UP SUCCESS LENCE IN SCHOOL NUTRITION
ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
The Child Nutrition Recipe Box The Child Nutrition Recipe Box (CNRB) offers quantity recipes from USDA and State agencies nationwide that can be standardized for your child nu - trition program. Each recipe includes meal pattern crediting and nutrient information, HACCP guidelines, and scaled ingredients for 50 and 100 por - tions. Search by meal components, vegetable subgroups, sodium content, cook time, cooking method, etc. Explore this free online resource on the CNRB website. The Mix Up Podcast The Mix Up Podcast, by the CICN, features interviews and stories from chefs working for and with school districts from April 2020 through the present. Stream episodes on the ICN website or your favorite podcast plat - form. Check out the collection of interviews and episodes at iBites Podcast. Grab & Go Recipe Collection Looking for options for delicious nutrition to go? This 20 Grab & Go Recipe collection offers simple, appealing USDA foods menu items. Each recipe includes crediting details, HACCP guidelines, ingredient quantities for 50 and 100 servings, and illustrations for step-by-step assembly of individual portions for grab-and-go packaging. The recipe collection can be accessed The Culinary Quick Bites Training Series is a collection of over 50 brief cu - linary trainings for school chefs, managers, or culinary leads to present to school kitchen staff. Each training has a step-by-step guide for how to set up and deliver the training, includes a brief skills video by a CICN chef, and is designed to support on-the-job training for school nutrition profession - als who cook in school kitchens. Topics cover Basic Food Prep Skills, Basic Cooking Techniques, Knife Skills, and Flavor Development. All are available on the CICN’s website. from the CICN page at Grab-and-Go. Culinary Quick Bites Training Series
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Dr. Jane Peterson, RDN | Research Scientist, Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division Dr. Peterson, a research scientist at the Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division, has over 35 years of experience in nutrition, teaching, and research. Her current research focuses on assessing the culinary training needs of child nutrition professionals, developing Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Chefs, and exploring the challenges of serving local foods in rural school districts. Passionate about promoting healthy eating to support learning and health, she is committed to enhancing child nutrition programs. Dr. Peterson holds an MS in Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences with a focus on Human Nutrition.
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