Hello from the kitchen! I’ve got a break while my oatmeal batch cooks 🙂
My morning flew by with more design projects and an in-service photo shoot on the assembly, use and safety while using the newly purchased Robo-Coupe choppers for the high schools. Some photos to come!
We unpacked yesterday’s lunch buffet leftovers for our midday sustenance today
And we had even more roasted squash to add!
I brought in some Great Harvest bread to share for the sandwiches along with my kalamta olive hummus on its last days. And a few red peppers and a carrot to enjoy with lunch.
Talk about a rainbow!!!
I put some hummus on Dakota bread with pickles and red pepper and a thin slice if Swiss cheese. Plus sides of root veggies, roasted squash, a pickle, my carrot and a few fruit bites.
Totally loved this lunch!!
Gotta run – the Quaker man and I have work to do 😉
Casey (@Spicy&Sweet) says
Mmm….your lunch looks yummy!! Sounds like you’re having so much fun….yay!!!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
So many colors in one meal.. you can just tell it’s good for you!!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
I love the pic on your sidebar thats up right now – you looking over the mountains w/ your Kerf shirt!
Chloe (Naturally Frugal) says
What a great meal, and its wonderful that you were able to put that together from a school cafeteria. Have fun with your oats, I know you love ’em!
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
I remember during my internship that some of my best eating came when doing the food service rotation!
Looks like a great lunch 🙂
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
The Quaker man is my favorite cooking companion 🙂
Ameena says
You lunch looks so good and well balanced!
Heather (The Single Dish) says
Looks like a yummy and colorful lunch! Do you eat the carrot without peeling it? I always peel them…
Kath says
Yep!
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers says
i agree w/ jessica… it’s like a rainbow on your plate! 😀
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says
I think that your school cafeteria rotation is SO cool! I wish I had paid more attention to what I was eating back in high school. More often than not, I skipped breakfast and ate pizza, chips, and a brownie for lunch. Ugh. Your oatmeal breakfasts and veggie packed lunches set a great example!
Jil says
Busy lady!! — and you and the Quaker man make quite the pair!
Erica says
The job sounds GREAT so far- are you loving it or what? Vegetables, bread, cheese, and hummus sounds like an ideal lunch to me. Hope the rest of your day goes well.
Lily @ Lily's Health Pad says
That school district eats more healthfully than any I’ve ever seen here in SC!
Freya @ foodfitnessandfreya.wordpress.com says
ah that’s such a colourful and healthy lunch 🙂 LOVE LOVE LOVE roasted squash!
Haha here in England, cos of all the snow, oat sales have gone up masses, so the people at Quaker oats are having to work round the clock to meet demand (according to the newspaper) lol! Have a good afternoon 🙂
megan says
great lunch! it’s fun to see how you make a healthy and filling lunch with what’s available.
i’m trying to cut our grocery budget right now, so having a hard time buying the things I really want to eat. they tend to all be expensive 🙂
Karla says
Wow that looks like a great lunch! I can’t believe that’s from a school district!
DJ says
I’m loving your midday posts from your internship…they are so interesting, and it’s helpful for me to see how you put together a lunch with more limited choices than what you would have at home. Thanks for taking the time to post in the middle of your busy day!
Christie @ Honoring Health says
That IS a very colorful lunch!
Hope you are having a great day!
Brittany says
MMMMM! Now that’s what I call a colorful, tasty, and healthy lunch! :0)
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
I got the HUGE Costco package of Quaker today — what a deal! 😀
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
I am loving these “behind the scenes” posts! Keep ’em comin! 😉
Jenn (www.j3nn.net) says
Colorful indeed! Looks fun to eat. 🙂
Jenn
The Paris Food Blague says
that is one serious looking carrot! enjoy!
what’s dakota bread?
Carolyn says
That bread looks fantastic. Too bad you decided not to put your bakery in Norfolk. 🙁
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I’m impressed with how well you are balancing the FT internship with the FT blogging. YOu are inspiring Kath!
