What's for lunch 9/28

ANTIBIOTIC/HORMONE-FREE
Beef burger /cheese burger

Whole grain bun

Oven baked potato wedges

Cucumber sticks 

Fresh fruit 

Today represents a big change in our school's lunch program. After much work, discussion and research, our district has discontinued the use of most USDA commodity beef for a variety of health reasons and contracted with a New York State farm to provide beef raised without antibiotics and hormones. It is more expensive and there is less beef on the menu as a result but it is a huge improvement in the quality of our lunches.

The bun is whole grain. The  potato wedges are government commodity potatoes (a cost savings - the staff has been trying to use our free commodity foods very carefully to avoid most processed products). They arrive frozen. They are completely plain potatoes that are only baked with our own seasonings. The cucumbers sticks are fresh not canned or frozen. The sandwich and salad bar are available as well. 

This is interesting brief story about how Russia is banning American GMO corn. More reasons to know what you are eating.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2208452/Russia-suspends-import-use-American-GM-corn-study-revealed-cancer-risk.html 

Enjoy the weekend !!