Meals on Wheels, Long Beach
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc. delivers freshly cooked meals for $8.75 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1 percent milk. An alternate dessert is available for those on a diabetic diet. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at (562) 439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www.mowlb.org to complete an online application. To cancel a meal for the following day, you must contact Adler before 9 a.m. the prior business day. Menu is subject to change without notice.
Thursday, Sept. 30: Turkey chili, cornbread, and green beans with pimentos; watermelon; roast beef and cheese sandwich, with spinach, tomato and pickle, plus cucumber, red onion and dill salad.
Friday, Oct. 1: Oven-baked breaded fish with tarter sauce, rice pilaf, and peas and carrots; fresh banana; spinach salad, with chicken, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, feta cheese and vinaigrette dressing, plus crackers.
Monday, Oct. 4: Roast beef with mushroom gravy, mashed sweet potatoes and creamed spinach; sugar cookies; tuna salad sandwich, with spinach and tomato, plus homemade potato salad.
Tuesday, Oct. 5: Tuna noodle casserole, seasoned carrots and Brussels sprouts; cantaloupe; entrée Greek chicken salad, with tomato, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and vinaigrette dressing, plus crackers.
Wednesday, Oct. 6: Lemon-pepper chicken breast, brown and wild rice, and green bean almandine; mandarin oranges; roast beef and cheese sandwich, with lettuce, tomato and pickle, plus tricolor pasta salad.