Snacks

***On their snack day, parents should send enough snacks for all the children and adults in the class. Please provide napkins with the snack, and other utensils that may be needed for eating or serving the snack such as bowls, plastic spoons, forks or knives, etc.  Reusable plates and cups are provided for use when serving snack. ***

Snack items should be provided from two separate food groups. For example, if sliced apples are served as a snack, milk should be the beverage. Sliced cheese and crackers can be served with 100% juice or water.  Please remember this is meant to be a snack, not a meal. Suggested serving sizes are listed with each idea and a good snack consists of two of the choices with a beverage.

SPNS also requires that all snacks be nutritious. The school will not serve a snack which does not meet the nutritional guidelines set forth by the State of Wisconsin. Parents should be sure to look over these snack ideas. If in doubt about a snack item, parents should speak with their child’s teacher or the Program Director.

Special treats - for birthdays or class parties – may be served IN ADDITION to two nutritional snack choices, with teacher approval. 

In the event that a snack or beverage does not follow the guidelines outlined in the handbook, the teachers shall serve an acceptable snack from the emergency snack basket. The helping parent will then be required to replenish the snack that was used. This also applies to forgotten snacks. 

**Due to the increasing amounts of allergies in children, SPNS takes special care not to bring peanuts into the classrooms.  However, because we rent space from the church, we cannot guarantee a "peanut-free" building.   We do our best to keep peanuts out of our classrooms and keep a very close eye on our students with allergies.  The following is a list of appropriate snacks:

FOOD

• Graham crackers (2 squares per child).
• Raisins (1 snack size box per child).
• Crackers and cheese (1/2 c crackers per child; 2-3 cubes of cheese).
• Muffins (1 small or 2 mini per child).
• Bread (1-2 slices per child). Children may spread butter or jelly on them or sprinkle them with cinnamon/sugar.
• Trail mix w/ dried fruit, cereal & a small amount of chocolate chips (1 c per child).
• String cheese (1 per child) and fruit cocktail (1/2 c per child).
• Apples (1/2 apple per child).
• Celery w/ cheese (2 sticks per child).
• Animal crackers or Teddy Grahams (1/2 c per child).
• Fresh fruit cut up into bite sized pieces (1/2 c per child).
• Yogurt (1/2 c per child). Optional: Served with granola or cereal as a mix-in.
• Mini cheese or cold meat sandwiches (1/2 sandwich per child).
• Mini bagels w/ cream cheese (1 per child).
• Mini muffin pizzas with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.
• English muffins (1 per child). Children may spread butter or jelly on them.
• Rice Cakes, (1 large per child). Optional: Spread with cream cheese.
• Raw vegetable sticks w/ yogurt dip, cottage cheese or hummus (1/2 c per child).
• Applesauce (one snack size cup) and crackers (1/2 c per child).
• Bananas (1/2 banana per child) and pretzels (1/2 c per child).
• Whole grain cereal (1/2 c per child), dry or with milk.

BEVERAGES

• Milk, 1 or 2%, white or chocolate
• Juices. Licensing laws require that the juice be 100% fruit juice.
• Milkshakes or juice smoothies using frozen yogurt
• Water may be served only if the other two food groups are met.

UNACCEPTABLE SNACKS

• Anything with peanuts, peanut butter 
• Cookies or candy.
• Soda.
• Juice pouches or boxes. (May be used only on a field trip, if they are 100% juice.)
• Rice crispy treats, cereal bars or granola bars.
• Jello or Pudding.
• Popcorn or Chips. (Bagel chips, homemade pita and tortilla crisps are acceptable.)