USDA Team Nutrition
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Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs
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USDA Nutrition
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service works to end hunger and improve food and nutrition security through a suite of 16 nutrition assistance programs.
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Kudos to #HealthyMealsIncentives grantee & Recognition Award recipient, Katahdin Schools Regional School Unit (RSU 89). Featured in FoodService Director: The school nutrition team has expanded its scratch-made options for students. bit.ly/3WuWi5h
Congrats, Marshall County CNP! Kudos on your innovative work in improving the nutritional quality of school meals.
For the first time, added sugars will be limited in #SchoolMeals nationwide. We heard concerns from parents and teachers about excessive amounts of added sugars in some foods. Learn more with this video youtube.com/watch?v=Dr-7il…
No garden? No problem – plant a strawberry jar! Teach children how strawberries grow in this lesson from Grow It, Try It, Like it! fns.usda.gov/sites/default/… Find more Team Nutrition Garden Resources at fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrit… #NationalStrawberryMonth
Check out this new, highly rated recipe for Sweet Potato and Turkey Nachos from Illinois State Board of Education! Developed as part of the FY 2021 Team Nutrition Training Grant, this recipe was a big hit during student taste tests. Get the recipe at theicn.org/cnrb/recipes-f…
Kudos to #HealthyMealsIncentives grantee & Recognition Award recipient, Clear Lake CSD, on being featured in FoodService Director! The nutrition team has focused on offering 100% whole-wheat items and serving low-sodium options to make school meals more nutritious. bit.ly/4a9t7ry
Master the kitchen with CICN! In the newest #CulinaryQuickBites , we're breaking down cooking techniques in #SchoolNutrition . Hungry for knowledge? Click the link icn.ms/3QkotQt
#CICN #TheICN
Teachers deserve our appreciation year-round for all they do to help our students learn, grow, & succeed. But this week especially, we're celebrating & thanking our teachers for their hard work & dedication to education.
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek !
#TAW24 #ThankATeacher
In celebration of National School Lunch Hero Day, I got to visit Lewes Elementary School with Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester where we harvested items from their school garden with our partners at Healthy Foods DE.
In celebration of #SchoolLunchHeroDay , we recognize all that school nutrition staff members do for every child who comes through the school cafeteria. 👏🥕 Learn more about how AFHK is supporting their work: foodservicedirector.com/operations/hea…
Friday is School Lunch Hero Day! To download free coloring pages and School Lunch Hero Day thank you cards, click here: icn.ms/3WlHFBd
We want to thank and celebrate everyone who is a #SchoolLunchHero !
#SchoolLunchHero day2024 #ICNSpiretoServe
