Please note that we will try our best to accommodate any special dietary needs. Please find a list of common menu items served below so that you may make plans accordingly followed by ways we handle specific special dietary needs.
Common menu items with Outreach360
Breakfast:
Gallo Pinto (rice and beans with onions and spices)
Fried eggs
Corn tortillas
Fried sweet plantains
Tomato salad (tomatoes, green peppers, onions and lemon juice)
Oatmeal (instant)
French toast (with wheat bread, eggs and milk)
Cereal (primarily cornflakes and we may have other kinds that come down through volunteer donations)
Milk
Pancakes (with flour, eggs and milk)
Scrambled eggs (with milk)
Scrambled eggs (with milk and corn tortilllas)
Scrambled eggs (with milk, tomatoes, onions and peppers)
Toast (often the wheat bread we buy does not have an ingredient list – may contain eggs and milk)
Bread (often the wheat bread we buy does not have an ingredient list – may contain eggs and milk)
Crackers (made with wheat flour but no milk or eggs)
Pinol (a traditional local drink made with ground corn, cocoa, cinnamon and sugar)
Cornbread (from a local bakery, most kinds have dairy in them)
Sour cream
Peanut butter
Jelly
Coffee
Fruit
Juice Mix (Iced Tea, Tang or Kool-Aid Fruit Punch -contains red dye)
Lunch:
Rice
Mashed potatoes (made with milk and margarine - speak with your Outreach360 Team Leader on site to request a portion set aside without dairy)
Stewed squash (with cream)
Red Beans
Chicken
Beef
Tuna
Fried green plantain
Fried sweet plantain
Cut up fresh vegetables
Boiled vegetables
Corn tortillas
Bread (often the wheat bread we buy does not have an ingredient list – may contain eggs and milk)
Hatuey Crackers (made with wheat flour but no milk or eggs)
Peanut butter
Jelly
Juice Mix (Iced Team, Tang & Koolaid Fruit Punch - contains red dye)
Dinner:
Mashed potatoes (made with milk and margarine - speak with your Outreach360 Team Leader on site to request a portion set aside without dairy
Quesadillas (cheese & chicken with salsa)
Tuna
Spaghetti served with Prego sauce (no meat) and garlic toast
Corn tortillas
Fried eggs
Gallo Pinto (rice and beans with onions and spices)
Sour Cream
Fried sweet plantains
Tomato salad (tomatoes, green peppers, onions and lemon juice)
Fried green plaintains
Take out pizza
Nacatamales (ground cornmeal, rice, veggies served with or without pork)
Quesillo cheese
Fruit
Vegetables
Bread (often the wheat bread we buy does not have an ingredient list – may contain eggs and milk)
Crackers (made with wheat flour but no milk or eggs)
Peanut butter
Jelly
Juice Mix (Iced Tea, Tang & Koolaid Fruit Punch - contains red dye)
Peanut/Nut Allergy:
We do not use any nuts or peanut oil in our prepared dishes however, peanut butter is available at every meal and volunteers often bring down peanuts/nuts as a personal snack. Should you have a severe allergy and are concerned about peanut residue on our plates/cups/silverware feel free to bring down your own set that you may hand wash in our sink.
Lactose Intolerant/No dairy:
You may bring your own soy or rice milk. You will not be able to find this for purchase in Jinotega. You may label this and store it in our fridge. We suggest you bring some instant dairy free cereals since a lot of our breakfast foods contain dairy. We can have hot water made available for you. – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader. We can save a lunch portion with rice for you on nights that there will be dairy in the main supper dish (Quesillo cheese etc.). – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader. We can prepare a mashed potato portion for you without dairy. – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
Wheat/Gluten allergy:
We suggest you bring your own instant wheat/gluten free cereals – we can have hot water made available for you. – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
The local tortilla is made with corn (no wheat). We can have this made available for you as a bread alternative. – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
We can save a lunch portion with rice for you on nights that there will be wheat in the main supper dish (spaghetti etc.). – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
Hypoglycemia/Low iron:
We serve three meals a day and crackers are provided through the day/night. We recommend you bring some suitable snacks to have throughout the day.
Egg Allergy:
Since many of our foods may contain eggs, it is important to bring supplementary food such as instant breakfast cereal. We can have hot water made available for you.
We can save a lunch portion with rice for you on nights that there will be eggs in the main supper dish (spaghetti etc.). – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
The local tortilla is made with corn (no wheat). We can have this made available for you as a bread alternative. – Coordinate on-site upon arrival with your Outreach360 Team Leader.
