Body and Soul will feature a healthy lunch menu each week during the school year. The menus featured have been approved by Government's Healthy Schools Coordinator Marie Beach and sanctioned by Government nutritionists.

The menus have been designed to help parents and/or guardians create well balanced healthy meals of the right portion size for their children. Parents can rely on the menus and end their difficulty of trying to make the right lunch box choices.

In the coming weeks I hope to have new features of this initiative to report so do stay tuned.

If you have any comments or suggestions on the lunch menu feature please email gazettehealth@yahoo.com

Left over from last week you should still have popcorn, macaroni, light mayonnaise, nuts and raisins and possibly some sesame sticks

Shopping list

1 can tuna in water

1 ½ cups macaroni (whole wheat if your child will eat it)

1 small package frozen peas and carrots

1 banana

1 lb of grapes

reduced-fat cheddar cheese

2 tbs peanut butter

Low-fat yogurt

1 head of Romaine lettuce and other

vegetables for salad

Fresh broccoli

Tuna/macaroni salad

Boil and drain macaroni. Drain tuna. Defrost peas and carrots. Mix macaroni and tuna with one cup peas and carrots and two tablespoons light mayonnaise. Add salt, pepper and parsley to taste. Refrigerate.

Monday

Banana and peanut butter sandwich on whole grain bread

Homemade popcorn lightly salted (have your child make this the night before)

cup of low fat yogurt

½ cup raw broccoli

1 bottle unsweetened water

Tuesday

1 cup tuna & macaroni salad

½ cup of vegetable salad (have your child choose which veggies s/he likes)

½ cup of low-fat yogurt

½ cup nut & raisin mix

1 bottle unsweetened water

Wednesday

Cheese sandwich on whole grain bread with romaine lettuce

Homemade popcorn lightly salted

½ orange or ½ apple (many children are unable to eat a whole piece of fruit)

½ cup of low-fat yogurt

1 bottle unsweetened water

Thursday

1 cup tuna & macaroni salad

½ cup of vegetable salad (have your child choose which veggies s/he likes)

Homemade popcorn lightly salted

½ cup grapes and low-fat yogurt

1 bottle unsweetened water

Friday

Grilled cheese and tomato (add some pesto on the bread and it will taste like pizza)

½ cup of raw broccoli

½ cup raisins or other dried fruit

1 bottle unsweetened water