Vegetarian Meals

Are parents or students asking for more meatless meal options on your menus? Looking to give Meatless Mondays a try? This page is here to help!

We’re highlighting 18 of our lacto-ovo vegetarian meals you can serve as meatless options, as well as 2 lacto-ovo pescatarian meals that can be served during the season of Lent. Recipes include dairy and eggs and would not be suitable for those who adhere to a vegan diet or exclude these specific foods from their diets.

Each meal includes sized recipes (including entrée, M/MA, Grain, and Sides when available) and an editable food production report (FPR). The meals have been formulated to credit as 2 Meat/Meat Alternate and 2 Whole Grain Rich to meet or exceed all NSLP/CACFP component values.

Please Note:

To the best of our knowledge, all of the recipes listed on this page are considered lacto-ovo vegetarian (excludes meat, fish, and poultry and includes dairy and eggs) or lacto-ovo pescatarian (excludes meat and poultry, includes fish, eggs, dairy).
All information should only be used as a starting point for your own review, not as an absolute statement of vegetarian status. Review product labels frequently, as manufacturers can change ingredients and information can become outdated. Remember that ingredients can be added to a product intentionally, through cross contamination, or because of the manufacturing process.
The options are independent meals, not menu weeks.
When offered as a second meal option, it is necessary to serve the same additional required components as your main entrée (vegetable, fruit & milk).
Pair these vegetarian meals with entrees of comparable nutrition value. These values can be found at the bottom of each recipe card.

Any change made to menus may change their nutritional value. If under administrative review, please contact NutriStudents K-12 for compliance assistance.

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