Meals on Wheels, Long Beach
Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc. delivers freshly cooked meals for $8.25 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 Caron Adler at (562) 439-5000, ext. 2, 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, March 11: Chicken chop suey, brown and wild rice, and Oriental vegetables; cheesecake; ham-and-cheese deli sandwich with lettuce, tomato and pickle, plus creamy coleslaw.
Friday, March 12: Beef stew with potatoes, celery, carrots and onions, plus a biscuit; fresh orange; Chinese chicken salad with mandarin oranges, cabbage, carrots, onion and Asian dressing, plus crackers.
Monday, March 15: Oven-baked herbed chicken leg and thigh, macaroni and cheese, and mixed vegetables; peaches; chicken-salad sandwich with spinach and tomato, plus homemade macaroni salad.
Tuesday, March 16: Pork loin with apple-berry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, and peas and onions; vanilla pudding; entrée Greek chicken salad with tomato, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and vinaigrette dressing, plus crackers.
Wednesday, March 17: Corned beef, boiled new potatoes and seasoned cabbage; fresh tangerine; turkey-and-cheese sandwich with lettuce, tomato and pickle, plus carrot-and-raisin salad.
