Thursday - Feb 11 - Chicken Fingers

- 5 Chicken Fingers (about 1.5 card packs)

- 1/2 Cup fries

- BBQ (I think) dipping sauce

Tuesday, Feb 9 - Spaghetti w/ meat sauce

-1 cup spaghetti w/ meatsauce

-2 quarters of flatbread

-1/2 cup carrots and corn

Monday, Feb 8 - Beef Pockets or Chick Patties

Today we had the unusual food heater brought down. It kind of looks like a fridge and is on wheels. I got a picture for you! I later Found out the reason they brought down the heater was actually just because they ran out of lids for the normal tins. I failed to get a good picture of the buns (which came in bulk size sealed plastic wrap, if you wanted to know). Students were served on Styrofoam trays and were able to get whatever they wanted. The food did not go quickly, I am sure there was a lot left over.

The Heater, In action with the buns on the lower right

-Fries

-Beef Pockets
-Chick Patties

-Carrots and Corn

-Lettuce

-Tomatoes

Thursday, Feb 4 - Cheese Burger

- Cheese Burger

- 1 cup fries

Wednesday, Feb 3 - BBQ Chicken

- BBQ Chicken - about 2 card packs

- 1 cup fried plantains

Tuesday, Feb 2 - Chicken Fingers and BBQ Chicken

Between the semesters there was a PD day on Monday, meaning no students and no lunch. Tuesday was the first student day of the new semester.

- BBQ Chicken - two pieces or about 2 card packs

- 1 cup Fries

- 5 chicken fingers

- 1 cup fries

Monday, Jan 25 - Grilled Cheese

Sorry for the late update. I have been kind of behind. This week, Tuesday through Friday, is regents week. Students around NYC are taking their regents test in various subjects(a standardized test to pass high school). Students at my school are exempted from all but the English regents. Instead they do Performance Based Assessment Tests, or PBATS. It consists of writing a large report style paper on a subject and then presenting it in an interview format to a panel who judges it. Anyway, the point is there are practically no kids and school and therefore the lunch is extremely reduced.

Furthermore, I am at another high school doing professional development, so I haven't been able to take any pictures. Monday is a staff only day so I will be back Tuesday. I will definitely try to post the day I take the pics!

- Grilled Cheese Sandwich

- 1/2 Cup Fries

- 1/2 Cup Veggies

Friday, Jan 22 - Fried Mozzarella

Always a popular item, the fried mozzarella made another appearance.

- 5 fried cheese sticks(mozzarella I assume)

- 1/2 cup fries

- 1/2 cup tomato dipping sauce.

Thursday, Jan 21 - Meat Wrap?

On first opening the meat was tucked neatly in the tortilla...

- Tortilla

- Meat (unknown variety and flavoring)

- 1/2 Cup mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower)

It wasn't very popular, as evidenced by this left behind lunch with just 2 or 3 bites out of it.

Wednesday, Jan 20 - Curry Chicken

- Curried Chicken Breast

- 1 medium potato in curry sauce

- ~1/4 cup garbanzo beans/chick peas in curry sauce

- 1/2 cup white rice

One student said it was the firs time they had curry and thought it was pretty good.

Monday, Jan 19 - Cheese Burger

- Cheese Burger (burger, american cheese style slice, whole wheat bun)

- 1/2 cup Veggies (carrots, green beans, yellow squash, zucchini)

Friday, Jan 15 - Chick Patty

-Chick Patty(fried) on whole wheat bun

-1/2 cup corn

-1/2 cup fries

Thursday, Jan 14 - Grilled Chicken

-Grilled Chicken (approximately 1.5 card packs) with sauce (bbq? enchilada?)

-1/2 cup "spanish" rice

-1/2 cup black beans with the occasional onion and bell pepper chunk.

Tuesday, Dec 12 - Pasta

Finally getting back in the groove

-Penne Pasta with meat sauce and parmesan cheese

-1/2 Cup mixed veggies (carrot, green beans, yellow squash)

- Baby Carrots in a bag

Monday, Jan 12 - Chick Patty or Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Today Kids had a couple options. The usual PB&Js were back along with ham and cheese sandwiches as well as the ubiquitous chick patty.

-Ham and Cheese Sandwich (no condiments)

-Chick Patty

-1/2 Cup Fries

-1/2 Cup Spinach

I thought I would throw in a picture of the trash in the classroom lunch was served in.

Friday, Jan 8 - Pizza everywhere

Today something that rarely happens did. They brought down a cafeteria worker with a hot cart (tall fridge that keeps food warm, sorry I didn't get the pic). In the cart there were many different types of pizza the cafeteria worker served to kids. Each student got one slice or a personal sized pizza. The kids LOVED it everything but the spinach ran out quickly. Milk was the only other item served for lunch that day (not even the usual PB&Js)

Spinach Tomato

MeatBall

Pepperoni (personal size)

Mixed Vegetable (broccoli, onions, mushrooms, olives, bell pepper)

Cheese

Wednesday, Jan 6 - Burrito Fixings

Happy New Year!

Okay So I am posting a bit late. I took off a couple days of work and that is why my first post of the new year is falling on a Wednesday.

- Tortilla

- 1/2 Cup black beans

- 1/2 Cup ground beef in tomato sauce mixture

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.