Nutrition 518.894.1757 518.605.7605 Web site created by Javier Oballe  from Andes Web & Photo Design 518.605.7605  The Nest in association with The Child and Adult Care Food Program encourages NY State children to: Increase physical activity, increase low-fat and fat-free dairy foods and increase the number of vegetables and fruits served. As such, The Nest mealtime philosophy is: a- serve home-made foods, with children serving themselves c- encourage children to try new foods c- have adults sit with the children and eat the same food they are eating The Nest also decided to improve the quality of some of the required food components. For example we give them whole wheat or 12 grain bread, olive oil, and sea salt. We do not serve frozen or pre-packaged foods, all foods are home- made, including the infant's food. As a tool for parents we'll show below a list of the most common meals served in our day care.        Breakfasts (all served with milk) Whole wheat bread toast served either with cheddar cheese, cream cheese, marmalade, or butter plus one fruit serving Pancakes or French toast with light syrup and blueberries and one extra fruit serving.   Snacks (all  served with water) Lunch (main dish & side, all served with milk) Apple slices with peanut butter Beef stew with carrots, a mushrooms sauce and white rice with corn Applesauce and cereal bar Chinese fried rice with chicken and mixed vegetables Fruits (apples, bananas, grapes, watermelon, etc.) with saltine crackers Dried peas (or beans) with grilled pork (or sausage) and white rice with corn Mozzarella  sticks with one fruit serving, plus peanuts and raisins Grilled chicken with white rice with corn Raisins  and cereals Hawaiian chicken with white rice and corn Strawberry & banana smoothie with cookies Pasta with Alfredo sauce, chicken and broccoli Strawberry parfait with cereals Lentils Risotto with carrots, white rice and corn Yogurt (fat free) with cheerios or strawberries Pasta with garden style tomato sauce & mozzarella cheese and chicken Sausage and beef pizza Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with raisins plus applesauce Ham and cheese sandwiches Fruits The common fruits served daily are: apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes.