Holy Name Of Jesus School
Lunch Program
Students may bring lunch from home or purchase a
hot lunch in the cafeteria. Orders for the hot lunch must be submitted to the
SCHOOL OFFICE from the homerooms
(the lunch menu and price list is sent home at the beginning of each month).
The cost of a hot lunch is $3.00.
Ice Cream is available for purchase in the cafeteria. The cost is $1.00 for most items
$1.25 for larger items. The money for ice cream will be collected by the teacher each morning.
You may place the money in an envelope with your child's name on it in their back pack.
Baked Goods-there are baked goods for sale in the cafeteria on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The prices vary from 10 cents to 50 cents.
*Milk-is also available in the cafeteria for 35 cents
August 2008 Menu
*Order Forms Will Not Be Accepted After August 19, 2008
Weds 20- Pizza, Salad
Thurs 21- Chicken Sandwich
Fri 22- Mac & Cheese, Corn
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..Mon 25- Pizza, Salad
Tues 26- Lasagna, Roll
Weds 27- Hot Dog, Chips
Thurs 28- Chicken Nuggets, Roll, Corn
Fri 29- Taco Bell Soft Taco, Popcorn
September Menu
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..Mon 1- Labor Day NO SCHOOL
Tues 2- Pizza, Salad
Weds 3- Corn Dog & Chips
Thurs 4- Chicken Rice, Corn
Fri 5- Nachos, Chips & Chili
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Mon 6- Pizza, Salad
Tues 9- Chicken Sandwich, Chips
Weds 10- Spaghetti and Meatballs
Thurs 11-Turkey Sub
Fri 12- Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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..Mon 15- Pizza, Salad
Tues 16- Make Your Own Chef Salad
Weds 17- Hot Dog, Chips
Thurs 18-Meatball Sub
Fri 19- Mac & Cheese, Corn
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..Mon 22- Pizza, Salad
Tues 23- Chicken Sandwich
Weds 24- MacDonalds Hamburger or Cheeseburger, Chips
Thurs 25-Taco Bell Soft Taco, Popcorn
Fri 26-
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Mon 29- Pizza, Salad
Tues 30- Ham & Cheese Sub
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..As always, any suggestions or comments are welcome
We now offer bottled water along with juice for your child's lunch
A FRUIT or VEGETABLE is also offered everyday :)
Some Lunch Packing Ideas
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Finding foods that satisfy picky appetites:
isn’t just about taste; it’s also about presentation.
One of the best ways to distract finicky eaters is by putting together a meal
that’s so much fun to eat, they won’t be thinking about whether it’s on their short list of “likes.”
Fun foods don’t have to be deep-fried or full of preservatives. Just think bite-size,
dippable, and varied. Natural foods aisles in many grocery stores have a lot of healthier
products, such as snacks sweetened only with fruit juice or packaged with fewer trans-fats
and preservatives.
Here are five ideas for health-conscious meals that are easy to prepare and fun for kids.
Whether your child is a try-anything eater or has the pickiest appetite ever seen,
these lunches are sure to please.
*MONDAY: Deconstructed Sandwiches
Instead of buying prepacked sets of crackers, cheese, and deli meats,
put together a homemade version. Your child can even help out the night before,
picking out the crackers, meat, cheese, and a small dessert. Another fun idea
is to use mini cookie cutters (about the same size as the crackers) to cut the lunch
meat slices into fun shapes. (The leftovers make a good mid-morning nibble for you!)
Some options:
-> veggie or water cracker rounds
-> chicken or turkey deli meat, cut into roughly cracker-size pieces
-> part-skim mozzarella or cheddar slices, cut into roughly cracker-size squares
-> fruit cup (packed in juice) or unsweetened applesauce
*TUESDAY: Grilled Cheese Pockets
As a variation on the standard pan-browned cheese sandwich, try using a sandwich maker;
some machines even make the crispy triangles sealed around the edges.
Use whole-grain bread and low-fat or part-skim cheeses, which are healthier than
their whole-milk counterparts and melt better than completely fat-free versions.
Include a couple of fruit leathers and a handful of baked pita or potato chips in the lunch bag, too.
