The Open Sky menu is alive with fruits and vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats and complete proteins. Learning how to cook and prepare these foods is central to the Open Sky curriculum. Here are some examples of the daily meals prepared at Open Sky:

Breakfast:

  • Oatmeal with walnuts and raisins
  • Eggs with kale and onions
  • Amaranth with cranberries and pecans
  • Breakfast burritos with spinach, avocado, onion
  • Granola and soy milk
  • Muesli
  • Apple crumble

Lunch:

  • Whole wheat tortillas with...
  • Tuna/salmon
  • Almond/peanut butter and jelly
  • Turkey
  • Hummus
  • Cheese & Avocado

Snacks:

  • Nuts: walnuts, cashews, almonds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts
  • Seeds: pumpkin, sunflower
  • Dried Fruit: apples, apricots, raisins, cranberries, pineapples, mangos
  • Fresh Fruit : oranges, apples, mangos, kiwis, bananas
  • Sesame cracker sticks

Dinner:

  • Lamb stew with barley, kale, veggie boullion, and carrots
  • Lentils and quinoa with carrots and onions
  • Ground buffalo fajitas
  • Gingered yams with spinach
  • Black bean chili with cornbread
  • Quinoa salad with dried cranberries and almonds
  • Whole wheat/quinoa noodles with broccoli

Spices & Condiments:

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 Ginger • Rosemary
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 Cumin • Garlic
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 Curry • Miso
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 Sea Salt • Olive Oil
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 Pepper • Coconut Oil
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 Cayenne • Butter
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 Cinnamon • Teas
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 Tumeric • Hot Chocolate
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 Brewers’ Yeast • Emergen-C
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 Basil    
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 Oregano    


Open Sky Menu Glossary

  • Amaranth: complete protein (in areas of Latin America and Africa where this is grown, there is no malnutrition), high in lysine and calcium
  • Apple: stimulates appetite and lessens indigestion, high in pectin (fiber) so it’s great for lowering cholesterol and toxic metals, regulates low blood sugar (and emotional depression from that)
  • Avocado: considered a brain food because it’s so high in lecithin, great source of healthy oils, builds blood because of high copper content
  • Kale: rich in chlorophyll, calcium, iron and vitamin A
  • Oats: energy building, high in silica so helps to renew bones and connective tissue, high in phosphorus which is good for brain and nerve function
  • Onions: high in sulfur which warms body, helps metabolize protein, antimicrobial so good for immune system
  • Spinach: Builds blood because of it’s high content of iron and chlorophyll, also high in calcium and vitamin A
  • Walnuts: high in omega-3 fatty acids (good for brain development), decrease inflammation and alleviates pain