What's for Lunch - Tuesday, December 10, 2013
From the Ranch to you...
Hamburger or Cheeseburger with all the trimmings
Homemade Cole Slaw
Homemade Potato Salad
Red & Green Grapes
Our
district has discontinued the use of most USDA commodity beef for a
variety of health reasons and contracted with a New York State farm to
provide beef raised without antibiotics and hormones. Yeah!!!! It is more
expensive and there is less beef on the menu as a result but it is a
huge improvement in the quality of our lunches. So, enjoy your hamburger
on a whole grain bun!!
Homemade Cole Slaw and Potato Salad - Ingredients unavailable.
What's for lunch - Wednesday - December 4th, 2013
Cup of Soup
Thin Crust Pizza with Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella
Add meatballs on request
Caesar Salad
Petite Banana
I apologize - I do not have any information about the soup.
We make the pizza ourselves - we do not serve highly processed frozen pizzas. For our various pizzas, we use the 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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate). The cheese is a USDA commodity part skim mozzarella. Ingredients are cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes. The sodium is 240mg/oz - we use 2 ounces. The meatballs are processed, cooked and frozen by Tyson from commodity beef and although we've improved the beef in our hamburgers, the same is not true for the meatballs. 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.
The Caesar salad is romaine lettuce. The Caesar salad dressing is organic by Chelten. Here are the ingredients: filtered water, organic soybean oil, organic white vinegar, organic Parmesan cheese (pasteurized organic cow's milk, salt, cheese cultures, microbial enzymes, organic potato starch), pasteurized organic frozen whole egg yolks, salt, organic sugar, organic ground mustard seed, organic garlic powder organic onion powder, organic black pepper, xanthan gum. (in 2 tbsp - 8 g fat, 160 mg sodium).
Cup of Soup
Thin Crust Pizza with Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella
Add meatballs on request
Caesar Salad
Petite Banana
I apologize - I do not have any information about the soup.
We make the pizza ourselves - we do not serve highly processed frozen pizzas. For our various pizzas, we use the 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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate). The cheese is a USDA commodity part skim mozzarella. Ingredients are cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes. The sodium is 240mg/oz - we use 2 ounces. The meatballs are processed, cooked and frozen by Tyson from commodity beef and although we've improved the beef in our hamburgers, the same is not true for the meatballs. 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.
The Caesar salad is romaine lettuce. The Caesar salad dressing is organic by Chelten. Here are the ingredients: filtered water, organic soybean oil, organic white vinegar, organic Parmesan cheese (pasteurized organic cow's milk, salt, cheese cultures, microbial enzymes, organic potato starch), pasteurized organic frozen whole egg yolks, salt, organic sugar, organic ground mustard seed, organic garlic powder organic onion powder, organic black pepper, xanthan gum. (in 2 tbsp - 8 g fat, 160 mg sodium).
What's for Lunch - Thursday, November 21, 2013
French Bread Pizza Plain OR with Meatballs
Caesar Salad with Chickpeas & Tomatoes
Fresh Melon
We make these ourselves - we do not serve highly processed frozen pizzas. For our various pizzas, we use the 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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate). The cheese is a USDA commodity part skim mozzarella. Ingredients are cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes. The sodium is 240mg/oz - we use 2 ounces.
The meatballs we've used previously are processed, cooked and frozen by Tyson from commodity beef and although we've improved the beef in our hamburgers, the same is true for the meatballs. 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.
The Caesar salad is romaine lettuce. The Caesar salad dressing is organic by Chelten. Here are the ingredients: filtered water, organic soybean oil, organic white vinegar, organic Parmesan cheese (pasteurized organic cow's milk, salt, cheese cultures, microbial enzymes, organic potato starch), pasteurized organic frozen whole egg yolks, salt, organic sugar, organic ground mustard seed, organic garlic powder organic onion powder, organic black pepper, xanthan gum. (in 2 tbsp - 8 g fat, 160 mg sodium).
What's for lunch - Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
An Early Feast!!
Oven Roasted Turkey with pan sauce
From the farm......LI Smashed Potatoes
Sauteed Garlic String Bean
Baked Apple Crisp
I'm sorry but I don't have any information on this meal. I can say that all items are homemade. I just can't tell u where they came from. Sounds delicious to me!!
An Early Feast!!
Oven Roasted Turkey with pan sauce
From the farm......LI Smashed Potatoes
Sauteed Garlic String Bean
Baked Apple Crisp
I'm sorry but I don't have any information on this meal. I can say that all items are homemade. I just can't tell u where they came from. Sounds delicious to me!!
