we run an after school club and provide cooked meals each night, these go down well any new ideas please?

Question

we run an after school club and provide a cooked meal each night. the go down very well. but we are looking for some new ideas please

Answer 1

Meals on Wheels has a good program you could set up a program similar to what they d. Here is a sample weeks menu to give you some ideas.
They try to provide a variety of meals.
Monday
Lunch Meal
Apricot Glazed Baked Ham
Sliced ham marinated in apple juice, Dijon mustard and brown sugar - topped with apricot glaze and served with brown rice pilaf mix and short green beans Lentil Walnut Salad
Seasoned lentils tossed with scallions, walnuts and parsley Light Rye Bread served with margarine
Fruit Festival Salad
A special blend of melon, pineapple chunks and
red seedless grapes

Supper Meal
Cream Cheese Fruit Spread with Raisin Bread
Whipped cream cheese flavored with chopped walnuts, pitted prunes and cinnamon, served with raisin bread
Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Topping
Milk or Juice
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Tuesday
Lunch Meal
Veal Piccata
Breaded veal cutlet seasoned with lemon juice, mushrooms and garlic, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and served with al dente buttered fettuccini flavored with garlic, parsley and basil Steamed Broccoli Flowerettes
Garden Fresh Salad with Italian Dressing
Italian Bread Served with margarine
Cherry Cobbler

Supper Meal
Roast Beef Deli Platter
Shaved roast beef, cheddar cheese wedge, potato salad, and grape tomato on a bed of salad greens Twelve Grain Roll
Cantaloupe Wedge
Milk or Juice
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Wednesday
Lunch Meal
B.B.Q. Ribs
Braised country-style pork ribs served with Sam's baked beans, homemade cornbread and creamy coleslaw
Strawberry Mousse

Dinner Meal
Meatloaf and Lettuce on Whole Wheat Bread
Peanut Butter Cookie
Milk or Juice
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Thursday
Lunch Meal
Chicken Breast with Cucumber and Dill
Sauteed chicken breast in lemon juice garnished with cucumber dill sauce, served with baked new red potatoes drizzled with seasoned margarine and petite green peas
Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Baby leaf spinach sprinkled with shredded Colby Jack cheese and garnished with toasted slivered almonds
Dinner Roll Served with margarine
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Supper Meal
Turkey Sandwich
Shaved roasted turkey with Romaine lettuce
on wheat bread Fresh Plums
Milk or Juice
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Friday
Lunch Meal
Baked Ziti
Al dente pasta with marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese topped with mozzarella cheese
Zucchini with Tarragon
Garlic French Bread
Marinated Garbanzo Salad
Garbanzo beans with red pepper and raisins, seasoned with white wine vinegarette
Chocolate Brownie

Supper Meal
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Grated style tuna with chopped cucumber, celery, onion, green peppers and seasonings in a pita pocket
Banana
Milk or Juice

Answer 2

ROFL!!! Where do I sign the petition!! Actually I want to enroll my husband LOL Actually here in Canada there's a show called " The Day the Women went" they take women from a town, mostly mothers with kids, but not necessarily and their other half is supposed to keep up with the household duties-as per instructions of the woman leaving-during that week. It's lots of fun to watch all the men trying to cope with the kids and such LOL I know if I did my husband would have a heart attack!! and he's rather helpful around the house but still has no memory for anything... oh well... In any case, I loved your idea!! I think with minor tweaks here and there we should present it to the networks! It'll be great success!!

Answer 3

maybe you could let the people in the club (kids, i'm guessing?) cook the meals. the ppl running it would help, of course. try to find recipes that don't take too long with waiting (ie baking something for a half hour) because they will get bored. if you can't find any recipes like that, maybe while the meal is cooking they could make dessert that doesn't need to be cooked (especially if they're younger kids-- they ALWAYS need to be occupied).
if this has already been done, sorry.

Answer 4

Hard! I don't know what your old ones were like!

Here's a list of 'all in one' dishes-try varying ingredients.

Curries beef- Chicken-pork-veg.
Stews and Casseroles. Beef, Chicken, Pork, sausage.
Cottage Pie/ Chicken Pie/Steak and kidney.
Chinese Stir Fry's.
Bangers and Mash.

Browse through a few cook -books in your local library.
Start planning your menu with the main ingredient e.g. beef/pork/chicken/soya beans/fish/lamb(v.expensive).
Then build around it with the recipes. Take into account fruit and veg in season, which tend to be on offer, or other 'special offers in your local supermarket/supplier.

A few books that i find helpful, and use regularly are:

Practical Cookery-try and get an old version-6th - 8th edition- there are more recipes in it-try secondhand bookshop, I couldn't find it on amazon.

Hamlyn All Colour- out of print, but you'll be able to pick up one 2nd hand easily. You can buy hamlyn on amazon for a little more than a fiver.(see below)

hope that helps-sw

Answer 5

Lasagna, spaghetti bolognase, pizza bases and the kids could put their own toppings on the top, casseroles, sausage plait, macaroni cheese, pies (for example, chicken and ham), quiche, cottage or shepherds pie, meat cobbler, pasta bake, toad in the hole, bangers and mash, home-made burgers and potato wedges or fish pie.

All served with plenty of fresh vegetables or salads.

Answer 6

As you haven't indicated what you have been serving in the past it is not easy to answer.try smoothies as a sweet, sneakily healthy but good for them.Home made cheese scones with salad, carrot sticks, hard boilded eggs.We eat with our eyes first anything that looks colouful and fun and easy to eat.

Answer 7

I don't know how many people you are cooking for, but here are a couple links to sites with tons of recipes for cooking for 50 or more. All kinds of recipes in categories from starters to desserts...

http://www.angelfire.com/bc/incredible/Servesfiftyindex.html

http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/quantity/index.htm

Good Luck!

Answer 8

me and my friend kind of made this recipe up but its the best rice/curry thing EVER! takes about 20 mins...

ingredients
-about 200g rice
-175g frozen peas
-2tbsp oil plus a bit extra
-1 chopped onion
-3 rashers of streaky bacon chopped up
-1tbsp curry paste/powder
-1 egg beaten
-soy sauce [optional]
-250g [whatever you want] e.g chicken breast chopped,prawns etc

boil water in a pan, add the rice and leave for 10 mins to cook

while thats cooking, heat the oil in a frying pan/wok, add onion and bacon and stir fry for about 3 mins [until golden]

add curry paste/powder, stir for like 3 seconds, and then put the prawns/chicken in and stir for like 1 minute

with a big spoon push the mixture to 1 side of the pan and add a little drop of oil on the empty side. pour the beaten egg into the oil and cook like you do scrambled egg. when its done stir it all in together

add the rice and peas. mix all together. serve straight away

if you want add a little bit of soy sauce


this is actually the nicest dinner ever, my little sisters love it and its really easy and quick. i don't usually put the soy sauce on for them cos they don't like it that spicy. also you can add like green beans with the peas, they don't seem to realise they're eating vegetables! lol

Answer 9

Spaghetti bolognaise, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, meatloaf, pizza, chicken noodle soup, and minestrone, home made sausage rolls are the first to come to mind. You don't mention what you already serve.
Good luck.

Answer 10

You can give then Pizza and things like that.
Meatballs and spegetii
hot dogs with fries
hambugers with corn fries stuff like that.
hereo sandwhiches with pickles and other things.
chicken and rice with a mushroom suace.
steak with onions
chicken nuggets with fries or something like that.
sloppy joe with a special bread.
backed ziti or pasta with corn or garlic bread.
theres to many to list ......
you should ask the kids for something they want and like.