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Nutrition
Does
my child need to be vegan or vegetarian to attend?
No! We welcome everyone
at Overlook Collaborative Preschool! We offer vegan food
because it's a great way to help children eat less processed
food. A vegan diet can help us make a smaller impact on
the environment around us, even if it's just for one meal
and one snack at school.
Every little choice can
add up to making a difference in our world!
What is a vegan
& vegetarian school?
Overlook Collaborative Preschool is a vegan
school, choosing to use only man-made or non-animal products.
 We
offer vegan snacks, side dishes and drinks. Snack options
may include items like fruits, vegetables, nuts, bread,
crackers and treats made at school.
Parents are asked to provide the main dish
for their child for lunch. We ask that this option be one
that is vegan or vegetarian. We can warm up lunches for
the children. We never warm up food in plastic containers.
Here are some fun and easy main dish ideas
parents can try:
- hummus & carrots, bread
or chips
- peanut butter and jelly sandwhich
- noodles and sauce
- tofu, veggies and rice
- popcorn
- edamame
- cheese
- macaroni and cheese
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- rice and seaweed (wrapped, etc)
- hardboiled eggs
- soup
- burritos
- meat substitutes
- cereal
- yogurt
- leftovers from last night's dinner
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Organic Foods
We use all organic fruits, vegetables and snacks whenever
possible, and strive to provide healthy and filling choices
for our children. Teaching healthy eating at an early age
can have a huge impact on a child's eating habits for the
rest of their life!
Math and Science Skills!
  
Did you know that when we bake and make snacks the children
learn about:
- counting
- filling and dumping (spatial relations)
- measuring
- fractions
- cause and effect
- chemical reactions (why baking soda and vinegar make
a cake rise)
- using deductive reasoning to observe, investigate, and
predict
- reading and following a recipe
- social interactions, taking turns or offering to help
a friend
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