Tuesday, Dec 22 - Chicken or Cold Cut

This will be the last post for a while during the Holiday. I will be back in California and return to school on January 6th.

Happy Holidays!

-Chicken Breast with sauce (appeared not to be the usual "sticky" sauce

-Bun

-1/2 Cup Sweet Potatoes with sauce (sugar glaze?)

-"Cold Cut"I am really unsure of what kind of meat this was, Turkey perhaps?

-2 small chunks of pineapple

-Bun

-1/2 Cup Glazed sweet potatoes

Monday, Dec 21 - Chicken Fingers or Saucy Burger Mess

-5 Chicken Fingers

-1/2 Cup potato wedges/fries - about 5

-1/2 Cup greens (unsure of variety, but it was a nice change)

-1 Cup saucy burger mess (the kids were practically sorting through and throwing these out without even trying it. It appeared to be burger meat, red/tomato sauce and onion)

-1/2 Cup potato wedges

-1/2 Cup greens

Friday, Dec 18 - Cheese Burger, Chick Patty or Lasagna

Three options today. The students don't know what is inside until they open the top of the lunch, and I saw students going through lunches and throwing away lasagna until they got a cheese burger or otherwise had to settle for a chick patty. Elsi, who brings the lunches from the cafeteria said the students won't eat things that don't have meat and "don't look appetizing". The Lasagna is only filled with ricotta cheese, apparently.

That said, another student asked me if we could get salads for lunch, but she is definitely in the minority.

-Fried Chicken Patty

-Bun

-1 small potato, peeled and seasoned

-Cheese burger (meat, slice of american style cheese)

-Bun

-2 small potatoes, peeled and seasoned

-1 cup Lasagna (lasagna, red pasta sauce, ricotta filling, melted cheese on top)

-1 medium potato, peeled and seasoned

Thursday, Dec 17 - BBQ Chicken Again

I had my Health Fair today and it went pretty well. Unfortunately this shot was the only chance I had at getting a picture of lunch, so I apologize for its blurriness.

-BBQ Chicken (it is usually about 2 servings worth)

-1/2 cup corn

-1/2 cup rice

Wednesday, Dec 16, Pork?

-1/2 Cup Pork (as reported by a student - stewed in something, I think)

-1/2 cup cooked greens with a few small chunks of red bell pepper

-4 slices of seasoned flatbread

Tuesday, Dec 15 - Fried Cheese Sticks

-5 Fried Cheese Sticks (this student wanted to eat these so badly he couldn't wait for my pic)

-1/2 cup veggies (corn, peas, green beans)

-1/2 cup dipping sauce (pasta like sauce, I believe)

Monday, Dec 14 - Ravioili

-1 Cup ravioli, meat filled with pasta sauce and cheese on top

-1/2 cup Veggies (corn and peas)

-1 Bun, looks like it is at least part whole wheat

Several students told me this is the definitive "best" school lunch that is served. They were lamenting that they don't get it more often.

Friday, Dec 11 - Sticky Chicken Again

First, I wanted to show what the trays look like when the students first grab them, because it may not have been clear. They come in insulation soft cooler like boxes stacked on on top of the other. You peel back the metal edge and take off the metal coated cardboard piece to reveal the food.

Today's Lunch:

-"sticky chicken" Large Chicken Breast (some lunches have wings or legs) with sticky sauce on it (is it bbq?)

-1/2 Cup Yellow Rice

-1/2 Cup Mixed Veggies - Green beans, carrots, peas, corn

Thursday, Dec 10 - Cheese Burger

Today some trays came with fries and some didn't.

- Cheese Burger (Burger, bun, cheese)

- Mixed Veggies (carrots, greens, zucchini?) Honestly, I end up throwing away the vegetables 90% of the time because the kids won't eat them. Today they looked pretty appetizing to me.

- Fries (limited trays only)

Wednesday, Dec 9 - Chili

I went on another field trip on Tuesday and didn't get a picture. Here is Wednesday:

- Chili

- Cheese

- Potato, seasoned

- Bun

Monday, Dec 7 - "Mystery Meat"

-2 pieces of meat
-Sauce (red, possibly barbecue?)
-1/2 cup mixed vegetables (Peas, carrots, cauliflower)
-Tortilla

Students adamantly refused to eat today's lunch. They all agreed it was made from "Mystery Meat" (personally, I think it is some kind of ground beef). They claimed it would make them sick. A couple of them just ate the tortilla.

Thursday, Dec 3 - Chicken Fingers

-4 Chicken Fingers (they seem to be making more and more appearances)
-Dipping sauce (I do not know what it was or how it tasted)
-1/2 cup mixed veggies (carrots, corn, peas)

I am kind of surprised there was no bread/grains, usually they include something.

Wednesday, Dec 2 - Cheese Lasagna

I was Gone Tuesday on a field trip and unable to get a picture. Here is Wednesday's lunch:



-1/2 cup green beans
-Cheese lasagna with red sauce

This meal looked pretty decent to me, but because it is a half day Wednesdays and the students take off very quickly, most of the meals were thrown in the trash.