*WEDNESDAY: Turkey-Cran Tortilla Bites
Instead of packing a bulky wrap or burrito, slice up a tightly rolled tortilla and fillings.
The trick is to spread all the ingredients evenly, rather than pile them into the middle
like in a traditional wrap sandwich.
Lay the tortilla flat, then spread a thin layer of cranberry sauce over the whole surface.
Top with one layer of lettuce leaves, then with pulled turkey (in smallish pieces) or deli meat slices.
Roll tightly, then cut into one- or two-bite pieces, holding each piece closed with kid-safe toothpicks.
(For vegetarian kids, try it with a thicker spread of hummus, thin slices of peppers and cucumber, and lettuce.)
Toss in a box of raisins and a few animal-shaped crackers on the side.
*THURSDAY: Dipping Day
Everything in this lunch is bite-size and gets dunked.
Pack them loosely in separate containers for younger children,
or in rows on “skewers” for older ones.
->Chicken nibblers with honey mustard
->Baked tortilla chips and tomato salsa
->Baby carrots and cut-up celery sticks with light ranch dressing
->Sliced apple, banana, and peach with fruit yogurt (or plain yogurt stirred with all-fruit jam)
*FRIDAY: Layered Lunch
Turn the traditional sandwich on its head—literally—by piling the halves onto one another.
It even works without the crusts! (Just cut them off before building.)
This is a great way to liven up old standards like peanut butter and jelly, or try a club sandwich variation.
Cut two whole-grain bread slices diagonally in half, then line up the four resulting triangles.
Spread a little bit of mustard on the first triangle and top with one piece of deli meat and cheese.
On the next triangle, use mayo and a different kind of deli meat. The third triangle gets sliced veggies,
such as tomato and cucumber, and lettuce. Stack these three, covering them with the last triangle.
Spear the tower with two kid-safe toothpicks and cut in half. Include some pretzel sticks
and chopped dried fruit.
***Pre-packaged lunches from the grocery store contain more fat, sodium,
sugar and preservatives than your child should have in one day, much less one meal.
Besides, they're less personal. If you like the concept of crackers, meats and cheeses,
for example, make it yourself. It'll cost less in the long run and will be more healthful,
too.
***Whatever lunch you pack, make it fun -- for you and for your child.
If you use your imagination to make lunch fun, the only thing your child will be
interested in trading during lunch time will be his collectors cards.
Quick Tips to Packing a Safe School Lunch
Always keep it clean. Make sure your hands, food preparation surfaces
and utensils are clean. Use hot, soapy water to effectively get rid of BACTERIA.
Teach your children to wash their hands before they eat.
Also wash fruits and vegetables before packing them in your child's lunch.
Be sure to keep hot foods such as soup, chili or stew hot by using an insulated bottle.
Fill the bottle with boiling water and let it stand for a few minutes. Empty the bottle
and then fill it with piping hot food. Keep the bottle closed until lunchtime.
Cold foods should stay cold, so invest in a freezer gel pack
(available in supermarkets and kitchen supply stores) and an insulated lunch box.
Freezer gel packs will keep foods cold until lunchtime, but are not recommended
for all-day storage. Any perishable food (i.e. meat, poultry, or egg sandwiches) not
eaten at lunch should be discarded.
If your child chooses a brown paper bag to carry lunch,
it's especially important to include a cold source. A freezer gel pack
or a frozen sandwich works well. Because brown paper bags tend to become soggy
or leak as cold foods thaw, be sure to use an extra paper bag to create a double layer.
Double-bagging will also help insulate the food better.
Tell your child to use the refrigerator at school, if one is available.
If not, make sure they keep their lunch out of direct sunlight and away from radiators,
baseboards and other heat sources found in the classroom.
Every parent should have a supply of shelf-stable foods for easy packing.
These include fresh fruits and vegetables, crackers, peanut butter sandwiches,
packaged pudding and canned fruits or meats.
Freeze single-sized juice packs overnight and place the frozen drink
in your child's lunch. The juice will thaw by lunchtime, but it will still be cold.
The frozen drink will also keep the rest of the lunch cold.
If you make sandwiches the night before, keep them in the refrigerator until
packing up to go in the morning.
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