Free Recipes & Resources to Get Schools Cooking
Find 500+ USDA-compliant recipes and the information you need to start or expand a scratch-cooking program in your school or district.
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A resource library for scratch cooking in schools
Serving students fresh, healthy, and delicious meals cooked from scratch is one of the most important ways schools can support student health and learning — now, and in the future.
Find recipes, step-by-step guides, tools, and other resources to help your school or district transition from heat-and-serve foods to scratch-cooked meals.
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500+ Kid-Approved Recipes
Our recipes are tested in cafeterias and analyzed according to USDA meal components. You can easily scale them to any portion quantity.
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27,539
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ImpactSince 2009 |
|
27,539
users registered |
|
157,706
resources downloaded |
|
6,794
school districts registered |
