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Health and Nutrition  Health Brant Lake Camp maintains its own Health Center on campus with separate examination rooms, medicine dispensary, overnight rooms and a ward room. We are also only a short distance from two other health centers in our local communities and a major hospital in Glens Falls. EMT support is stationed locally and BLC has its own full time EMT personnel on campus. Our resident health staff consists of a doctor and four nurses who oversee the medical needs of our campers throughout the entire summer, including those with special problems such as allergies, chronic health issues and those requiring regular medication. If a boy is confined to the Health Center for more than 24 hours, or is receiving care for a special problem, the health staff will always consult with his parents. We readily seek the assistance of the boy's personal physician or one of the many fine specialists in our area with parental coordination. Our staff also understands that youngsters away from home with a health problem often need a dose of extra "tender loving care"—and they always go the extra distance to make sure that all is right. |
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| Food and Dining At Brant Lake Camp, our goal is to provide good, nutritious and well-balanced meals that kids love. And from what we hear and learn from our food surveys, we’re doing a pretty good job. Our Chef Abu has been with us for over 20 years and is a favorite—making sure that all our campers are well taken care of. We have fresh fruit available at every meal, a salad bar, vegetarian and pasta alternatives, fresh baked breads, cakes and cookies—and a whole lot more. Special diets and allergies are also closely monitored by our pantry manager who takes care of these personalized needs. Importantly, we maintain a “Peanut/Nut-Free” policy throughout camp. (Please see below for more information on this policy and Special Diets.) We serve most meals in our two dining rooms located in center campus. Our lower dining room is for our Junior and Inter Campers, who eat at separate sittings, and serves buffet style. Our upper dining room is for our Senior campers who are served family style. We also serve quite a few meals outside on the lawn in a party-like atmosphere, which the kids really enjoy including our weekly Pizza lunch, our Sunday cookouts at the lake and our all-camp Lazy Day barbeque. Our 5-year party and Awards Banquet (on the last night of camp) are also among our very special events. Below are some examples of our menu:
Allergies/Special Diet Policy Food Allergies Furthermore, no peanut or tree nut products are permitted to be brought into camp or provided as gifts/treats during the summer. Candy products that contain nuts or are produced on machinery that also processes candy which contains nuts are also not offered or permitted in camp. We also do not offer any foods that contain sesame oil and do not serve any shellfish. Other food allergies and food related health issues are readily dealt with on an individual case basis including gluten sensitivity and lactose intolerance. Brant Lake Camp regularly stocks rice milk, Silk soy milk, as well as whole, 1%, fat free milk and 1% chocolate milk and will stock Lactaid milk as needed. Lactaid tablets can also be given at meals and snack time. Epi pens, in addition to being available in the Health Center, are kept in our dining room, all bunk areas, the waterfront, center campus/office and Arts & Crafts. Epi pen training is also conducted for many key staff throughout camp and for kitchen personnel. Special Diets Lastly, certain accommodations can be made for boys on special or restricted diets involving the storing and serving of some special food items for their use only. References are available from our group of special diet need camper families upon request.
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