Montana Team Nutrition

09/08/2026

This month’s Montana Harvest of the Month is carrots! Did you know that the color of carrots comes from Beta-Carotene, which is related to the Alpha-Keratin that is in our hair, nails, and skin. Learn more about Montana carrots at https://mtharvestofthemonth.org/!

09/03/2026

We had so much fun making salsa and partnering with the Montana Farmers Union to learn how seeds grow at Cardwell school!

08/25/2026

🍎🥕 LET’S GET READY TO CRUNCH! 🌽🍅

Registration is OPEN for the Montana Crunch Off! 🎉

This October, join schools, early care and education sites, organizations, farmers, families, and communities across Montana as we CRUNCH into local foods to celebrate , Montana farmers and producers, and nutritious foods!

How to Crunch:
🍎 Pick a local food
🥕 Gather your people
🌽 Take a BIG CRUNCH anytime during the month of October
📣 Register your Crunch and help Montana win the regional Crunch off!

👉 REGISTER YOUR CRUNCH:
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/db19e13bd43f40e290b73ac2a3da821b

08/18/2026

What an incredible example of a positive school lunchroom! You all did such an amazing job creating a welcoming environment that celebrates your school culture and local producers! 🎨🍴🥩

08/13/2026

📣 Looking for new posters or decorations for your school lunchroom?

USDA Team Nutrition offers FREE printed materials for schools—and now is a great time to stock up!

🖼️ Some of our favorites:
• Dig In Poster Set
• Elementary Poster Set
• Be a Food Critic
• Taste Test Day

🔎 How to order:
Visit the Team Nutrition order form: https://pueblo.gpo.gov/TN/TNPubs.php
Search for “posters” to see what’s available.

🌟 Something fun for your elementary school service line:
Check out this colorful decal set!
https://pueblo.gpo.gov/TN/TNPubs.php?PubID=15187

⏰ Don’t wait! USDA Team Nutrition will soon be clearing out its current inventory of printed materials. If there are resources you’d like for your school, order them now while supplies last!

08/10/2026

We are so proud to have had our School Meals Support Program lead the creation of Cutbank's summer meals program! 🍉🍔🌊

The Cut Bank School District and Montana Food Bank Network are showcasing the district's brand-new summer meal program, launched with support from No Kid Hungry and designed to meet children's nutritional needs while school is out for the summer. The program, which is the community's first summer me...

07/22/2026

🥙Cuisine Around the World Culinary Training🥙

Alex Nguyen, Food Service Director at Box Elder Schol taught fellow school nutrition professionals how to make beef birria meat for tacos, quesadillas, etc 🌮🌮

In this special class, he honored his heritage, Mexican and Vietnamese, through student approved recipes inciting fresh spring rolls, mediterranean cucumber salad 🥗, bison taquitos, bison chokecherry sloppy joes 🍔, and beef/lentils/green pea curry 🫛

07/13/2026

We have so much fun making new friends and catching up with old friends during our culinary trainings, can you tell?! 😃🥘

07/07/2026

That's a wrap on the 2026 Montana School Nutrition Association Conference! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an incredible few days of learning, connecting, and celebrating Montana school nutrition. From 48 engaging breakout sessions, two inspiring keynote speakers, a Beef 2 School Panel, F2S Tours, and Culinary Trainings to our Montana food vendor show, take-home herbs and spices, and countless opportunities to network and share ideas, this year's conference was one to remember!

A huge thank you to our speakers, sponsors, vendors, volunteers, planning committee, and everyone who helped bring this event to life. And to the 300+ attendees—thank you for showing up, participating, and continuing to invest in healthier, stronger school meal programs across Montana. 💚

We can't wait to see what we'll accomplish together in the year ahead. Cheers, Montana SNA! 👋

06/11/2026

Wolf Creek school students enjoyed a culinary class making homemade bison tamale pie and blueberry cornbread! Something (the lack of leftovers) tells us these recipes are going to be added to their regular menu rotation! 🫐🍅

The kids also participated in Food Education class, learning about the food pyramid by creating their own 'pyramid silly faces' for snacks🌶️🥚🫛

Training hosted by the School Meals Support Program 🍽️