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!
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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.
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 -
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 FruitThey 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.
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@Andrea: wow! I'm jealous of your menu!!
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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 saladIt'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!)
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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 FruitBaked BBQ Chicken
Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes
Steamed San Fran Veggies
BananasApple Chicken Sausage
w/Brown Rice & Pineapple
Steamed Broccoli
Fresh fruitItalian Wedding Soup
Steamed Cauliflower
Whole Wheat Oyster Crackers
Mandarin OrangesChicken Salad On Whole Wheat Bread
Green Pepper Strips, Cucumber Slices, & Baby Carrots
Orange WedgesHomemade Mac n’ Cheese
Steamed Peas & Carrots
Apple SlicesSoft Chicken
Taco w/Whole Wheat Tortilla,
Monterey Jack Cheese, & Salsa
Steamed Corn
Orange WedgesWhole Grain Pasta w/ Tomato Sauce & Parmesan Cheese
Whole Wheat Breadsticks
Steamed Mixed Veggies (Peas, Carrots, & Corn)
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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 potatoesOther 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.
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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 FruitTuesday
French Toast
Turkey Sausage
Hash Brown
Fresh FruitWednesday
Meatballs w/ Red Sauce
Dinner Roll
Green Beans
Fresh FruitThursday
Chicken Teriyaki
Whole Grain Slider Bun
Carrots
Fresh FruitFriday
Pizza
Vegetable
Fresh FruitAnd they provide milk and snacks as well.
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@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)!
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@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!
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They have a "chef" on site who cooks snack and lunch daily:
Tuesday:
Chicken cacciatore w/Noodles
Roasted veggies
Seasonal fruitsWed:
Carne con Chile
Spanish rice
Corn tortillas
Roasted veggies
Seasonal fruitsThurs:
Turkey & cheese Toasties
Roasted veggies
Seasonal fruitsFri:
Baked fish filet
Brown rice
Fresh veggies
Seasonal fruitsSnacks this week are:
Pita Chips
W/Hummus
Seasonal FruitCarrot muffins
Fresh veggiesWhole Grain Chips
Seasonal FruitCheerios with milk
Seasonal FruitI'm very happy with the quality and types of food they serve. Everything is fresh and they serve the meals family-style.
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