vegetable soup and grilled cheese

Vegetable soup and grilled cheese were served today. This is as usual, a made from scratch soup.
Almost every vegetable that you can name is in this soup.  Ingredients are onions, celery, carrots broccoli, cauliflower, zuchini, cabbage, potato, mushrooms corn, green beans, garlic, tomatoes and parsley. Most students try this and enjoy dipping the grilled cheese sandwich in it.

chicken salad sandwich

Chicken salad sandwich was the family group lunch entree today.  This sandwich was served on a whole wheat hoagie.  Red onions, celery, and red grapes were added to diced chicken, and dressing.
Clemintine oranges are the fruit of choice on a family group lunch day.

These are mushrooms, bell peppers and onions for the veggie quesadillas that we served today.
A surprising amount of students ask for a veggie quesadilla. The cheese quesadilla is very popular. Cheddar cheese is the preferred cheese for the quesadilla here at McGillis.
Spanish Rice pilaf was offered as the side option.

chili beans and corn bread

Today we will serve chili beans and cornbread.
There are black, pinto and white beans in this chili.  Tomatoes, onions and bell peppers are also added to the chili.  The ingredients that really tempt the kids to eat this chili are the frito chips and shredded cheddar cheese toppings. I am of the opinion that a bit of cheese and corn chips are worth it for a child to eat a bowl of beans.   Really, this chili is delicious.

LASAGNA

LASAGNA WAS SERVED TODAY AND IT IS A POPULAR ENTREE.
THIS IS HOMEMADE LASAGNA AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO PREPARE,

BUT IT IS WORTH IT.

CHICKEN TERIYAKI

CHICKEN TERIYAKI WAS SERVED TODAY.  AS USUAL ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ALA CARTE.  STUDENTS REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS IMPORTANT.
I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING AND SWITCHING TO A BROWN RICE THAT FITS ALL OF OUR NEEDS.  I DO NOT HAVE A RICE COOKER, AND IN THE LARGE NUMBERS THAT I COOK FOR,  BROWN RICE CAN BE HARDER THAN WHITE.
AS I LOOK AT THE MENU AND TRY HARD TO KEEP THE MENU HEALTHY,  I MAKE CHANGES AND USUALLY THE STUDENTS DO NOT PROTEST IN MASSES.

monday family group lunch

TODAY FOR FAMILY GROUP LUNCH WE SERVED EGG SALAD SANDWICHES.
THE EGG SALAD IS SERVED ON A WHOLE WHEAT TOASTED HOAGIE ROLL.
TILLAMOOK CHEESE SQUARES AND CLEMINTINES AS WELL AS CHIPS WERE OFFERED AS SIDES. LOWFAT MILK AS USUAL WAS THE BEVERAGE, ALTHOUGH ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER.