CCE Broome Nutrition Programs

10/21/2026

Trick or Treat! 🍿🎬🎃

It was all treats and no tricks last week!

Our Nutrition Educators, Ann and Naomi, had a poppin’ good time at the Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) Trunk or Treat event! Dressed as movie theater attendants, they handed out bags of popcorn to trick-or-treaters! 🎟️🍿

Did you know popcorn is a whole grain? It’s also a great source of fiber and contains B vitamins, making it a nutritious and delicious Halloween treat!🌽

Who says Halloween treats can’t be healthy? 👻🧡

10/20/2026

From School Garden to Table!

We had so much fun working with Chenango Valley High School students to make mini English muffin pizzas and kale chips using vegetables grown right in their school garden!🍕🌱🥬

Garden grown tomatoes were used to make homemade pizza sauce, while freshly grown kale was transformed into delicious kale chips! Students planted these seeds in the spring and are now getting to enjoy the fruits of their labor!

During the lesson, some students also headed out to the garden to harvest squash to contribute to the school food pantry.

What a great way to connect gardening, nutrition, and hands-on cooking while helping students understand where their food comes from!

Farm to School is a partnership between Rock on Café, Food and Health Network, and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County.

10/15/2026

Not only do we do gardening outdoors, but we also bring gardening indoors! Hydroponics give classrooms the opportunity to grow their own food while learning about nutrition, cooking, and where their foods comes from even during the colder months! We are so excited to work with Whitney Point High Schools Life Skills class this year as we explore indoor gardening together! 🥗🥬

10/08/2026

One of our favorite parts of Farm to School is helping students discover new foods through taste tests! This week, students at Chenango Valley Middle School had the opportunity to try Pizza Green Beans, made with fresh green beans grown right in their own school district's gardens! 🍕 What a great way to connect students with local food and show them how delicious school grown vegetables can be!

10/07/2026

It was so fun to be part of this taste test at Chenango Valley Central School District on Tuesday!

10/06/2026

Fall is in full swing! During this time of year, it’s fun to lean into all festive fall flavors! Try one of these nutritious fall snack ideas!

Apple Nachos- Sliced apples with drizzled peanut butter, topped with raisins, chopped nuts or seeds, yogurt, or granola.

Pumpkin Overnight Oats- Combine oats, milk, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, maple syrup

Pumpkin Energy Bites- Combine oats, pumpkin, nut or seed butter, honey and cinnamon or pumpkin spice blend.

Pumpkin Yogurt Dip - Mix Greek yogurt, pumpkin puree, cinnamon and little maple syrup. Serve with apples and graham crackers.

Cinnamon Popcorn- Sprinkle air-popped popcorn with cinnamon for an easy whole grain snack. Add a drizzle of maple syrup for a little sweetness.

Snacks can be a great way to add more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein, low fat dairy to your day. Which one of these snacks would you try?

10/02/2026

Happy Farm to School Month! 🍎 👩‍🌾 We are looking forward celebrating all month long and highlighting our work to bringing fresh, local, and nutritious foods to our students. Stay tuned to see what we are up in the school gardens, classrooms, and cafeterias!

Farm to School is a partnership between Rock on Café, Food and Health Network, and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County.

Join us in celebrating Farm to School Month this October! This year, our theme is "Creating Thriving Communities with Local Food in Every School." Let's create a food system that connects all kids to nourishing, local food in schools. 🍎

10/02/2026

The students at Tiger Ventures were harvesting Swiss chard from their school garden a few weeks ago! 🌱🥬

Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that tastes great in soups, sautés, pastas, and frittatas. It can also be eaten raw! Massaging the leaves with a vinaigrette can help soften them and mellow some of their natural bitterness.

A great way to prepare Swiss chard is to remove the stems, roll up the leaves, and slice them into ribbons. Don’t throw away the stems! They’re edible too! Since they are a little tougher than the leaves, try chopping them up and cooking them for a few minutes before adding the leaves.

Dark leafy greens, like Swiss chard, are an excellent source of vitamin K, which plays an important role in bone health and normal blood clotting.

Want to give Swiss chard a try? Check out this Swiss Chard Frittata recipe! 🍳🥬
https://dietitiandebbie.com/swiss-chard-frittata/

Farm to School is a partnership between Rock on Café, Food and Health Network , and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County.

10/01/2026

Happy October! 🍂🎃

It’s the perfect time of year to enjoy all the delicious vegetables fall has to offer!

Some in-season vegetables to think about adding to your meals this month include spinach, kale, Swiss chard, beets, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, and so much more! 🥕🥬🍠

Check out this fall twist on a classic Caesar salad! This recipe has many seasonal favorites such as kale, apples, and sweet potatoes. Kale is packed with Vitamin A,C and K, sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin A, and apples are a great way to add fiber and natural sweetness to your meal.

Prepare it ahead of time and keep the dressing separate until you’re ready to enjoy.

This is the Ultimate Fall Caesar Salad filled with roasted acorn squash and pumpkin seeds, sliced apples and a homemade Caesar dressing.

09/30/2026

On Friday at Tiger Ventures, students made Spaghetti Squash Burrito Boats using spaghetti squash grown right in their school garden!

More than 30 meals were prepared for students to take home and share with their families over the weekend. Even better, all of the other ingredients came from the school food pantry. This hands-on experience showed students how they can use the resources available to them to create quick, healthy, and delicious meals for their families.

Students also practiced important skills like teamwork, communication, and collaboration as they worked together in groups to prepare and assemble the recipe.

Want to make Spaghetti Squash Burrito Boats at home? Check out Ann Supa’s “In the Kitchen with CCE” episode to learn how to make this delicious recipe!

In the Kitchen with CCE: Spaghetti Squash Burrito Boats https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/in-the-kitchen-with-cce/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUqTYtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWJyaWQRMUxBcWFYcW91WnBtTXZSRzJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEehnRQRMbaNU18vkWKesN8VmxJO3EmecVcHhNV_Xgj3ZOliCqBIAH3fITtJ9k_aem_gJQMrDt2xULl9kZrFYjtpg

Farm to School is a partnership between Rock on Café, Food and Health Network, and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County.