Congregate Meals: Oct. 8-12, 2012

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 ? country fried steak and gravy, oven-brown potato, broccoli normandy, diced peaches, orange juice.

Tuesday ? hearty beef and bean vegetable soup, saltine crackers, Orange Surprise Salad, homemade wheat dinner roll, apricot half.

Wednesday ? roast pork and gravy, mashed potatoes, scalloped cabbage, fruit cup.

Thursday ? roast turkey, mashed potatoes, sage bread stuffing, gravy, cauliflower, Pumpkin Whip.

Oct. 12 ? barbecued pork, wheat bun, scalloped potatoes, peas, tropical fruit.

Milk, whole-wheat and whole-grain bread/muffins, and margarine are offered with all meals. The menu provides a general balanced diet that meets the RDA?s/RIA?s for adults.

Meals are offered on a contribution basis for persons 60 years of age and older and their spouses of any age. Full cost of meals is: congregate, $5.87; carryout, $6.35; home delivered, $7.73.

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 319-696-2711.

Bingo is played from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in Fairfield.

For information about the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center, call the site manager at 472-4403.