| Avalon MAY 2019 Lunch Calendar | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Same each week | AM Snack | Bagels and cream cheese | Breakfast rounds with almond butter and apple slices | Whole grain mini waffle with greek yogurt and berries | Toast and bananas | Fruit slices and hardboiled eggs |
| Week 1 Mon. 4/29 – Fri. 5/3 AND Week 5 Mon. 5/27 – Fri. 5/31 | Lunch | Pasta Primavera (multi-color bow tie) with carrots, peas, and asparagus | Turkey burgers with mandarin orange slices and celery sticks | Lamb meatballs w/ minted spring peas and garden carrots | Dino nuggets, mango slices, and green beans | Cheese and veggie quesadilla or roll-ups, salad, and fruit |
| Vegetarian Option | (already vegetarian) | (vegetarian patties instead) | Baked Falafel bites substituted for meatballs | Replace chicken nuggets with pita and hummus | (already vegetarian) | |
| Week 2 Mon. 5/6 – Fri. 5/10 | Lunch | Mac N’ Cheese, fresh snap peas, and apple slices | Almond butter and jelly sandwiches with leafy greens salad | Cucumber* “sushi” rolls with salt and pepper chicken and fruit | Maple-glazed salmon, brown rice, broccoli, and pears | Chicken Verde Tamales, asparagus, mango and cucumbers |
| Vegetarian Option | (already vegetarian) | (already vegetarian) | (replace chicken with veggie potstickers) | Replace salmon with baked sweet potato and toppings | Vegetarian Tamale available | |
| Week 3 Mon. 5/13 – Fri. 5/17 | Lunch | Shells and white cheddar sauce with spring peas and caesar salad | Dino Nuggets, apple and celery salad, and grilled baby carrots | Pork Tikka Masala with brown rice and fresh veggies | Mini-pancakes (whole grain), chicken apple sausage, and berry smoothie | Bean, cheese, rice,and romaine super burritos |
| Vegetarian Option | (already vegetarian) | Replace chicken nuggets with Falafel nuggets | (sweet potato subbed for pork & made separately) | (omit sausage) | (already vegetarian) | |
| Week 4 Mon. 5/20 – Fri. 5/24 | Lunch | di Fiori “garden” pasta (lightly steamed veggies, olive oil, and parmesan” | Turkey, cheese, & lettuce sandwich with fruit kebabs | Vietnamese Spring rolls with fruit | Baked Chicken Drumsticks, apple sauce, raw veggies w/ avocado dip | “Taco Bar”, with corn-squash-bean mix, and fruit |
| Vegetarian Option | (already vegetarian) | Omit turkey | (already vegetarian) | Replace chicken with grilled polenta | Vegetarian options available | |
| Same each week | PM Snack | Whole grain crackers with seasonal fruit | “ants on a log” (Celery w/ sun-butter and raisins) | String cheese and fruit | Turkey (or cheese) tortilla wraps | Fruit and crackers |
| Children can finish food from home at arrival in the morning. You can bring snacks and lunch from home (notice is appreciated for planning) as long as it follows the food policy in the childcare agreement; tuition remains the same. | * Whole grains are used for noodles, bread, tortillas, rice, crackers, etc. and natural/organic used when possible. | |||||
| *If there is any religious or health preclusion for eating a certain food, I will substitute an appropriate alternative. You must let me know in written advance. | ||||||
| *Fruit and Veggies are always organic unless noted with an asterisk. | ||||||
| *Meat is either organic or all-natural. Fish is always wild caught. | ||||||
| *Milk is organic and lactose-free. It is offered at lunch and snack. Spring water is the only alternative (no juice is served). | ||||||
| *Vegetarian Option lists the meat substitute and includes the sides offered in the regular lunch. Omissions or replacements always cooked separately. | ||||||
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