Sample Menu
The following is an example of a weekly food schedule.
Monday Lunch
- Organic Spaghetti & Meatballs
- We use either organic whole grain or whole wheat spaghetti noodles with ground turkey meatballs and homemade marinara sauce.
- Tossed Garden Salad
- Fresh daily from the produce market, a combination of green leaf, red leaf & iceberg lettuce with freshly grated carrots, diced fresh tomatoes and diced red and green pepper make our salad a colorful delight.
- 1000 Island Dressing
- A creamy mixture of mayonnaise, ketchup and pickle relish homemade the day we send it out.
- Seedless Watermelon
- Fresh seedless watermelon delivered daily to our kitchen from the produce market and sliced into just the right size for little mouths.
- Milk
- Delivered fresh that same day from the local dairy. Growth hormones and antibiotic-free.
Tuesday Lunch
- Baked Paprika Chicken
- Fresh Chicken thighs and drumsticks, just the right size for pre-schoolers appetites, baked the morning we deliver in our ovens, sprinkled with a mild seasoning of paprika and garlic.
- Steamed Corn
- Fresh corn, steamed just until tender…one of the children’s favorite vegetables.
- Steamed Brown Rice
- Lundberg Farms long grain brown rice, cooked until tender to the bite with extra whole grain goodness.
- Baked Yams
- Organic Red Garnet yams baked in our ovens then mashed with margarine for a sweet wholesome treat.
- Milk
- Delivered fresh that same day from the local dairy. Growth hormones and antibiotic-free.
Wednesday Lunch
- Mediterranean Whole Wheat Turkey Wrap
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A sheet of whole wheat Lavash Bread spread with:
Fresh cream cheese mixed with fresh chopped dill, sliced fresh cucumbers and freshly roasted and carved turkey which has been marinated in a mildly exotic Mediterranean marinade. This is rolled into a spiral and sliced in half, providing a hand held delight.
- Mixed Vegetables
- Fresh mixed vegetables, steamed until just tender.
- Fresh Peaches
- Peaches delivered that morning from the produce market at the peak of perfection.
- Milk
- Delivered fresh that same day from the local dairy. Growth hormones and antibiotic-free.
Thursday Lunch
- Organic Red Bean and Rice
- Organic Red Beans cooked the old fashioned way, soaked and slowly simmered with a sauce of tomatoes, a tiny bit of chili and garlic, fashioned into a thick stew that is served over long grain rice, the New Orleans way. This is a vegetarian dish that is sure to please.
- Spinach Salad
- Fresh baby spinach and iceberg lettuce mixed into a colorful array of greens.
- Creamy Vinaigrette Dressing
- An intriguing blend of canola oil, white vinegar and mayonnaise with just the right touch of herbs and spices to tingle the palate.
- Wholegrain Cornbread
- Cornbread made from scratch, made with whole wheat and enriched flour, fresh eggs and milk, baked into a tender treat.
- Milk
- Delivered fresh that same day from the local dairy. Growth hormones and antibiotic-free.
Friday Lunch
- Fresh Minestrone Soup
- This is a vegetarian version of minestrone, using homemade vegetable stock, tomatoes, celery and onion with organic red beans and garbanzo beans with pasta noodles.
- Roast Turkey Sandwich
- Fresh roasted whole turkeys, carved into slices just right for sandwiches served with mayonnaise and whole wheat bread. This is one of the children’s favorites.
- Vegetable Sticks
- Fresh baby carrots and celery sticks for a crunchy treat to go with the sandwiches.
- Fresh Strawberries
- Fresh Strawberries, delivered that day from the produce market and taste tested for sweetness.
- Milk
- Delivered fresh that same day from the local dairy. Growth hormones and antibiotic-free.
Our Food
Spice of Life Caterers’ mission is to deliver freshly cooked, homemade meals to the children of the Bay Area community, served family style to your Childcare Center.
During the past 27 years we have served over twenty million meals to Bay Area children.
Our meals are made from scratch to appeal to kids’ taste and health, setting the trend in nutrition standards.
No one else provides such well-balanced, diverse menu options.
Now it is our focus to provide locally grown organics and vegetarian alternatives to continue setting the trend in health for our children.