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Using Cucumbers

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Nutrition Facts

Quantity Recipes

Cucumber Salad (12 K PDF)
Veggie Wrap with Cucumbers (13 K PDF)

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Cucumber Salad (17 K PDF)
Veggie Wrap with Cucumbers (18 K PDF)

Menu Example 1: Salad Bar

Diced Turkey, Turkey Ham, Shredded Cheddar
Cheese or Cottage Cheese
Chopped Romaine Blend Lettuce and Locally
Grown Cherry Tomatoes
Marinated Black Bean, Wild Rice, Tabouleh,
Carrot-Raisin, Macaroni, Pasta or Cucumber Salad with
Locally Grown Beans, Carrots, Green Beans, or Wild Rice

Seasonal Fresh Fruit or Chilled Canned Fruit
Lemon Poppyseed, Blueberry or Apple
Cinnamon Muffin
Low Fat Milk Varieties

Food Component and Menu Item	GRADES K-6	GRADES 7-12	OPTIONAL GRADES K-3
Meat or Meat Alternate: Diced Turkey, Turkey Ham, Shredded Cheddar Cheese or Cottage Cheese	2 ounces	2 ounces	1 ½ ounces
Vegetable: Chopped Romaine Blend Lettuce and Cherry Tomatoes (3 = ¼ cup) Marinated Black Bean, Carrot- Raisin or Cucumber Salad	¼ to ½ cup	½ cup	¼ to ½ cup
Fruit: Seasonal Fresh Fruit or Chilled Canned Fruit	¼ to ½ cup (Vegetables and Fruits must = ¾ cup/day + an extra ½ cup/week)	½ cup	¼ to ½ cup (Vegetables and Fruits must = ¾ cup/day)
Grains/Bread: Wild Rice/Macaroni/Pasta Salad Lemon Poppyseed, Blueberry or Apple Cinnamon Muffin (1:4 oz. = 2 Bread)	12 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day	15 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day	10 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day
Milk: As Beverage	8 fluid ounces	8 fluid ounces	8 fluid ounces

Menu Example 2: Fresh Vegetable Wrap

Vegetable Wrap
Turkey Sausage Patties
Fresh Local Strawberries or Chilled Sliced
Strawberries and Bananas

Sliced Wheat Bread
Low Fat Milk Varieties

Food Component and Menu Item	GRADES K-6	GRADES 7-12	OPTIONAL GRADES K-3
Meat or Meat Alternate: Turkey Sausage Patties (2 = 2 ounces)	2 ounces	2 ounces	1 ½ ounces
Vegetable: Vegetable Wrap	¼ to ½ cup	½ cup	¼ to ½ cup
Fruit: Fresh Local Strawberries or Chilled Sliced Strawberries and Bananas	¼ to ½ cup (Vegetables and Fruits must = ¾ cup/day + an extra ½ cup/week)	½ cup	¼ to ½ cup (Vegetables and Fruits must = ¾ cup/day)
Grains/Bread: Whole Grain Soft Shell (1 Shell = ¾ Serving) Sliced Wheat Bread (1 Slice = 1 Serving)	12 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day	15 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day	10 servings per week – minimum of 1 serving per day
Milk: As Beverage	8 fluid ounces	8 fluid ounces	8 fluid ounces

Cucumbers are 96% water, which means they do not contain as many nutrients as a drier vegetable like squash; but cucumbers are low in fat, sodium, and calories.
One-half cup of sliced cucumbers has just 8 calories.
Cucumbers are a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Potassium.
The green color of cucumber skin indicates it is a great source of chlorophyll, which is a valuable phytonutrient.
Cucumbers also contain Vitamin A, fiber, pantothenic acid, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese, to name a few.

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School Lunch Menu Examples Using Cucumbers

Menu Example 1: Salad Bar

Menu Example 2: Fresh Vegetable Wrap

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