Sushi On The Menu

Pizza, chicken patties, nachos, burritos, sandwiches and French fries are some of the things that students eat almost every day in school. Students have the option to decide what they want to have for lunch and there are many choices to choose from at T.C. Keep your eye out for new items this year. Fish tacos, school made paninis that are part of the lunch (not a la carte), fresh baked sweet potatoes, New Orleans style chicken, confetti barley (a combination of bean and corn), school-made whole wheat yeast rolls, and soups such as spicy tomato/jalapeño are all in the works for this year.  As for the rumor going around that sushi is on the menu, it was decided in July that sushi would make its way onto the menu.

Although it does not contain any raw fish (or any raw food for that matter,) the sushi is a great option for students who are vegetarians.  Sushi is considered a delicacy so it is a bit pricey for school lunch. Each pack of sushi costs $5.00 and contains six rolls with soy sauce and wasabi sauce. Now this may seem a lot but it costs around the same price anywhere else.

The school is selling three types of sushi:  California spring roll, spicy shrimp and vegetarian,   starting at nine packages a day. If a student is interested in eating sushi, all they have to do is contact either Ms. Graham, the production manager, in the food services office, Ms. Adina the worker on the deli line or Ms. Mary, the cashier.  It is important that students let the cafeteria workers  know ahead of time that they would like to order sushi so they can defrost the sushi which usually takes a couple of hours. Sushi has a short shelf life meaning that, it cannot be left out for too long or else it will go bad.

As delicious as sushi is, there are some nutrition factors to take into consideration in the sushi at T.C. Vitamins and minerals are found mostly in the seafood and vegetables that make up the sushi; shrimp for example is high in calcium and iodine. Other vegetables wrapped within the sushi offer many other nutritional values. Carbohydrates are found in the rice and the vegetables. Soy sauce contains high level of sodium that poses a risk to those with hypertension or renal disorders.

According to Dr. Becky Domokos-Bays, the Director, of Food and Nutrition Services students have to spread the word that sushi is out for sale. By doing that more and more people will know about it and the sales will increase. Sushi is a temporary delicacy right now but students can make it permanent by telling their friends about it. Who knows, if the sushi goes well there could be other cool items added onto the menu.