What's for Lunch - Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Homemade Baked Ziti
Sautéed Broccoli with Garlic & Oil
Fresh Fruit Salad
The ziti is a white flour pasta with some protein by Barilla Plus. The ingredients are: Semolina, Grain and Legume Flour, Blend (Lentils, Chickpeas, Egg Whites, Spelt, Barley, Flaxseed, Oat Fiber, Oats), Durum Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid.
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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate)
Fresh Broccoli - Sauteed in our kitchen.
Fresh Fruit Salad
Homemade Baked Ziti
Sautéed Broccoli with Garlic & Oil
Fresh Fruit Salad
The ziti is a white flour pasta with some protein by Barilla Plus. The ingredients are: Semolina, Grain and Legume Flour, Blend (Lentils, Chickpeas, Egg Whites, Spelt, Barley, Flaxseed, Oat Fiber, Oats), Durum Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid.
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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate)
Fresh Broccoli - Sauteed in our kitchen.
Fresh Fruit Salad
What's for Lunch, Monday, November 18th, 2013
BRUNCH FOR LUNCH
Homemade Challah French Toast
w/Orange Rounds
Applegate Farms® Turkey Bacon
OR
Scrambled Egg & Cheese Wrap
Sweet Potato "Puffs"
Orange Slices
Salad Bar Veggie Sides
This is not one of our better meals. The Challah bread used is very "cakey". The syrup we use does contain High Fructose Corn Syrup which is a no-no. We are trying to find pure maple syrup but it is expensive.
I need more information on the Scrambled Egg and Cheese wrap.
The turkey bacon is by Applegate. It is nitrate-free. Here are the ingredients: Turkey (Turkey Used Never Administered Antibiotics, Growth Promotants or Animal By-products), Water, Sea Salt, Maple Sugar, Celery Juice, Onion Powder, Spices, Lactic Acid Starter Culture (not From Milk.
The sweet potato puffs are the commodity potatoes processed by McCain's into tater tots -- although they are labeled "frozen pre-formed potato rounds." They have 7g of fat (one of which is saturated) and 190mg of sodium. Ingredients are: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following oils: canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, corn). Contains 2% or less of dextrose, salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate added to maintain natural color.
Raisins are domestic.
Fresh Orange slices
What's for Lunch - Thursday, November 14, 2013
From the Ranch to you...
Taco Thursday!
Beef Taco with Corn Tortilla Shell
OR
Corn Tortilla Chips
Romaine Lettuce
Zesty Black Beans, Salsa & Cheese
Orange Slices
Our district has contracted with a New York State farm to provide beef raised without antibiotics and hormones. It is more expensive and there is less beef on the menu as a result but it is a huge improvement in the quality of our lunches. We season and prepare this dish.
The hard taco shells from Mission foodservice contain: whole grain corn, water, vegetable oil (one or more of the following: cottonseed oil, corn oil or palm oil), contains 2% or less of niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, mononitrate, riboflavin lime. No sodium - 6g of fat (2 of which are saturated)
The salsa is actually organic by Green Mountain and the ingredients are: tomatoes, fire-roasted chiles, onions, tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, pasilla peppers, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, parsley, garlic, sea salt, spices.
The tortilla chips are a gluten-free option.
The Orange Slices are fresh.
What's for Lunch - Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Homemade Mac N’ Cheese
Barilla® Whole Grain Pasta & Wisconsin Cheddar
Sautéed Broccoli
From the Farm.. New York State Apples
The pasta we are using for the Mac n cheese is Barilla Plus. The ingredients are: Semolina, Grain and Legume Flour, Blend (Lentils, Chickpeas, Egg Whites, Spelt, Barley, Flaxseed, Oat Fiber, Oats), Durum Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid. The sauce is made from Wisconsin Cheddar.
Fresh Broccoli
What's for Lunch - Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Chicken “Bites”
Oven Baked, All White Meat
Sweet Potato Crinkles
Cucumber Sticks with Dip
Strawberry Smoothie
The chicken is a Tyson "fully cooked chicken breast nugget fritter with rib meat" with 10g of fat and 420mg of sodium. The ingredients are: Boneless, skinless chicken breast nuggets with rib meat, water, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt. PREDUSTED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat gluten, salt. BATTERED WITH: Water, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, spices, garlic powder, xanthan gum, oleoresin paprika and annatto. BREADED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, natural flavors (spice extractives). Breading set in vegetable oil.
