Nutrition and Dietary Restrictions

Menus stress healthy and nutritious foods, with lots of grains, vegetables, and beans. We use limited red meats and limit cholesterol-rich foods where possible. Vegetarian options are available with advance notice.

All dietary restrictions (including food allergies limitations) for students, HS leaders, and chaperones will be submitted to Camp Colman at least two weeks before departure.  The Camp Colman chef will contact families directly to coordinate menu options for those with any dietary restriction.

Ort Report, Announcements, and Dismissal

During clean-up, all ort (food waste) from the dining hall is collected and weighed. This number is then charted and compared to previous meals. A member of the Colman staff leads a brief discussion of the time, energy, and resources used to provide the food on their tables. Students are encouraged to “take only what you can eat, and eat what you take” and to set group goals for reducing ort. It is important to establish with students that reducing ort is not a competition, but rather a way to see how they can help the environment in their own individual consumption. The idea is to make good decisions about the food you choose to take at a given meal.

Colman staff and teachers will then make announcements about medication, clean-up assignments, afternoon/evening activities, etc. Colman staff will do table inspections to ensure that table groups have done a good job of clearing and cleaning their tables and then dismiss each table in turn.