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Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Schools

FNS Document #
441
Resource type
Recipes
Resource Materials
Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Schools

English

The recipes in the 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!

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Whole Grains
Porcupine Sliders
Chick Penne
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
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
Aztec Grain Salad Chicken Alfredo with a Twist Chicken Curry Casserole
Oodles of Noodles
Peppy Quinoa
Rainbow Rice
Oodles of Noodles Peppy Quinoa Rainbow Rice
Stir-Fried Green Rice, Eggs, and Ham (Turkey Ham)
   
Stir-Fried Green Rice, Eggs, and Ham (Turkey Ham)    
Dark Green & Orange Vegetables
Tasty Tots
Central Valley Harvest Bake
Stir-Fry Fajita, Chicken, Squash, and Corn
Tasty Tots (Popular Choice Award) 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
Bok Choy Wrappers Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wrap Harvest Delight
Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Stew
Squish Squash Lasagna
Roasted Fish Crispy Slaw Wrap Sweet Potato and Black Bean Stew Squish Squash Lasagna
Dry Beans and Peas
Tuscan Smoked Turkey and Bean Soup
Lentils of the Southwest
Smoking Power House Chilli
Tuscan Smoked Turkey and Bean Soup (1st Place Winner) Lentils of the Southwest (2nd Place Winner) Smokin' Powerhouse Chili
Confetti Soup
Eagle Pizza
Fiesta Mexican Lasagna
Confetti Soup Eagle Pizza Fiesta Mexican Lasagna
Fiesta Wrap
Harvest Stew
Purple Power Bean Wrap
Fiesta Wrap Harvest Stew Purple Power Bean Wrap
Spanish Chickpea Stew
Vegetable chili boat
 
Spanish Chickpea Stew Vegetable Chili Boat  
Page updated: July 29, 2022