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Team Nutrition is an integrated, behavior-based, comprehensive plan for promoting the nutritional health of the Nation's school children.

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for food-service, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity. This plan involves schools, parents, and the community in efforts to continuously improve school meals and to promote the health and education of school children. Nebraska Team Nutrition supports Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for food-service, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for wellness, healthy eating and physical activity. Additionally, Nebraska Team Nutrition provides resources, content expertise, professional development opportunities and technical assistance to support building healthier schools and child care centers environments.

10/27/2026

Don't miss out! Get your creativity flowing and find a recipe that you would like to submit to the Beanstock – Battle of the Beans recipe contest! We can’t wait to see your original bean recipes.
Enter your recipes by Dec. 1 on our online portal using this link: https://forms.gle/ii2HJE93ep2BT6C77

Among all the things to love about beans – they’re delicious, affordable, and packed with protein – they’re also really important to our state’s economy.

View the S'mores Cookie Bar recipe pictured here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGkPvD56hg/x4roufdVj9Oj1tKZANCbYg/view?utm_content=DAGkPvD56hg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hf30e535120

The winning recipes will be recognized with prizes, social media shout outs and may be featured in school cafeterias across the state! Submit a recipe today!! Nebraska Dry Bean Commission

10/27/2026

Halloween is just around the corner! This is an exciting time for youth, but if a child in your program has a food allergy, this can be a stressful time with so many food options they are unsure about. Consider offering non-food treats for children who cannot eat traditional snacks, find resources at the Teal Pumpkin project website,https://www.foodallergy.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/Teal%20Pumpkin%20Project%20Flyer_2025.pdf

10/26/2026

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Calling all students, teachers, farmers, parents, organizations, and local food enthusiasts!

Get your team together and don’t forget to CRUNCH into local foods this October to celebrate Farm to School Month! You still have time! We are currently at ~83,000 crunches in Nebraska this month, and we want to make it all the way to our state goal of 100,000 crunches this year.

📅 Crunch Off events can take place anytime between Oct 1–31, 2026.
📝 Registration is open through Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 11:59pm. Be sure to register your event prior to then!

Visit the Mountain Plains Crunch Off website to learn more & register your event:
https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/

Happy Farm to School Month & Happy Crunching! 🥳

10/15/2026

The Beanstock – Battle of the Beans recipe contest is open for submissions! We can’t wait to see your original bean recipes. Among all the things to love about beans – they’re delicious, affordable, and packed with protein – they’re also really important to our state’s economy.

Enter your recipes by Dec. 1 on our online portal using this link: https://forms.gle/ii2HJE93ep2BT6C77
The winning recipes will be recognized with prizes, social media shout outs and may be featured in school cafeterias across the state! Submit a recipe today!! Nebraska Dry Bean Commission

10/09/2026

It's Farm to School Month! Nebraska Library Association, please share our book list with libraries to host a fun ag-themed event this month! https://bit.ly/4zuthqR

For more reading fun, check out our read-aloud video with Dr Stavem! https://youtu.be/mLnkb2m4-cg?si=IbYMnhBjhuQVclDR

Visit all of our amazing F2S resources at https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/

10/07/2026

🥳🥕🍎 Let's CRUNCH our way to 100,000!

In 2025, a record-breaking 96,431 Nebraskans joined the Mountain Plains Crunch Off by taking a bite of locally grown foods. This year, we're aiming even higher!

🥕 Crunch into local foods this October 🍏 Register your event Oct. 1-31 🎉 Open to everyone!

🔗 https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/

10/05/2026

🌱🚜 Happy Farm to School Month, Nebraska! 🌽🍎

From gardens and greenhouses to cafeterias and classrooms, there are so many ways to celebrate local food, agriculture, and learning this October.

🥕 Taste local foods 🌱 Grow something 👩‍🌾 Connect with farmers 🍎 Crunch into local foods

Share your activities and tag us so we can celebrate with you! 💚

10/02/2026

🥳🥕🍎 Let's CRUNCH our way to 100,000!

The Mountain Plains Crunch Off is back, and Nebraska is ready to celebrate local foods all October long. In 2025, a record-breaking 96,431 Nebraskans joined the challenge by taking a bite of locally grown foods. This year, we're aiming even higher!

🥕 Crunch into local foods anytime during October
🍏 Register your crunch event between October 1 and October 31, 2026
🎉 Open to schools, childcare centers, families, organizations, businesses, community groups, and anyone who wants to celebrate local foods!

Will you help Nebraska reach 100,000 crunches this year? Learn more and register at: https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/

Together, let's celebrate local foods, support Nebraska agriculture, and make 2026 our biggest Crunch Off yet! 🍎💚

10/01/2026

The Nebraska Department of Education’s Office of Coordinated Student Support Services is pleased to announce that applications for $2,000 mini grants, funded through a USDA Team Nutrition grant, are now open.

This mini grant opportunity aims to support Afterschool Programs, Clubs, and Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs in helping PreK-12 students and/or Transition Program students develop scratch-cooking skills, increase their familiarity of local foods and nutrient-dense ingredients, expand nutrition knowledge, and encourage healthy eating. TN has a variety of educational materials that you can access as part of your application.

In addition, these grants will help promote family engagement through take-home recipes, tip sheets, and increase families' knowledge of wellness efforts.

Up to 25 mini grants are available- find additional instructions, allowable and unallowable cost guides, and the application link on the Team Nutrition website: https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/team-nutrition/

10/01/2026

In recognition of Farm to School Month, we are kicking off the first day of October with the release of our Battle of the Beans recipe competition! Calling all Nebraskans- do you love cooking or creating new food dishes? Have a tasty family recipe? The Nebraska Department of Education is on the hunt for more recipes to add to our Beanstock webpage!

We’re inviting Nebraskans to submit their favorite bean-based recipes to promote this locally grown plant protein. With funding from the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, winning recipes (1st-3rd place for each category) will be recognized and awarded prizes.

Each recipe must contain 1/2 cup of beans and 10 or fewer cost-conscious ingredients. A minimum of one photo of the prepared recipe needs to be submitted. Check out the other Beanstock recipes that we have collected- what creative use of beans can you come up with https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/beanstock/

Submit your recipe here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaJfbHDKfmGPIgN59bSXGa0ssqEFMrwp7ez73DN7IVa1bEMQ/viewform?usp=preview

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