### **Children’s Stories Themed Lunch Menu**
Each platter is a whimsical culinary nod to beloved tales, crafted to spark joy and imagination. Dietary alternatives for gluten-free, vegan, low-carb, and low-fat options are thoughtfully included.
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**1. Little Red’s Basket Feast** (*Little Red Riding Hood*)
- **Main:** Rosemary and thyme roasted chicken thigh, wrapped in puff pastry to resemble a woven basket.
- **Alternative:** Gluten-free: Almond flour crust.
- **Alternative:** Vegan: Roasted jackfruit in a gluten-free pastry.
- **Side:** Beet and apple slaw with a hint of honey, shaped into a bright red rose.
- **Alternative:** Vegan: Maple syrup instead of honey.
- **Dessert:** Mini red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, topped with fondant wolf paw prints.
- **Alternative:** Vegan: Cashew-based frosting.
- **Alternative:** Sugar-free: Erythritol-sweetened cupcakes.
- **Drink:** Cranberry hibiscus iced tea in a glass jar tied with a gingham ribbon.
- **Alternative:** No sugar: Unsweetened hibiscus tea.
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**2. Big Bad BBQ Platter** (*Three Little Pigs*)
- **Main:** Smoked pulled pork sliders with smoky chipotle aioli, served on a "brick" of sourdough bread.
- **Alternative:** Gluten-free: Sweet potato buns.
- **Alternative:** Vegan: BBQ jackfruit sliders.
- **Side:** Crispy haystack onion rings with tangy barbecue dipping sauce.
- **Alternative:** Low-fat: Baked zucchini fries.
- **Alternative:** Gluten-free: Rice flour breading.
- **Dessert:** Chocolate fudge "brick" brownies stacked like a miniature piggy house.
- **Alternative:** Gluten-free: Almond flour brownies.
- **Alternative:** Low-sugar: Erythritol brownies.
- **Drink:** Root beer served in a miniature house-shaped mug.
