Our Mission

Chickpeas is dedicated to helping children eat well. We strive to develop healthy tastes, and to teach kids to make healthy choices from a young age. Chickpeas was founded in 2009 by a team of seasoned chefs and culinary experts from its award-winning parent company, Dining Details. At Chickpeas, we carry over the same philosophy of using the finest and most natural ingredients to prepare healthy and balanced meals for children and their families. We proudly offer superior quality and affordable school lunch programs, family dinners, cooking classes and parties, nutrition assemblies, consultation, and even baby food, to your school or institution.

School Lunch Program

Chickpeas is committed to providing nutritious, balanced, and delicious school lunches to its students, staff, and families. The food is 100% developed with kids' nutrition and taste satisfaction in mind. We are extremely selective about the ingredients we use, using as much organic as is available, and 100% natural ALL of the time. We follow guidelines of healthy rotation of ingredients, use absolutely NO artificial ingredients, flavors, or colors, and base our ingredient and menu selections on what will help children develop healthful palates, perform their best in school, learn how to make healthy food choices, strengthen their immune systems, and grow into strong, healthy adults.

Our customers are schools and parents who value nutrition, and realize the connection between eating well and overall health and performance. Our customers are kids who like good tasting food, are active, and want to do their best in school and in life. Our schools are of the highest caliber, and want to show their parents and students that they value their health and well-being, as well as their attendance, their test scores, and their ability to think within and outside of the school walls.

We customize each school lunch program to each school we serve. Schools can choose the level of service that best fits their needs - from simple, delivered cold lunches to full-service hot lunch/cold lunch, complete with set up, equipment, and serving staff.

Our Standards

We treat your trust with the utmost integrity, and guarantee you the highest quality, organic product available.

• Our menus are developed and prepared by trained and talented chefs
• We use certified organic ingredients whenever possible
• We use environmentally-friendly packaging
• We partner with local farms to provide fresh, environmentally-conscious ingredients
• We consistency sample our product to ensure it meets the highest standards
• We mix fresh vegetables into many lunch items to increase the nutritional value
• We choose foods that are natural and free of additives, including corn syrup, trans fats, sweeteners, colors, flavor, and preservatives
• We provide fresh, "living" food that boosts immunity, support the nervous system, and promotes healthy development of growing minds and bodies
• We are sensitive to dietary restriction, and offer vegetarian and gluten-free meals
Please visit the Allergies/Dietary Needs section for more information
• We are committed to safety, and operate from a Health Department-approved kitchen

Our Menus

We offer rotating menus that provide kids consistent health and freshness, but with variety of flavor and food type. We make sure to offer vegetarian and gluten-free options every day.

Menus include such favorites as:

• Breakfast Burritos with Fresh Fruit
• Penne Pasta with Marinara and Turkey Meatballs
• Chili and Cornbread with Watermelon
• Signature Chicken Salad Pita Sandwich

Family Dinner Program

When schools contract with us, parents will have the opportunity to order the same, high quality of family dinners, available to order online and pick up after school. Enjoy favorites, such as mouth-watering Pesto Turkey Meatloaf with Potatoes and Veggies, Succulent Pork and Veggie Stir-fry with Pineapple Rice, Zesty Lemon Rosemary Chicken with Tabouli Quinoa and Pita Bread, among others. Let Chickpeas help by taking the work out of preparing healthy "home cooked" meals at the end of a busy day! Simply heat and serve, and enjoy quality mealtime and conversation with family.

OTHER SERVICES

Consulting for Public School Districts
Enrichment Programs
Classes and Parties
Baby Food