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PRESS RELEASE (31/10/2013)
Returning to the Loano school cafeteria are the Special menus, approved by the canteen commission of the City of Loano on the proposal of the current operator of the School Cafeteria Service, the company CIR food.
“The special menus," explain the Mayor of Loano, Luigi Pignocca and the Councillor for Schools, Luca Lettieri - aim to ensure that the school meal also represents an opportunity for taste education, a way to introduce children to new and diverse experiences to overcome the monotony that often characterizes their diet.
It is believed that the school canteen is not only the provision of a service, but a valuable educational moment. Eating at school is, in fact, crucial for the acquisition of proper eating habits. Moreover, eating together is also an opportunity to socialize and to strengthen one's autonomy. The introduction of special menus gives children the opportunity to learn about the variety of foods while taking into account the seasonality and territoriality of products.”
For the 2013/2014 school year, the Canteen Commission, composed of municipal officials, elected parent representatives on the Circle Council and teachers, and the Local Health Authority, approved the “official” menu prepared by the municipality that will be interspersed with Special Menus.
The first will be administered today, the Halloween menu, which includes pumpkin risotto, roast chicken accompanied by parsley carrots, and pudding to finish.
L’November 11 will be proposed the Winter menu, the December 19 children will enjoy the Christmas menu, l’March 11 the Carnival Menu, the April 15 the Easter menu, the May 7 the Spring Menu and the June 12 the Summer Menu.
In addition, from the Jan. 20 to Jan. 24 the review dedicated to taste education will offer the Color menu: Orange Dedicated to pumpkin, carrots and tangerines, Green To savor pesto, vegetables, and kiwifruit, Red To enhance the tomato and apples, White to enjoy rice, parmesan cheese, stracchino cheese, fennel and pear and finally Yellow to taste the spicy flavor of saffron, eggs, and banana.
“In arranging the canteen service, we also paid great attention to the environment. - The mayor concludes. Pignocca and Councillor Lettieri - In accordance with the Education Directorate of Loano, are used biodegradable dishes, many foods organic and to zero kilometer and the Water purification system, that allows you to avoid using plastic bottles.”{:}
