Hellobee Boards Topic: Share your LO's school lunch menu!

Hellobee Boards Topic: Share your LO's school lunch menu! https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:26:03 +0000 NorCalWayfarer on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616822 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:32:18 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 2616822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ They have a "chef" on site who cooks snack and lunch daily: Tuesday: Chicken cacciatore w/Noodles Roasted veggies Seasonal fruits Wed: Carne con Chile Spanish rice Corn tortillas Roasted veggies Seasonal fruits Thurs: Turkey & cheese Toasties Roasted veggies Seasonal fruits Fri: Baked fish filet Brown rice Fresh veggies Seasonal fruits Snacks this week are: Pita Chips W/Hummus Seasonal Fruit Carrot muffins Fresh veggies Whole Grain Chips Seasonal Fruit Cheerios with milk Seasonal Fruit I'm very happy with the quality and types of food they serve. Everything is fresh and they serve the meals family-style. yoursilverlining on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616721 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:20:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2616721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MrsLonghorn: I'm generally pretty impressed with their menu (lunch and snack). They have an in-house chef and try to use mainly local stuff (and do use only local small-farm meat and butter and mostly all local greens). We live in a very "foodie" area where many daycares have the same benefits so they likely have more incentive to feature good food! MrsLonghorn on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616585 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:16:54 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2616585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: our old school was a BH center too! I am in love with your menu. Ours didn't do BLW, and the food was disgusting and unhealthy. This looks like what a BH center is supposed to be (and what I hoped ours would be)! Adira on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616576 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:55:52 +0000 Adira 2616576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't have this week's menu on me, but here's a sample week: Monday Hot Dog w/ Whole Grain Bun Veggie Beans Fresh Fruit Tuesday French Toast Turkey Sausage Hash Brown Fresh Fruit Wednesday Meatballs w/ Red Sauce Dinner Roll Green Beans Fresh Fruit Thursday Chicken Teriyaki Whole Grain Slider Bun Carrots Fresh Fruit Friday Pizza Vegetable Fresh Fruit And they provide milk and snacks as well. catlady on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616572 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:51:04 +0000 catlady 2616572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our daycare has a chef with a 4 week rotating menu. This week, they have: - Turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat bread - Chicken parm - Whole wheat mac & cheese with chicken - Salmon and sweet potatoes Other stuff that often shows up on the menu are quesadillas, black bean/turkey/chicken burgers, veggie chili, other types of fish, pasta with various sauces, and grilled cheese. They are nut-free and have to accommodate several other allergies, so the menu is sort of limited (and I've noticed they never get red meat). They also get various snacks that are usually combos of fruit, cut up veggies, hummus, cheese, and crackers. yoursilverlining on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616558 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:31:23 +0000 yoursilverlining 2616558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This is a Bright Horizons center, so not a public or a private school with older age groups in addition to preschool/Pre-K; so the menu reflects the age group and has to be food accessible for babies (they do BLW) and toddlers. This week and next week include: Chili w/ Grass Fed Beef (veggie version available) Whole Grain Buttermilk Biscuits Steamed Cauliflower Mixed Fruit Baked BBQ Chicken Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes Steamed San Fran Veggies Bananas Apple Chicken Sausage w/Brown Rice & Pineapple Steamed Broccoli Fresh fruit Italian Wedding Soup Steamed Cauliflower Whole Wheat Oyster Crackers Mandarin Oranges Chicken Salad On Whole Wheat Bread Green Pepper Strips, Cucumber Slices, & Baby Carrots Orange Wedges Homemade Mac n’ Cheese Steamed Peas & Carrots Apple Slices Soft Chicken Taco w/Whole Wheat Tortilla, Monterey Jack Cheese, & Salsa Steamed Corn Orange Wedges Whole Grain Pasta w/ Tomato Sauce & Parmesan Cheese Whole Wheat Breadsticks Steamed Mixed Veggies (Peas, Carrots, & Corn) Applesauce raspberries on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616556 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:28:59 +0000 raspberries 2616556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Today is american chop suey with garlic breadstick, steamed carrots, and strawberry/peach cups Wednesday is crispy chicken tenders with a whole green roll, sweet corn, and fruit & yogurt parfaits Thursday is sausage, egg, and cheese muffin with crispy hashbrowns and zucchini dippers Friday is cheese or pepperoni pizza slice with fresh tomato, cucumber, and mozzarella salad It's generally a good mix, but I check it every week because there was a time a bit ago that DS accidentally had breakfast food for all three meals (they served it for lunch, and then I made pancakes for dinner... oops!) peaches1038 on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616554 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:25:48 +0000 peaches1038 2616554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ MrsLonghorn on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616548 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:17:27 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2616548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: wow! I'm jealous of your menu!! Andrea on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616544 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:15:32 +0000 Andrea 2616544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We also have free lunch at school. Today's Lunch Menu Soup -Minestrone Soup Entree - Chicken Paprikash Side -Cous Cous, Roasted Zuchinni Salad, Spinach & Feta Cheese Salad, Black Bean & Corn Salad Dessert - Mixed Fruit They also have a sandwich and salad bar every day so DD might pick something from there if she doesn't like the main entree. They don't serve a lot of kid food so it's something most kids have to get used to. MrsLonghorn on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616542 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:15:15 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2616542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ours changes weekly, but it is always entree + vegetable + fruit. Pizza is every Wednesday as a Parent Association fundraiser. The entrees are definitely a mix of 'grown up and kid food', and it is all homemade and much healthier than our old school which was 75% carbs (they would literally serve spaghetti + mashed potatoes + a roll for lunch) I love that our new school isn't filling the kids up on empty carbs, so DS actually eats everything listed! And thank goodness, because the only vegetable he eats at home is peas. :grin: Every Wednesday: Pizza, Salad w/ Ranch or Caesar, Fruit Some samples of other days: Beef Soft Tacos, Green Beans, Fruit Chicken Tenders. Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Peaches Turkey Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Peaches Mac & Cheese, Green Beans, Pears Hamburger, Roasted Cauliflower, fruit Veggie Lasagna, Broccoli, Pears Turkey Roll Ups, Apple Chips, Fruit Bao on "Share your LO's school lunch menu!" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/share-your-los-school-lunch-menu#post-2616539 Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:01:33 +0000 Bao 2616539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO's preschool will be providing hot lunch for them for free this year, yay! I'm interested to see what's on the menu. I'm curious what other school lunch menus include, share your LO's below!