Organic Menu

Children need whole grains, they need fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. They need a source of calcium for their growing bones. They need healthy sources of proteins, either from fish, poultry, eggs, and meat, or from plant sources. These foods give them the vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients they need to build high-quality bodies. We have designed a menu which has only the freshest fruits, vegetables (never canned or frozen) and whole grains with excellent sources of protein offered.

Parents and educators often contend that sugar and other carbohydrate ingestion can dramatically impact children's behavior, particularly their activity levels. We do not offer foods with white sugars. We offer fresh cooked meals, we use whole wheat flours and replace sugar in all of our recipes with applesauce, orange juice or honey (we do not keep white sugars in our schools). We do not offer processed meats, red meats or peanut butter in our schools. We serve turkey, home made hummus dips and other delicious and healthy sources of proteins.

We offer organic milk (antibiotic and hormone free) in our schools . We offer 100% juice products of apple, orange or grape (never powdered). http://www.organicconsumers.org

If your child attends school at 7:30 am, they will be served a light breakfast of either cereal or a granola bar with milk.  Here is a sample of our current menu offered at our schools:

Day One:

• Morning Snack - Fresh Made Trail Mix and 100% Apple Juice
• Lunch - Fresh Turkey Pasta Salad, Cantaloupe, Garden Salad w/ Homemade Italian Dressing & Milk
• Afternoon Snack - Vanilla Yogurt w/ Homemade Maple Granola

Day Two:

• Morning Snack - Home made Hummus Dip w/ Whole Wheat Crackerss and 100% Apple Juice
• Lunch - Brown Rice with Turkey Dish, Fresh Mixed Veggies, Apple Slices and Milk
• Afternoon Snack - Graham Crackers and Banana