Cuisine
The building blocks of your child’s body should be as strong and pure as possible. We invest a tremendous amount of time and energy to ensure that high-quality foods are always provided.
Our organic vegetables and fruits are delivered every week, and we plan our side dishes accordingly.
A few notes about our approach to meals:
Our salads and side dishes rotate daily based on the freshness of our produce. Selections include Moroccan carrot salad, Niçoise salad, Greek salad, fattoush, Pesto Pasta salad as well as corn, sweet potatoes, and rice—prepared daily by our kitchen team.
Snacks also vary weekly (cheese, apples, yogurt, cottage cheese, boiled eggs), with two/three options offered daily.
Vegetables are blended into many dishes and incorporated into our sauces to boost flavor and nutrition.
Our vegetarian meals include added proteins (e.g., cheese, cream, eggs, tofu, yogurt, cottage cheese, seeds in salads).
We regularly incorporate whole grains.
We also feature legumes for added fiber and protein—beans in our salads and chickpeas in our soups.
We always aim for the sweet spot between what children truly enjoy and strong nutritional value. To build adventurous, flexible palates, we rotate dishes from a variety of culinary traditions and introduce mild, child-friendly spices and flavors—gradually and alongside familiar foods.
We’re also testing new recipes regularly to see what children enjoy. When a dish is new, we offer it multiple times over several weeks—research suggests children often need about 10–15 exposures (and sometimes up to ~20) to accept a new food, especially in a no-pressure setting and paired with familiar items.
Cooking is done by cantinière (or cantinier) in our private kitchen. We avoid as much as possible to use frozen or canned products. Our menu is always age appropriate regarding ingredients and serving size. Children receive the daily amount of vegetables as not only part of the meal, but also blending them into our sauces.
Each meal is served with milk and water.
SAMPLE WEEKLY MENU
Petit Déjeuner / Breakfast
Hot oatmeal with raisins and bananas
Whole grain bagel, cheese slices, cantaloupe
Wheat pancakes with blueberries
Banana bread with sliced grapes
Hot cornmeal cereal with seeds, dried apricots
Déjeuner / Lunch
Lasagna made with free range chicken, cheese, steamed carrots and pineapple
Turkey and roasted pepper panini with cucumbers and peas, mixed fruit
Lentil stew with rice, potatoes, and carrots, watermelon slices
Quinoa with Moroccan lamb, chickpeas and onions, apple slices
Spanish rice with vegetables and tofu, cheese and peach slices
Goûter / Snack
Cheddar bunny crackers with apple slices
Wheat pita with sliced grapes
Cornbread and fruit slices
Veggie crackers with strawberries
Oranges and toast