Table 3.

The optimized menu.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
First Week
Mashed lentils with pasta	Pasta with tomato sauce	Rice and spinach soup	Pasta with mashed beans	Risotto with artichokes
Roasted turkey breast	Omelette with spinach	Caciotta cheese	Roasted lamb with potatoes	Tuna pie with potatoes and eggs
Crispy baked potatoes	Mushrooms with parsley	Chickpeas with tomato sauce	Fennel salad	Green salad
Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread
Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Second Week
Pasta with tomato sauce garlic and oregano	Vegetable soup with beans and Parmigiano	Risotto with endive	Pasta with mashed chickpeas	Vegetable soup with rice
Roasted chicken breast	Tuna with olive oil	Omelette	Turkey breast with butter and sage	Provolone cheese
Carrots with olive oil and lemon	Crispy baked potatoes	Mixed salad (winter)	Roasted peas	Carrots with butter
Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread
Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Third Week
Tortellini with butter and sage	Risotto with safron	Barley with mashed potatoes	Pasta with tomato sauce and basil	Pasta with potatoes
Scrambled eggs	Roasted lamb with rosemary	Baked breaded cod sticks	Strips of chicken with flour and broth sauce	Turkey breast with butter and sage
Roasted new potatoes	Spinach with olive oil	Roasted peas	Carrots with olive oil and lemon	Mixed salad (winter)
Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread
Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Fourth Week
Baked pasta with béchamel sauce	Pasta with peas	Pasta with tomato sauce garlic and parsley	Risotto with mushrooms	Rice and Parmigiano soup
Mixed meat balls with tomato sauce	Tuna salad	Roasted turkey	Crescenza cheese	Omelette with field herbs
Chard with olive oil	Chickpeas with tomato sauce	Roasted new potatoes	Fennel salad	Green salad
Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread	Bread
Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit	Fruit