What's for lunch 9/18/13

FARM FRESH BURGERS

Hamburger or Cheeseburger

w/All The Trimmings

Homemade Cole Slaw

Oven-Baked “Fries”

Fresh Fruit

Gluten free if taken without the bun

The burgers are from a farm in upstate NY.  The beef is antibiotic and hormone free.  Very nice to have this in our district 1 

The fries however are frozen.  They are flash or par-fried and then baked. I think they have only 25mg of sodium and 4g of fat. Ingredients are: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following oils: Canola, Soybean, Cottonseed, Sunflower, Corn). Contains 2% or less of Annatto (color), Caramel Color, Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added to Preserve Natural Color.  The coleslaw is homemade but I am not completely sure of the ingredients. The fruit is fresh. 

As always the salad bar is available and always a good choice !! 

We do Meatless Monday's in this house but tonight we were also meatless !

Try this recipes it is easy and my kids loved it !

Soba Noodle Salad with Ginger Peanut Dressing

Serves 4

30 minutes or fewer

Gone are the days of remixing separated peanut oil with concrete-like peanut butter. Chef and holistic health counselor in New York, Alex Jamieson also likes Maranatha Organic No Stir Peanut Butter because “the flavor is never bitter.” Try it in this soba salad—a great take-along lunch because the flavors of the peanut dressing develop over time.

• 6 oz. low-sodium soba noodles
• ½ cup Maranatha Organic No Stir Peanut Butter
• ¼ cup brown rice vinegar
• 1 Tbs. agave nectar or maple syrup
• 1 Tbs. minced fresh ginger
• 2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1 Tbs. lime juice
• 1 tsp. fresh lime zest
• ½ cup chopped cilantro, divided
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced (1½ cups)
• 1 small red bell pepper, sliced (1 cup)
• 1 large carrot, grated (½ cup)
• 2 Tbs. chopped peanuts, optional

1. Cook noodles in boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain, and rinse under cold running water.

2. Purée peanut butter, vinegar, agave nectar, ginger, soy sauce, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, and ¼ cup cilantro in blender or food processor until smooth and creamy, adding 2 to 3 Tbs. warm water to thin, if necessary.

3. Toss together noodles, cucumber, bell pepper, carrot, and peanut butter mixture. Garnish with remaining cilantro and chopped peanuts, if using.