Sarah (OC2Seattle) says
Good luck with your oatmeal presentation – I know you’ll wow those cafeteria managers!
Lauren @ Eater not a runner says
Yum that looks good!
Jayce says
Lunch looks yummy with lots of pretty veggies! Good luck with the presentation!
Chelsea says
Even though the internship is SO.FAR.AWAY., at least it sounds like you’re having a blast. It looks fun too. I love all the colors on your plate today. I know I already said this, but I am so impressed by that school district!
Allison K says
Lunch looks great! I’m so craving roasted veggies now!
Jenna says
What a great healthy school lunch!
Heather @ The Joyful Kitchen says
those veggies look amazing…so colorful! hope you and Mr. Quaker have a fun date 🙂
amanda says
I just bought some oats today!!
Alicia says
Robo-coups are SOOOO awesome. I want one!
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says
Loved the rainbow on your plate!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Yum! That looks like no school lunch that I ever ate 🙂
Katy @ These Beautiful Feet says
Love the in school updates!! I was an elementary education major and your schools food seriously blows me away, I wish Florida schools had better, more nutritious foods available!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i was in a movie where the guy dressed up as the quaker oats man:
http://uk.imdb.com/media/rm2343276544/tt0892904
i always think of him whenever i see the quaker oats canister!
Kath says
FUN!
Lisa @bakebikeblog says
What a great looking lunch! A little from wach food group – love it 🙂
Kate in Japan says
I’m really enjoying reading about your internship. I just tried a new recipe for overnight oats that I thought I’d share. A friend suggested it. A half cup oats with one cup apple juice. I topped it with a bit of cinnamon in the morning. The apple juice makes the oats very sweet. I found it too liquidy so I’ll cut back on the juice next time.
Jenny says
Your lunches are always so creative!
Kelly says
That lunch looks delicious! Overnight oats = amazing! Thank you for introducing me to them!
Heather says
After all this time checking in with your blog and hearing about G H. It turns out that there is one 5 minutes from my work. A coworker brought in a cinnamon swirl bread. Delicious!
Foy Update - Cook. Garden. Write. Repeat. says
Why use the quick oats? Old Fashion rolled oat take just a couple more minutes AND they have a way higher nutrition content. I mean as long as your improving diet, you might as well go all out!
“Instant Oatmeal, however, while handy at times, pales in comparison nutritionally to cooked varieties. Quaker Instant Oatmeal with Maple & Brown Sugar scores a 25 and the High Fiber version only brings the score up to a 27.
Fast forward to my life as a Mom and you find me making Quaker Old Fashioned Oats. They cook in 5 minutes and I’m lucky that my schedule allows me to do this for my daughter. They score a 57 on the NuVal scale. Sometimes I make a big batch ahead and reheat during the week.”
http://www.abetterbagofgroceries.com/category/quaker-oats/
Kath says
Agreed. Quick oats are no less nutritionally sound. They just have more surface area than rolled oats, causing them to cook quicker. This does result in a slightly less glycemic index. but the nutrients are the same.
Cole says
Mmmm, cheese.
The Healthy Hostess says
Happy Birthday to Matt!
Jeine says
Just cause it was brought up above – Quick oats are not the same as instant oats. Quick oats have the same nutritional content as old fashioned oats! They just roll um up and break up a couple more times so they cook faster. Yay for nutritional breakfast in schools!
Emily says
I’m not going to lie, Kath. Your foodservice rotation sounds about 1000x better than mine! I love all your fun projects! I think mine was a little different because it was hospital foodservice, and I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off all day. 🙂 Love seeing everything you’re doing, though!
Kath says
Just wanted to note: not ALL of these super healthy veggies are on the school lunch menu. Some are in the experimental stages, and this lunch buffet was catered. So while my district is amazingly ahead of the game, this lunch isn’t cafeteria style.