What's for Lunch - Thurs. 9/27

Whole Wheat Penne “Chicken Marinara”
(Breast of Chicken, Diced & Mixed with Veggie Marinara)
Whole Wheat Garlic Bread
Salad Bar Veggie & Fruit Sides

The pasta is a whole grain penne.  The marinara starts with tomato sauce by Red Pack. Here are the ingredients: Tomato Concentrate (Water, Tomato Paste), Sugar, Soybean Oil, Potassium Chloride, Onion Powder, Salt, Citric Acid, Spice, Garlic Powder, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Black Pepper, Vitamin E (DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate), Natural Flavor, Vitamin A (Retinol Palmitate).  I believe we are adding additional diced vegetables to satisfy  the new vegetable requirements in the school lunch law.

The chicken is a pre-cooked Tyson product. The ingredients are: Boneless, skinless chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt. PREDUSTED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), wheat gluten, salt. BATTERED WITH: Water, enriched bleached wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, spices, garlic powder, xanthan gum, oleoresin paprika and annatto. BREADED WITH: Enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, spices, garlic powder, extractives of paprika, natural flavors (spice extractives). Breading set in vegetable oil.  They have 10g of far (2g of saturated) and 620mg of sodium.

More whole grains arrive at our school! Enjoy the garlic bread -- we make it ourselves. Fresh fruits and vegetables on the salad bar.

UPDATE 10-1-12: The food service dept. says they used a different Tyson chicken product in this dish. It is described as "1/2" diced chicken meat" and as "boneless, skinless, and fully cooked." It is chicken breast.