The Crinkles are sweet potato fries that are flash or par-fried,then baked and frozen before shipping to us. They have 190mg of sodium and 7g of fat (one is saturated). The ingredients are: Sweet Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following Oils: Canola, Soybean, Cottonseed, Sunflower, Corn), Corn Starch - Modified. Contains 2% or less of Annatto (color), Beta Carotene (color), Caramel Color, Corn Starch, Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavor (Contains Wheat), Rice Flour, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added To Maintain Natural Color, Sugar, Tapioca Dextrin, Xanthan Gum.
Please take advantage of the fresh fruits and vegetables.
What's for lunch - Friday, November 8, 2013
From the Ranch to you...
Hamburger or Cheeseburger With all the trimmings
Homemade Cole Slaw
Oven Baked Fries
Red & Green Grapes
Our district has discontinued the use of most USDA commodity beef for a variety of health reasons and contracted with a New York State farm to provide beef raised without antibiotics and hormones. It is more expensive and there is less beef on the menu as a result but it is a huge improvement in the quality of our lunches. So, enjoy your hamburger on a whole grain bun!!
The potatoes are from McCains. The ingredients are: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Sunflower Oil, Corn Oil), Corn Starch - Modified, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Salt, Dehydrated Onion, Rosemary, Dehydrated Red Bell Pepper, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Paprika, Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added to Preserve Natural Color. Note that the autolyzed yeast extract is potentially similar to MSG. They have 3.5g of fat and 160mg of sodium
What's for Lunch - Thursday, November 7, 2013
GRILLED CHEESE TWO WAYS
Plain Cheese
OR
Cheese & Boar’s Head® Ham
Romaine Salad with Chickpeas
Strawberry Smoothie
The grilled cheese sandwich is made with Cabot cheddar on whole wheat bread. We use Nature's Own Whole Wheat Bread for these. The ingredients are: STONE GROUND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL OR CANOLA OIL), DOUGH, CONDITIONERS (SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CALCIUM, STEAROYL-2-LACTYLATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM IODATE, ETHOXYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM PEROXIDE, DATEM), CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR, VINEGAR, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM, PHOSPHATE, YEAST FOOD (AMMONIUM SULFATE), SOY LECITHIN
What's for lunch - Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Chicken Parmigiana on Whole Grain Roll
Veggie Sticks with Dip
Petite Banana
The chicken is a pre-cooked breaded Tyson product. The ingredients are: Boneless, skinless chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt. PREDUSTED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat gluten, salt. BATTERED WITH: Water, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, spices, garlic powder, xanthan gum, oleoresin paprika and annatto. BREADED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, natural flavors (spice extractives). Breading set in vegetable oil. Their serving size has 10g of fat (2 of which are saturated) and 620 mg of sodium.
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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate).
No information on Veggie Sticks or Dip.
What's for lunch - Monday, November 4, 2013
Quesadilla
Chicken & Cheese
OR
Plain Cheese
Corn,Tomato & Black Bean Salsa
Cinnamon Applesauce
Cheese and chicken quesadilla w/ a flour tortilla - no whole grains. The tortillas are from Tyson and contain: Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Contains one or more of the following: Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil), Mono- and Diglycerides, Contains 2% or less of the following: Salt, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Fumaric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Dough Conditioner (Wheat Flour, Calcium Sulfate, Sorbic Acid), Preservative (Sodium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate). Sodium is 380mg. 5g of fat (1 of which is saturated).
The chicken is from Tyson and is described as diced, cooked chicken meat.
What's for lunch - Friday, November 1, 2013
The hot dogs are from Applegate Farms - so they are far better than many hot dogs. They have 8g of fat and 330mg of sodium. The ingredients are just: beef, water, sea salt, less than 2% of the following: celery juice, sodium lactate (from beets), lactic acid starter culture (not from milk), onion powder, spices, garlic powder, paprika. They have 6g of fat(2.5g saturated) and 380 mg of sodium. They are dairy-, casein- and gluten-free. The bun is whole wheat.
Applegate Hot Dog on a Whole Wheat bun
With or without sauerkraut
OR
Fresh Fruit Plate w/Freshly Baked
Whole Wheat Breadstick & Cheese
Carrot sticks, Pineapple chunks in juice
The hot dogs are from Applegate Farms - so they are far better than many hot dogs. They have 8g of fat and 330mg of sodium. The ingredients are just: beef, water, sea salt, less than 2% of the following: celery juice, sodium lactate (from beets), lactic acid starter culture (not from milk), onion powder, spices, garlic powder, paprika. They have 6g of fat(2.5g saturated) and 380 mg of sodium. They are dairy-, casein- and gluten-free. The bun is whole wheat.
I do not have any information on the other items.
