School Menu Samples
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Some of the school lunch menus below have the potential to contain 800 or more calories and a plethora of fat grams.
Because kids are basically confined to a desk chair all day, as well as to a desk chair after school due to being overloaded with homework, is it any wonder that the rate of childhood obesity has shot to the moon?
This isn't rocket science.
The School Menus - Week 1:
Monday: Pizza, veggies with dip, tossed salad, fruit
Tuesday: Nachos supreme, beans and rice, tossed salad, fruit
Wednesday: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, veggies with dip, fruit
Thursday: Chicken nuggets and Texas toast, mashed potatoes with gravy, steamed broccoli and carrots, fruit
Friday: Hamburger or cheeseburger, baked fries, lettuce, tomato, and pickle, gelatin with fruit fluff
The School Menus - Week 2:
Monday: Cheese sticks with sauce or Hot Pocket, macaroni and cheese, green beans, veggies with dip, fruit, pudding
Tuesday: Taco bowl or crispito, Ranch Style Beans, corndrop biscuit, veggies with dip, fruit, and fruit fluff
Wednesday: Hot pocket or honey BBQ chicken wings, baked tater tots, baked beans, Texas toast, veggies with dip, fruit, pudding
Thursday: Chicken fried steak with gravy or popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and carrots, tossed salad, fresh baked roll, fruit
Friday: Burrito or steak fingers with gravy, corn, tossed salad, Texas toast, applesauce, fruit, and fruit fluff
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The School Menus - Week 3:
Monday: Chicken strips, baked potato wedges, glazed carrots, hot roll, pudding
Tuesday: Fiesta stack, meat sauce, rice, chips, cheese, lettuce, tomato, beans, hot sauce, muffin
Wednesday: Pig in a blanket, macaroni and cheese, green beans, fruit
Thursday: Cheese enchiladas, Spanish rice, beans, fruit cup
Friday: Pizza, tossed salad, golden corn, frozen fruit cup
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