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3. Sides 

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Please Note:
The allergen information and specific ingredients mentioned for each item are provided as a general guideline. While we strive for accuracy, the School Lunch Association is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or missing information. If you have dietary restrictions or allergies, please verify ingredient details and allergen information before selecting your meal. For additional clarification, contact the School Lunch Association directly. 

The Provincial School Food Guidelines

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador collaborates with school districts, health authorities, and various partners to promote healthy school environments. The Provincial School Food Guidelines were first introduced in 2006 and updated in 2009 to align with Canada’s Food Guide, providing guidance for school food providers and administrators on offering healthy food and beverage options

For more details, view the full guidelines here.

Garlic Naan Bread 

  • Richs Oval Flatbread 12”x5”: Enriched unbleached wheat flour, water, whole grain whole wheat flour, soybean oil, yeast, skim milk powder, sugar, olive oil, salt, dry sourdough of rye (fermented rye flour, salt), wheat starch, enzymes (amylase, xylanase).
  • Becel Margarine: Canola and sunflower oils (74%), water, modified palm, and palm kernel oils (6%), salt (1.8%), whey protein concentrate (1.4%), soy lecithin (0.2%), vegetable monoglycerides, potassium sorbate, vegetable color, artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, alpha-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E). 
  • Garlic Powder. 
Allergens: Contains Wheat, Milk. May contain: Soy, Sesame.

Mashed Potatoes

  • EXCEL Harvest Classic Mashed Potatoes: Potatoes (dry), Salt, Vegetable Oils (canola oil, palm oil, and/or sunflower oil), Mono and diglycerides, Titanium dioxide, Sulphites, BHT, Sodium acid pyrophosphate, Riboflavin, Citric acid.
  • Milk: Partly Skimmed Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3
Allergens: Sulphites, Milk

Mixed Vegetables 

  • Cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots 

Asian Rice

  • Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Brown Rice:  Whole Grain parboiled Brown rice (Enriched long grain parboiled rice [long grain rice, iron (ferric orthophosphate), thiamin (Thiamine mononitrate), and folate (folic acid)]), salt. 
  • Soya Sauce: Water, Hydrolyzed Soya Protein, Salt, Glucose Solida, Caramel Color (Sulphites), less than 1/10 of 1% of Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid.
  • Water
Allergens: Soy, Sulphites.

Mexican Rice

  • Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Brown Rice: Whole Grain parboiled Brown rice (Enriched long grain parboiled rice [long grain rice, iron (ferric orthophosphate), thiamin (Thiamine mononitrate), and folate (folic acid)]), salt. 
  • Mexicasa Mild Salsa: Tomatoes, tomato juice, vinegar, Onion#, jalapeno peppers, salt, sodium benzoate, cilantro#, acetic acid, spice extract, citric acid garlic, parsley#, calcium chloride, # dehydrated.
  • Pace Salsa: Crushed Tomatoes (Water, Crushed Tomato Concentrate), Jalapeno Peppers, Diced Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride), Onions, Vinegar, Salt, Dried Onions, Flavour (Contains Garlic) 
  • Taco Seasoning: Chili pepper, salt, maltodextrin, spice, onion powder, corn starch, yellow corn flour. Contains less than 2% of: partially hydrogenated soybean oil, silicon dioxide, sunflower and/or cottonseed oil, natural flavor, ethoxyquin (preservative). 
  • Water
Allergens: Soy.

Uncle Ben’s Whole Grain Brown Rice 

  • Whole Grain parboiled Brown rice (Enriched long grain parboiled rice [long grain rice, iron (ferric orthophosphate), thiamin (Thiamine mononitrate), and folate (folic acid)]), salt. 

Pearl Mills Light Syrup 

  • High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Cellulose Gum, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Caramel Color, Sorbic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Sodium Hexametaphosphate. 
Allergens: May contain Sulphites

Sliced Cucumbers, Carrot Coins, Celery Sticks, CORN

Beverages

  • Chocolate Milk: Partly skimmed milk, sugar, cream, cocoa, salt, natural and artificial flavours, carrageenan, guar gum, Allura Red, caramel, Sunset Yellow FCF, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D₃.
  • White Milk: Partly skimmed milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D₃.
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