What's for lunch 6/10/13

Trattoria Monday 

Whole Grain Rotini with Meatballs
or
Whole Grain Rotini Marinara 

Caesar Salad
Fresh Fruit
NO SALAD BAR 

The meatballs are processed, cooked and frozen by Tyson from commodity beef and although we've improved the beef in our hamburgers  the same is true for the meatballs. Ingredients are: Ground beef (not more than 20% fat), water, bread crumbs (bleached wheat flour, salt, yeast, dextrose, and soybean oil), seasoning (salt, dehydrated onion, dehydrated celery, garlic powder, spices, soybean oil), tomato puree (tomatoes and citric acid), grated parmesan cheese [(cultured part-skim milk, salt and enzymes), cellulose powder, potassium sorbate], grated romano cheese made from cow's milk [(cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt and enzymes), cellulose powder, potassium sorbate].   They have 9g of fat (3 are saturated) and 450 mg of sodium.

The sauce is a Red Pack vitamin enhanced tomato sauce.  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).  The cheese is a USDA commodity part skim mozzarella.  Ingredients are cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes. The sodium is 240mg/oz.

The pasta is  Barilla Plus. The ingredients are: Semolina, Grain and Legume Flour, Blend (Lentils, Chickpeas, Egg Whites, Spelt, Barley, Flaxseed, Oat Fiber, Oats), Durum Flour, Niacin, Iron (Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid.

So happy summer is on the way !!  I made this easy yummy salad last night and the kids ate it up ! 

Cucumber and Coconut Salad

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Soaking the onions makes for a milder flavor.

Martha Stewart Living, June 2013

• Prep Time10 minutes
• Total Time40 minutes
• YieldServes 6

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Ingredients

• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise (about 1/2 cup)
• 4 Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber, cut into thirds crosswise (about 3/4 pound)
• 1 cup unsweetened large-flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons coconut water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)
• 2 teaspoons sugar, plus more for seasoning
• Coarse salt

Directions

1. Place onion in a bowl of ice water. Let onion stand 10 minutes, then drain.
2. Thinly slice cucumbers lengthwise with a handheld slicer or peeler and place in a large bowl. Add onion and coconut and gently toss to combine. Add coconut water, lime juice, sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and gently toss again to combine. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours. Before serving, season with salt and sugar.