What's for Lunch - Thursday, October 31, 2013
Southwest Taco BowlCorn Tortilla Bowl, Brown Rice, Tomato, Cheese & Salsa With Black Beans and Sweet Corn
Romaine lettuce with Chipolte vinaigrette
With or without Chicken
Petite Banana
The brown rice is a great whole grain. The black beans are canned. Not sure about corn.
The southwest-style chicken is from Tyson and described as diced, cooked "chicken meat." Read more about farm animals raised by industrial giants like Tyson, antibiotics and hormones. The bowl comes from Smokewood Foods. The ingredients are
described just as "enriched masa flour" and they look like a big rectangular corn chip. They have 5g of fat and no sodium.
What's for Lunch - Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Flatbread Cheese Pizza
With or Without Chicken
Caesar Salad
Strawberry Smoothie
Unlike many schools, we do make these pizzas. This is a white-flour pizza (not whole grain). 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, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate).
Go with cheese. The chicken is a pre-cooked breaded Tyson chicken product. The ingredients are: Boneless, skinless chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt. PREDUSTED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat gluten, salt. BATTERED WITH: Water, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, spices, garlic powder, xanthan gum, oleoresin paprika and annatto. BREADED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, natural flavors (spice extractives). Breading set in vegetable oil. Their serving size has 10g of fat (2 of which are saturated) and 620 mg of sodium
What's for Lunch - Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
CBLT
Breaded Chicken with Applegate Turkey
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato on a Whole Wheat Bun
Cucumber Salad
CBLT
Breaded Chicken with Applegate Turkey
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato on a Whole Wheat Bun
Cucumber Salad
Red and Green Grapes
I'm not sure if this chicken is a Tyson product or not. I will try to get more information by the time it is on the menu again.
I'm not sure if this chicken is a Tyson product or not. I will try to get more information by the time it is on the menu again.
In Turkey Bacon: Turkey (Turkey Used Never Administered Antibiotics, Growth Promotants or Animal By-products), Water, Sea Salt, Maple Sugar, Celery Juice, Onion Powder, Spices, Lactic Acid Starter Culture (not From Milk.) They promote it as nitrate-free but this NYT article says otherwise - and cites the company saying their bacon has the same level (naturally) of cancer-causing nitrates as conventional brands
Whole grain bun.
Fresh cucumber salad.
Fresh red and green grapes.
Fresh cucumber salad.
Fresh red and green grapes.
What's for Lunch - Monday October 28, 2013
Brunch For LunchCinnamon Challah French Toast & Applegate® Turkey Bacon
OR
Scrambled Egg & Cheese Wrap
Baked Potato "Puffs"
Cinnamon Apple Sauce
The Challah bread is a white flour bread. The syrup is HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). They are looking for an affordable maple syrup but have not found one yet. In the meantime, they will be limiting the serving size. This meal has A LOT of sugar, simple carbohydrates -- no whole grains so choose wisely. It's one of our most popular lunches - not surprisingly.
The turkey bacon is by Applegate. Here are the ingredients: Turkey (Turkey Used Never Administered Antibiotics, Growth Promotants or Animal By-products), Water, Sea Salt, Maple Sugar, Celery Juice, Onion Powder, Spices, Lactic Acid Starter Culture (not From Milk.) They promote it as nitrate-free but this NYT article indicates otherwise - and cites the company saying their products have the same level (naturally) of cancer-causing nitrates as conventional brands. Read more about nitrates here.
I do not know if the wrap used for the egg and cheese is whole grain. But they do use real eggs.
"Puffs" are commodity potatoes processed by McCain's into tater tots -- although they are labeled "frozen pre-formed potato rounds." They are flash-fried before they get to the frozen part. They have 7g of fat (one of which is saturated) and 190mg of sodium. Ingredients are: potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following oils: canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower, corn). Contains 2% or less of dextrose, salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate added to maintain natural color
This is not our best lunch choice......
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.
What's for Lunch - Thursday, October 24, 2013
Chicken & Cheese QuesadillaOR
Plain Cheese Quesadilla
Corn, Tomato, & Black Bean Salsa
Petite Banana
Chicken and cheese quesadilla w/ a flour tortilla - no whole grains. The tortillas are from Tyson and contain: Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Contains one or more of the following: Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil), Mono- and Diglycerides, Contains 2% or less of the following: Salt, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Fumaric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Dough Conditioner (Wheat Flour, Calcium Sulfate, Sorbic Acid), Preservative (Sodium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate). Sodium is 380mg. 5g of fat (1 of which is saturated).
The chicken is from Tyson and described as diced, cooked chicken meat.
The salsa is organic.
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