Nihonmachi Little Friends | Programs

Our preschool programs provide hot breakfast and lunch as well as nutritious snacks in the morning and afternoon.

Our philosophy is to help children enjoy eating a variety of foods and to encourage them to try new foods. We try to incorporate a multicultural menu consisting of mainly Asian cuisine. When we focus on another culture such as Latin-American or African-American, the children help to make a special lunch which is based on meals of that culture.

We are fortunate to have very experienced cooks at NLF, who are familiar with what the children enjoy eating. Through the years, we have had many parents request our secret salad dressing recipe because their child will not eat salad at home unless it tastes like the one at school. Other favorite meals of the children include Chicken Balls, Spaghetti, and Chicken Teriyaki to name a few.

Needless to say, the children and staff eat well at NLF.

Sample menu 1:

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast 8:20am	pancakes fruit milk juice	hard boiled eggs hot dogs toast fruit milk	rice porridge fruit milk juice	cereal toast milk fruit juice	French toast fruit milk
Snack 10:30am	crackers apples oranges grape juice	crackers banana grapes apple juice	crackers apples melon orange juice	crackers oranges bananas apple juice	crackers pears melon grape juice
Lunch 12:30pm	chicken salad sandwich vegitable sticks milk	mixed fried rice Italian salad milk	chicken curry salad ranch dressing rice milk	German omelette sauté vegetables green salad wakame gohan milk	chicken dofu Japanese dressing salad rice milk
Snack 3:30pm	crackers grapes pears orange juice	crackers apples oranges grape juice	crackers grapes melon apple juice	crackers banana grapes orange juice	crackers oranges apples apple juice

Sample menu 2:

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast 8:20am	cereal toast milk fruit	bagels & cream cheese fruit milk juice	waffles fruit milk juice	eggs hot dogs milk fruit	rice porridge fruit milk juice
Snack 10:30am	crackers strawberries grapes apple juice	crackers apple pears orange juice	crackers orange banana grape juice	crackers apple bananas orange juice	crackers pears grapes apple juice
Lunch 12:30pm	turkey ham & cheese sandwich vegitable sticks milk	gomoku yaki udon salad ranch dressing milk	hayashi rice Italian salad milk	chicken teriyaki sauté vegetables green salad rice milk	seafood pasta Italian salad milk
Snack 3:30pm	crackers apples orange juice	crackers oranges banana grape juice	crackers apples kiwi orange juice	crackers oranges melon apple juice	crackers banana apples orange juice

If you would like to provide a treat to celebrate your child’s birthday or a special day such as Halloween or a child’s last day, please do not provide candy. In an effort to limit the amount of sugar given to the children, we have developed the following non-candy list of suitable items:

Stickers
Balloons
Raisins
Pencils
Erasers
Mini notebooks
Rice crackers (arare crackers)
Cookies
Band-Aids
Cheese and cracker snacks

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