This week too, we would like to share with you the pictures of the school lunch. On January the 12th, the menu was comprised of green beans and boiled potatoes, ham and cheese pizza with a side of lettuce and carrots, and seasonal fruit.
Fruits and vegetables are very important foods for a healthy nutrition. These are foods rich in vitamins, minerals, water, fibre, and other beneficial compounds. Additionally, they are low in calories and fats.
Green beans are one of the most eaten vegetables, and it also is very popular in our markets: one can find them all year-round. Moreover, green beans do not have any fats, cholesterol or sodium and are low in calories. When eaten before they are mature, the beans do not have as much protein as when eaten mature. It is interesting to note that beans with and without the pod have to be cooked before being eaten in order to destroy the toxic lectins. Additionally, green beans can be cook in a myriad of ways from cold salads to main dishes when boiled. In any way these beans are cooked they are ideal as a side dish for meat and fish.
On the other hand, potatoes are a good source of energy, with a high content of folate, vitamin C, vitamins from the B group, iron, and potassium. It is dangerous to ate green coloured potatoes as they may contain a compost with great toxic attributes. In addition, the potato is one of the most extended crops in the world. It is consumed by both humans and animals and can also be used as a raw material in the farming industry. Given the great number of countries in which this vegetable is cultivated in, there is a great variety of potato types which allows for all-year-round availability.
Did you know? In Spanish, the noun ‘patata’ was imposed by the Spaniards because of the similarities the vegetable had with ‘batata’, the noun some antillan population used to refer to sweet potatoes, as during the conquest of America these two crops were planted opposite from one another.
Finally, we would like to share with you some facts about pizza:
- It is the most consumed dish in the world.
- It is the favourite food in north America.
- The Hawaiian pizza was a German creation.
- Two of the best pizza makers in the world are Spanish.
- There only are 6 basic types of pizza, the rest are variations in the ingredients.
Remember that you can check and download the month’s menu at Clickedu using your username and password and choose lunch under the service bloc. Also, you can check it out at the following link:
https://lleoxiii.com/serveis#service-6
For any queries you can contact us at comunicacio@lleoxiii.com
