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Using Food

food preparerOnce you’ve decided to bring Farm to School foods to your district, you need tasty and healthy recipes your students will enjoy.  In this section you will find kid-tested and approved recipes from Minnesota schools as well as additional cookbooks, and menu planning tools.

Click on one of the featured foods below for recipes, menu examples, and nutrition facts specific to that food.  For general information about menu planning and recipes, click on those links.

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  • Menu Planning

    USDA resources and a locally developed planning tools.

  • Recipes

    Delicious and nutritious recipes your students will love.

Featured Minnesota Farm to School Foods

Click on an image below for quick tips on sourcing food.

apple
Apples		 dried beans
Dried Beans		 bison
Bison		 bread
Whole Grains		 cabbage
Cabbage
carrots
Carrots		 cheese
Cheese		 cucumber
Cucumbers		 garlic
Garlic		 green beans
Green Beans
herbs
Herbs		 honey
Honey		 lettuce
Lettuce		 potato
Potatoes		 rhubarb
Rhubarb
squash
Squash		 strawberry
Strawberries		 corn
Sweet Corn		 tomato
Tomatoes		 rice
Wild Rice
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