelf life) and milk
lunch--beef chili, freshly cut (chopped in age appropriate size for small mouths to eat) and trimmed lean beef with onions, pinto and kidney beans, peppers(donated form an co-workers garden, and we use fresh, unsalted chicken broth from the whole chickens we cook off), organic corn chips(for the older kids(3-5) and saltines for the little ones), apple slices, and milk
snack--finger pancakes with blueberries and WATER!!!
Tuesday Feb 1
breakfast--cream of wheat (lighlty, lightly seanoned with brown sugar), fresh strawberries and bananas, and milk
lunch--pineapple ranch chicken pizza (fresh whole wheat dough for crusts, fresh yogurt ranch, freshly cooked chicken from whole chicken state, freshly cut pineapple and cheddar cheese....and the kids aske for seconds), pineapple and melon fruit salad, cucumber coins and milk
snack--graham crackers with cream cheese spread on them with grapes (cut appropriately to age) sprinkled on top...very fun for all ages
Wednesday Feb 2
breakfast--Whole Wheat fresh french toast sticks (yes fresh, 6 ingridients as oppossed to the 39 ingredient battered, fried and bagged sugar wafers that to many of our children are used to), super blueberry sauce (oh ya its super...blueberries, superfood..cinnamon,superfood...mix em... super sauce that the kids love, wonderful alternative to syrup), pears (cut appopriately), and milk
lunch--fresh chicken (white and dark meat), with healthy gravy (i know, i know..healthy gravy? yes i use whole wheat flour to coat the chicken that i heat after slow cooking it water to create a broth, and then create the gravy with that broth...a little salt...done), mashed potatoes (golds so that the peel can be left on for to ensure we are utilizing all the vitamins in the vegetable), pineapple ( in know it might seem that we use alot high vitamin c fruits, but this time of year it is going to good use inside the bodies of our children to help boost immune systems), and milk
snack--bustin' banana muffins( enough bananas to count as a fruit), and milk
Thursday Feb 3
breakfast--cheese quesadillas(whole wheat tortillas and real cheddar cheese--great meat alternative for protien source), orange smiles, and milk
lunch--bug noodles and chicken( Safeway sells these bug shaped pastas that are tomato,spinach and whole wheat pasta in their Eating Right line of foods, the kids love them, its a great source of whole grain..ya it means a trip to the store every once in awhile, but well worth it, and we put what ever veggies are available for flavor and an extra boost), steamed brocolli, apple wedges and milk
snack--whle wheat sandwhich thins with fresh peanut butter and 100% apple juice(i know the juice argument, but its all natural and its the same as real fruit it just processes faster, and great for snacks...thats about all we serve it for)
WHEWWWW....i will be making a point to do this every day as to avoid the catching up. If there any recipies or processes that anybody would like to inquire about just let me know.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Doh!
I will have todays menu and the previous missed days up in chronological order tomorrow...i swear.
spider man loves veggies
I tought a 90 min session today on child care nutrition basics to my classmates, it was recieved very well. I want all to understand that its just those with the abilities or ideas that make change. We must all be involved, alllllllll. Especially in this mixed up fiasco that the generations before us have allowed to become our reality concerning the food we eat. I will not allow for my children and grandchildren to become part of this, and if i can help it not another child anywhere that I have contact with.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
A SPIDER MAN LIFE SIZE CARDBOARD CUTOUT IN THE PRODUCE SECTION PROMOTING BANANAS INSTEAD OF SODA OR CHIPS..........
What????Crazy right? Just an idea, but can you imagine it? I mean we need vegetables right? Do we need soda and chips? I am just sayin. I mean Tobey Mcguire is vegan after all.....he cant feel good about the whole thing. Set him free, I am sure he would be more than happy to do it.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
A SPIDER MAN LIFE SIZE CARDBOARD CUTOUT IN THE PRODUCE SECTION PROMOTING BANANAS INSTEAD OF SODA OR CHIPS..........
What????Crazy right? Just an idea, but can you imagine it? I mean we need vegetables right? Do we need soda and chips? I am just sayin. I mean Tobey Mcguire is vegan after all.....he cant feel good about the whole thing. Set him free, I am sure he would be more than happy to do it.
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