Nutrition Information

J. Allen Axson Montessori is a promoter of healthful habits in children. As nutrition is an important part of a child’s development, we encourage you to pack only wholesome foods for snack or lunch. From our perspective, excessive sweets affect the child’s disposition and therefore, their ability to learn. We will attempt to convince our children that wholesome foods tastes good but it’s awfully difficult for a little one to enjoy eating a slice of apple and handful of raisins when their neighbor is downing a Snickers! Please do not give in to the many pressures in our society that try to defeat good nutrition. Help us make the time your child spends at J. Allen Axson healthy and productive.

** New!! - Here is the video of the kids nutrition seminar give by Dr. Valerie Miles - Seminar - Answers to Questions **

J. Allen Axson Montessori is a promoter of healthful habits in children. As nutrition is an important part of a child’s development, we encourage you to pack only wholesome foods for snack or lunch. From our perspective, excessive sweets affect the child’s disposition and therefore, their ability to learn. We will attempt to convince our children that wholesome foods tastes good but it’s awfully difficult for a little one to enjoy eating a slice of apple and handful of raisins when their neighbor is downing a Snickers! Please do not give in to the many pressures in our society that try to defeat good nutrition. Help us make the time your child spends at J. Allen Axson healthy and productive. New!! - Here is the video of the kids nutrition seminar give by Dr. Valerie Miles - Seminar - Answers to Questions
Healthy Suggestions Fruit - Peaches, Pears, Apples, Oranges, Plums, Nectarines, Cantaloupe, Bananas, Watermelon, Applesauce Vegetables - Carrots, Celery, Cucumber slices, Tomato slices, Potato salad, Cole slaw, Pickles, Olives, Bean salad Sandwiches - Cheese, Chicken, Ham, Turkey, Tuna Snacks - Popcorn, Raisins, Wholegrain crackers, Tapioca, Granola, Fig Newtons, Taco chips, Graham crackers Drinks - Milk, 100% Fruit Juice, Water Other - Soup, Yogurt, Chili, Deviled eggs Web Resources with Ideas for Healthy Lunchbox Fare Healthy Lunchbox Suggestions - About.com This is from about.com, so it is meant as a clearinghouse site, and includes links to other sites. Kid's Health - A Healthy Lunchbox This site is from the Children, Youth and Women's Health Service site (funded by the Department of Health in South Australia), meant for kids who make their own lunches, how Montessori! Healthy Lunchbox Ideas This site includes a printable list of healthy foods that kids can fill out to help guide them towards healthy choices they will like. Snack Attack and Lunchbox Ideas Another Australian site, this time a Children's Hospital. Includes a list of ideas for healthy lunchbox fare. Nutrition - Quick and Healthy Lunch Ideas Another site aimed at kids, but this one is more commercial, with pop up ads. Healthy Lunch Boxes Healthy lunch box ideas from the BBC in England. Includes FOUR WEEKS of suggestions!! Some of the language is British English and some of the items are unfamiliar (flapjacks and currant buns), but how fun to pack a "British lunch box!!" Liven up Your Lunch Another British site, this one is a British bakery, so a bit more commercial. School Lunch Box Ideas (PDF) Another Australian site, prints out like a little poster. Family Nutrition: Healthy Packed Lunches Another British site, with a week's list of lunch box ideas Lunch Box Ideas If you are interested in organic foods, here is a site dedicated to organic lunch food, including some organic convenience foods. Healthy Snacks and Lunch Box Ideas A South African site with a long list of ideas. Lunch Box Recipes Wonderful pictures to go with the recipes!
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Last updated August 12, 2008 Contact: Site webmaster	J. Allen Axson Montessori School 4763 Sutton Park Court, Jacksonville, FL 32224 904-992-3600	Principal: Paula S. Renfro