At Maplewood we understand the importance of a healthy diet for young children. This is why we designed a special Nutrition Program for our Maplewood children. Meals are prepared in house and a provide healthy diet to support growing bodies and developing brains. Menus are created with many fresh, organic, locally grown, seasonal, all natural, and nutritious ingredients which are free of artificial flavors, genetically modified ingredients, added aluminum, hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup and preservatives whenever possible. Our eggs are free range and we serve organic milk. We try to cook from scratch as often as possible using whole, unprocessed foods. We cook, store and heat all food in glass cookware or stainless steel containers and serve children in break resistant glass dishes.

As autumn approaches we are excited to include a variety of seasonal foods sold by local farmers: apples, beans, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, corn, cucumber, eggplant, grapes, herbs, horseradish, lettuce, melons, nectarines, okra, onion, peach, pear, peas, peppers, plums, potatoes, pumpkin, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, spinach, squashes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, and watermelon.

Posted by Susan Bernstein