School lunches

By Globe Staff, 12/2/2001

Boston

Elementary School without cafeteria

Monday. Chicken nuggets, mixed vegetables, roll, diced pears.

Tuesday. Cheeseburger, french fries, grape juice.

Wednesday. Stuffed shells, green beans, fruit cocktail, roll.

Thursday. Salami and cheese sandwich, fresh pear, orange juice.

Friday. Pizza, frozen yogurt, fruit punch.

Elementary School with cafeteria and Middle School

Monday. Breaded chicken with biscuit, potato rounds, collard greens, applesauce.

Tuesday. Taco, Spanish rice, tuna salad sub (middle school only), cherry tart with whipped topping.

Wednesday. Spaghetti with meatballs, Italian sub (middle school only), seasoned garlic bread, peas, sliced pears.

Thursday. Chicken salad sub (elementary school only), chili with rice or corn muffin and barbecue ribs (middle school only), salad, pineapple chunks.

Friday. Pizza, fish sticks (middle school only), french fries, veggies with dip, grape juice.

(High school)

Monday. Breaded chicken with biscuit, manager's special, hamburger/cheeseburger, peanut butter and jelly sandwich with veggie sticks, salad, pizza, ground beef with pepper and onion sub, seafood salad sub.

Tuesday. Taco with Spanish rice, manager's special, hamburger/cheeseburger, ham and cheese sandwich with veggie sticks, garden salad with tuna salad, pizza, chicken parmesan sub, turkey and cheese sub.

Wednesday. Stuffed shells with garlic bread, manager's special, hamburger/cheeseburger, bologna and cheese sandwich with veggie sticks, garden salad with chicken salad, pizza, hot ham and cheese sub, tuna salad sub.

Thursday. Chicken fajita with tortillas, sauteed vegetables and rice, manager's special, hamburger/cheeseburger, tuna salad sandwich with veggie sticks, salad with cheese strips, pizza, steak and cheese with pepper and onion sub, Italian sub.

Friday. Macaroni and cheese with roll, manager's special, hamburger/cheeseburger, turkey salad sandwich with veggie sticks, pasta salad with cold cuts and cheese, pizza, hot pastrami sub, fish and cheese sub.

Brookline

Monday. Macaroni and cheese or country-fried chicken with mashed potatoes, fresh baby carrots, raisins, pudding with topping.

Tuesday. Hamburger/cheeseburger or chicken pot pie, shoestring french fries, tomato soup, chilled fruit.

Wednesday. Loaded nachos with salsa or cinnamon french toast sticks, fresh apple, veggies with dip, fruited Jell-o with topping.

Thursday. Chicken nuggets and roll or grilled cheese sandwich, salad, spicy potato wedges, chilled fruit.

Friday. Plain or pepperoni pizza or beef rigatoni and roll, vegetable, raisins, fruited Jell-o with topping.

Cambridge

Monday. Cheese ravioli, Italian roll, vegetable, apple slices.

Tuesday. Taco, corn bread, applesauce.

Wednesday. Tuna salad sandwich, carrot and celery sticks, pretzels, pears.

Thursday. Turkey fricassee, mashed potatoes, hot roll, fresh fruit.

Friday. Plain or pepperoni pizza, salad, fresh fruit.

Somerville

Monday. Chicken tenders with sauce, potato rounds, vegetable soup, garlic bread, orange frosty bar.

Tuesday. Meatball sub, steamed rice in chicken broth, cucumber and zucchini with dip, tomato soup, applesauce.

Wednesday. Plain or pepperoni pizza, salad, fruit, Dutch chocolate and cherry smoothie.

Thursday. Fried chicken or turkey and cheese sub, roll, steamed peas, cream of potato soup, fresh fruit.

Friday. Fish sticks or ham and cheese sub, O'Brien potatoes, baby carrots with dip, garlic bread, raisins.

This story ran on page 11 of the Boston Globe's City Weekly section on 12/2/2001.
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