The Lord of Life Adult & Child Services Foodservice Department goes above and beyond for our
children and adult participants in so many ways. We are committed to served your child and/ or
the adult participant who comes to our Centers GREAT, delicious, homestyle food.
Our full service kitchen operates with four employees who work five days a week to produce the
400 meals a day for our kids, our adult participants and for the staff. That’s a lot of dishes to wash
over and over. We serve our food on “real” dishes, cups & silverware. Paper products are only
used in the event we have a staffing issue or an operational issue. We love our earth, so virtually
everything is recycled rather than thrown away.
Our cook uses standardized recipes to prepare many of the casseroles and menu side dishes
served on the childcare and adult daycare menu. Very little “already prepared” foods are purchased
with the exception of breaded chicken patties or nuggets, BBQ pork rib patties or stuffed shells,
which are served only once a month. Our kitchen staff is always in communication with the
classroom teachers and Adult Center staff which ensures consistent food quality, appropriate
quantities, and that participants with food allergies receive only safe choices prepared especially
for them.
The wholesome ingredients we purchase include BROWN rice, WHOLE WHEAT pasta,
WHOLE GRAIN bread, fresh and frozen vegetables (not canned), fresh fruit, (or canned fruit
packed in juice, not syrup), fresh onions (not dehydrated), some FRESH HERBS (not dried spices)
such as fresh parsley, cilantro, green onion, red onion, dill, basil, garlic, and real olive oil.
The smells wafting throughout the facility on any given day are heavenly!
We honor doctors’ orders for specialized diet restrictions and are careful to provide foods that are
safe. We have an account with several specialty food companies that sell dietary products to
accommodate diet therapies like gluten free, lactose intolerance, various food allergies, diabetes,
food consistency disorders and many others.
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