| AUGUST 2019 Lunch and Snacks Menu | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Same each week | AM Snack | Mini bagels, seasonal fruit, and string cheese | Breakfast rounds with almond butter and apple slices | Greek yogurt with granola and berries | Peanut-butter banana toast | Seasonal fruit and eggs |
| Week 1 (M 8/5 – F 8/9) | Lunch | Mediterranean bow-tie pasta with chicken, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, grilled peppers and artichokes | Turkey burgers, celery and carrot sticks, seasonal fruit | Moo Shu Pork, quinoa, and seasonal fruit | Dino nuggets, wild rice, fresh spinach and strawberry salad | Sweet chili-lime fish (salmon or cod) with rice and zucchini |
| Week 2 (M 8/12 – F 8/16) | Lunch | Penne with beef and veggie ragu, mixed lettuce greens, and cherries | Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with sugar snap peas and fresh baby carrots | Cauliflower and carrot coconut curry with brown rice and mangos | Quinoa, honey-lemon salmon (wild) with seasonal fruit | Carne Asada salad with rice and beans. Seasonal fruit. |
| Week 3 (M 8/19 – F 8/23) | Lunch | Italian pasta salad with tricolor rotini and diced vegetables with salad Caprese | Pita bread, rainbow raw veggies with hummus. Seasonal fruit and cheese. | Teriyaki Pineapple Tuna with quinoa, and a cucumber, celery, apple salad | Broccoli or spinach quiche, grapes, mixed greens salad | Bean and cheese burritos, red bell and corn, and avocado salad |
| Week 4 (M 8/26 – F 8/30) | Lunch | Summer garden pasta -zucchini, squash, tomato and noodles with parmesan and olive oil. Seasonal fruit. | Grilled cheese sandwiches, broccoli salad, and melon kebabs | Peanut-sesame slaw with soba noodles, chicken and vegetable potstickers, and plums | Vegetarian chili, coleslaw, and corn bread | Lentil Super tacos with purple cabbage, seasonal fruit, and refried beans |
| Same each week | PM Snack | “ants on a log” (Celery w/ peanutbutter and raisins) | Rice cake and fresh veggies | Class-made baked bread or muffin and seasonal fruit | String cheese, crackers, and seasonal fruit | (n/a) |
| Children can finish food from home at arrival in the morning (before 8:30am please). You can bring snacks and lunch from home as long as it follows the food policy in the childcare agreement and is labeled with child’s name (lunchbox fine); tuition remains the same. | * Whole grains are used for noodles, bread, tortillas, rice, crackers, etc. (natural or 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 organic and seasonal / fresh when possible. | ||||||
| *Meat is either organic or all-natural (no antibiotics or hormones). Fish is wild-caught. | ||||||
| *Milk is always organic and offered during lunch and snacks only. Filtered water is available all other times. | ||||||
| Menu items or a meal listed above may be substituted or switched around depending on seasonal availability. | ||||||
Avalon Childcare and Preschool 