What's for Lunch - Friday, October 25, 2013

Trattoria Friday
Rotini Pasta & Meatballs
OR
Rotini Marinara
With Mozzarella Stick
Zucchini & Carrot Sticks with Ranch Dip
Fresh Melon

This is a whole grain rotini pasta by Zerega. The sauce is a Red Pack vitamin enhanced tomato sauce. The sodium at 140mg is much lower than we previously used. Here are the ingredients: Tomato Concentrate (Water, Tomato Paste), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Onion Powder, Spices, Salt, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl 
Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate)

The meatballs are processed, cooked and frozen by Tyson. Ingredients are: Ground beef (not more than 20% fat), water, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, salt, yeast, dextrose, and soybean oil), seasoning (salt, dehydrated onion, dehydrated celery, garlic powder, spices, soybean oil), tomato puree (tomatoes and citric acid), grated parmesan cheese [(cultured part-skim milk, salt and enzymes), cellulose powder, 
potassium sorbate], grated romano cheese made from cow's 
milk [(cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt and enzymes), cellulose powder, potassium sorbate]. They have 9g of fat (3 are saturated) and 450 mg of sodium.
Carrots are domestic and served with an organic ranch 
dressing.