FISH TACO/ FISH STICK

                                            FISH STICKS OR FISH TACOS?

This is the first question your student is asked today in line. Next question, Spanish rice, bean salad or both?  If tacos are chosen we will ask if they would like mango salsa, or coleslaw or both?
The students seem to like the tacos dressed with the mango salsa and the coleslaw.

Bananas, and oranges are the only fresh fruit that I can get right now, so we added canned in water pears and peaches to the fruit bar.   Salad bar is a popular place as well, we encourage the students to get fruit and salad daily.

Pasta with roasted veggies

Wednesday we will serve pasta with roasted veggies.  Roasted tomatoes, red onions, mushrooms, cauliflower and brussel sprouts are tossed with the pasta, then a light goat cheese sauce is mixed in.
Do not worry, plain pasta is offered but still a bunch of students opt for the veggies.

Potato Cheese Soup

Tuesday we will serve Potato Cheese Soup. This is a great soup, very hearty and perfect for this cold weather.  Potatoes, milk, spices, broccoli and sharp cheddar cheese are the only ingredients in this soup.
It is served with a baci roll and the option of fresh chopped green onions. Yummy.

Greek Chicken Wraps

It is family group Monday and the specialty sandwich today is Greek Chicken Wrap.
This is a tomato basil wrap filled with marinated chicken and lemon rice and then
veggies like tomatoes, olives and spinach.  This is a popular option today.
As usual we have peanut butter and jelly, turkey or cheese sandwiches available.
Besides the sandwich we will serve milk, string cheese, clementine oranges and chips.

Hot dogs

So its Hot dog day.  I know that hot  dogs are not very popular with the faculty.  As a vegetarian I share the sentiment of the faculty and I do not serve hot dogs very often. Students really like the hot dogs and seem to think of them as a once in a while food rather than something they should eat daily.
Other entrees on this once in a while list might be pizza or chicken tenders.

To balance this high fat meaty entree,  I always have a vegetarian option such as veggie dogs.
Today I will serve lentil soup as an option.

baked potato bar

Baked potato bar day is a lunch full of options.  The first question is regular or sweet potato.
Next comes all of the toppings.   Options include mushrooms,  steamed broccoli,  cheese,  carmelized onions,  sour cream  green onions and or salsa.  This is a popular day.  I bake 240 pounds of  potatoes.
I steam 35 pounds of broccoli,  carmelize 20 pounds of onions, saute 20 pounds of mushrooms.

tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich

So glad to be back from winter break. Today was a perfect day to serve soup. Students always seem to have huge appetites after a break. We stock the salad bar extra full and have extra fruit prepared.
Students are allowed to have additional servings of soup, but not grilled cheese.