Congregate Meals: Nov. 18-22, 2013

The Fairfield Senior Citizen Center has listed its menu for the coming week.

Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Fairfield senior center and at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Lockridge senior center.

Monday ? Salisbury steak and gravy, oven-brown potato, Broccoli Normandy, diced peaches, orange juice.

Tuesday ? roast pork, mashed potatoes, gravy, scalloped cabbage, banana orange cup.

Wednesday ? hearty beef and bean vegetable soup, saltine crackers, spinach strawberry salad, homemade wheat dinner roll, apricot halves.

Thursday ? turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, pumpkin pie, dinner roll.

Nov. 22 ? pulled pork, wheat hamburger bun, sweet potatoes, creamed peas, tropical fruit, vegetable juice.

Milk, bread or muffins and margarine are offered with all meals.

The menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA?s/RIA?s for adults.

Frozen or shelf-stable meals are available for evenings, weekends and holidays. No meals will be served Nov. 28 or 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Meals are offered on a contribution basis. For a person 60 years old or older and his or her spouse of any age, the suggested contribution is $3.50. The suggested contributions are: $3.75 for a carryout meal and $4 for a home-delivered meal. An individual younger than 60 must pay the full cost of the meal; the cost is posted at the meal site.

Reservations for meals at the Fairfield senior center must be made one day in advance either at the center or by calling 472-4403.

For reservations at Lockridge, call 319-696-2086.

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