Table 1.

List of dishes of the winter (W) and summer (S) menu of schools in the municipality of Bologna menu, reproduced from AUSL Bologna Azienda Sanitaria Locale. Indicazioni Nutrizionali per il Pasto a Scuola—Nido, Infanzia, Primaria, Secondaria; 2009 [39].

			First Course	Second Course	Side Dish
Week 1	Mon	W	Pasta with tuna	Potato pie	Mixed salad
		S	Rice with tomato sauce	Chicken salad	Carrots
	Tue	W	Barley soup	Meat skewers	Steamed potatoes
		S	Pasta with pesto sauce	Blue shark with tomato sauce	Mixed salad
	Wed	W	Pasta with meat sauce or backed pasta	Cheese	Crudities with oil
		S	Pasta with meat sauce	Caprese salad	-
	Thu	W	Rice with tomato sauce and vegetables	Backed chicken thighs	Carrots
		S	Pasta with zucchini	Loin roll with vegetables	Mixed salad
	Fri	W	Spaghetti with garlic and oil	Fish croquettes or cutlets	Peas
		S	Pasta with oil and Parmigiano	Tuna, beans, potatoes and onions	Mixed vegetables
Week 2	Mon	W	Pizza Margherita	Raw or backed ham	Mixed salad
		S	Spaghetti with olives	Raw ham with melon	Mixed salad
	Tue	W	Soup pasta with legumes	Omelettes	Backed potatoes
		S	Pasta with vegetables	Aubergines rolls	Peas with butter and Parmigiano
	Wed	W	Risotto with artichokes	Hamburger sandwich	Carrots
		S	Pasta with oil and Parmigiano	Fish croquettes	Tomatoes gratin
	Thu	W	Gnocchi with tomato sauce	Turkey stew or milk loin	Mixed raw vegetables
		S	Pasta with tomato sauce	Loin roast or cold turkey	Crudities with oil
	Fri	W	Pasta with oil and Parmigiano	Codfish with lemon	Stew cabbage
		S	Pasta with tomato sauce	Boiled eggs or omelettes	Mixed salad
Week 3	Mon	W	Rice with tomato sauce and vegetables	Chicken breast	Mixed cooked vegetables
		S	Rice salad	-	Crudities with oil
	Tue	W	Lasagne	-	Crudities with oil
		S	Pizza Margherita	Vegetables parmigiana	-
	Wed	W	Pasta with pesto	Hamburger meat pizzaiola	Peas
		S	Risotto with fish	Hamburger meat pizzaiola	Mixed cooked vegetables
	Thu	W	Pasta or polenta with meat sauce	Cheese	Carrots
		S	Pasta with aubergines	Caprese salad	-
	Fri	W	Vegetables soup with pasta	Squid and potatoes salad	-
		S	Pasta with tomato sauce	Squid and potatoes salad	-
Week 4	Mon	W	Pasta with tomato sauce and olives	Fish or tuna	Mixed raw vegetables
		S	Pasta salad	Fish or tuna	Mixed raw vegetables
	Tue	W	Risotto Milanese	Escalope	Carrots
		S	Risotto parmigiana	Meatballs	Carrots
	Wed	W	Pasta with meat sauce and vegetables	Codfish with tomato sauce	Green beans
		S	Pasta with tomato sauce	Codfish with lemon	Mixed cooked vegetables
	Thu	W	Pasta with tomato sauce	Turkey stripes	Mixed raw vegetables
		S	Pasta with meat sauce and vegetables	Turkey stripes	Mixed raw vegetables
	Fri	W	Soup pasta with legumes	Vegetables parmigiana	-
		S	Pasta with peas	Vegetable pie/omelette	Mixed raw vegetables

When the dish is not included in the menu “-” is inserted.