
For a
boy's birthday party on Alcatraz, pack a portable feast of special dishes that wouldn't normally be found in the common ten year olds lunch box. Keep things simple with easy to eat chicken salad pitas. On the side offer a pasta salad packed with salami and cheese and small bags of chips (let each boy select their favorite bag of chips).

In case you weren't aware, National Salad Week begins this Friday.
Chances are, you've eaten a salad or two in your lifetime, but how much do you know about this lightly-dressed medley of cold vegetables.
See if you can match the iconic salad with its quintessential ingredients in our latest quiz!
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The country's current economic downturn has many of you ditching restaurant lunches in favor of a
brown bag from home. That's a good thing — but just because you're trying to save a few bucks doesn't mean you have to punish yourself with the same stale sandwich every day. Here are some meal ideas that you can pull together in as little time as it takes to wait in the lunch line.

Filled with Greek flavors, this delicious dinner is part salad, part pizza. A crisp pita is topped with sautéed spinach and roasted tomatoes. A creamy yogurt feta sauce, scented with fresh lemon juice, finishes off the open-faced dish.

This exotic variation of chicken salad is the perfect summer meal. It's filling, cool, crunchy, and delicious.
The mango adds a fresh sweetness and lime juice provides a subtle tartness.