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  Recipes for Healthy Kids

Cookbook for Schools
Recipes for 50 and 100 servings

The recipes in this cookbook feature foods both children and adults should consume more of: dark green and orange vegetables, dry beans and peas, and whole grains. All of these healthy recipes are low in total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium. With fun names like Porcupine Sliders, Smokin' Powerhouse Chili, and Squish Squash Lasagna, these kid-tested, kid-approved recipes are sure to please children and be an instant hit!

The cookbooks also provide tips on best-buying practices, nutrition, and food safety.

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  • Cookbook for Schools (updated 12/4/12)
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgement Pages
  • Marketing Guide, Food Allergens
  • Tips from 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series
  • Introduction

    Whole Grain Recipes
    updated 12/4/12

  • Porcupine Sliders (Grand Prize Winner)
  • Chic Penne (1st Place Winner)
  • Mediterranean Quinoa Salad (2nd Place Winner)
  • Aztec Grain Salad
  • Chicken Alfredo with a Twist
  • Chicken Curry Casserole
  • Oodles of Noodles
  • Peppy Quinoa
  • Rainbow Rice
  • Stir-Fried Green Rice, Eggs and Ham
  • Dark Green and Orange Vegetable Recipes
    updated 12/4/12

  • Tasty Tots (Popular Choice Winner)
  • Central Valley Harvest Bake (1st Place Winner)
  • Stir Fry-Fajita Chicken, Squash and Corn (2nd Place Winner)
  • Bok Choy Wrappers
  • Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wrap
  • Harvest Delight
  • Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap
  • Smokin' Powerhouse Chili
  • Squish Squash Lasagna
  • Sweet Potato and Black Bean Stew
  • Dry Beans and Peas Recipes
    updated 12/4/12

  • Tuscan Smoked Turkey and Bean Soup (1st Place Winner)
  • Lentils of the Southwest (2nd Place Winner)
  • Confetti Soup
  • Eagle Pizza
  • Fiesta Mexican Lasagna
  • Fiesta Wrap
  • Harvest Stew
  • Purple Power Bean Wrap
  • Spanish Chick Pea Stew
  • Vegetable Chili Boat
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    Last modified: 05/17/2013

     
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