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Nutrition

Nutrition is a vital consideration for all individuals, but especially for young children because of how rapidly development occurs during the first five years of life. Due to this fact, the educators at the Piper Center and our partners at Aramark collaborate to provide the highest quality snacks, meals, and cooking experiences for the children enrolled in our program. An added bonus for our families is that when life gets in the way of a well-balanced dinner, they can rest assured that their child was served a nutritious lunch.

The sample menu below shows that each meal and snack served meets the USDA’s CACFP standards including: snacks with two or more components, lunches that include a fruit, vegetable, grain, and protein, an age-appropriate serving of whole or 2% milk, and at least one whole grain food per day.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Breakfast Snack

Cereal
Banana
Milk

English muffin
sandwiches with sausage and cheese
Milk
Scrambled eggs
Sausage
Milk
Homemade strawberry muffins*
Milk
Oatmeal*
Blueberries
Milk
Lunch Spaghetti* with ground turkey
Green beans
Applesauce
Milk
Shredded chicken quesadillas*
Black beans
Oranges
Milk
Turkey & veggie soup
Corn bread*
Squash
Watermelon
Milk
Sliced ham
Corn
Pineapple
Dinner roll*
Milk
Beef & veggie stir fry with yakisoba noodles*
Mixed veggies
Cantaloupe
Milk
Afternoon Snack Graham crackers
Cheese stick
Whole-Grain Crackers*
Apple slices
Homemade strawberry muffins*
Cheese stick
Banana sushi with sunflower butter and tortilla* Hummus
Crackers*
Carrot sticks (preschool only)

*Whole grain food
Children 24 months of age and older are served 2% milk, children 12-24 months old receive whole milk, and children under 12 months of age are served formula/breast-milk as provided by their families.

Meet Chef Sharon!

Our Aramark Chef, lovingly referred to as Chef Sharon by the children, staff and families alike, is a native of Waco and grew up in the surrounding area. She has been part of the Baylor community for over 14 years and loves staying connected to the University in her role at the Piper Center. Chef Sharon has been cooking since childhood, stating, "I was always in the kitchen with my mother!" Two of Chef Sharon's greatest joys in life are cooking nourishing meals and spending time with her loving husband, three grown children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Piper Center for Family Studies and Child Development

Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
315 Washington Ave Waco, TX 76701
254-710-4373
Michelle_Kiefer@baylor.edu
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