By Luke V.
Many people have raised the issue of being vegetarian and now there is an opportunity to do so. Last month The Family Foundation School started to implement a Vegetarian menu for the staff and students who preferred this extra option.
Rita Argiros, FFS Vice President, decided to start up a vegetarian meal plan after an alumnus who had attended the school several years prior was troubled that no alternative meal for vegetarian’s were being offered.
In coordination with Rita, Head Chef Joe Barbiere put together a menu and it was put into action at the beginning of February. Every month staff and students have the option to become a vegetarian or to stick with the meals that the kitchen regularly serves. For Lunch and Dinner the vegetarian’s receive a different entrée than the students in the rest of the house. If a student tries the vegetarian option and it does not appeal to them they have the option to switch back to the regular meals at the end of the month.
Many students who were vegetarian before coming to The Family School are grateful for the opportunity to do so again. Other students are trying it as an experiment or something new. “It gives me an opportunity to reach out of the ‘norm’ and try something new!” exclaimed Alex G.
The kitchen staff is working hard to prepare two entrées for every meal time and the work does not go unnoticed. The kitchen has also been receiving feedback from the students for new ideas for meal choices and the ones that appeal to them. The choice to be vegetarian is a great opportunity at The Family School.
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My daughter is loving the new vegetarian menu. A vegetarian myself, I am very pleased she has this option. I am impressed by the way FFS is always evolving and responding to the needs and desires of the community.
This is a good start. Another concern is that my son has mild alergy to milk and wheat. I know that it is difficult in the area that the school is located to access other alternatives such as almond milk and glute-free breads. Do you have students with these concerns and how do they deal with it? Do parents ship alternative products?