Food & Nutrition Services School Meals Update: National Nutrition Month Marches On!
Published on Mar 12, 2021 14:49

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Food & Nutrition Services Update: March 12, 2021

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National Nutrition Month Marches On!

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Learn Skills to Cook Tasty Meals!

cim logoHaving children help cook meals and snacks is a win for everyone! Kids are more likely to try foods when they have been a part of cooking them. Cooking also helps kids gain independence and learn important life skills! ChopChop Family has monthly newsletters for kids with recipes, kitchen skills, cooking tips, and learning opportunities – check out their free Cooking Club app to help get your kids excited about cooking together! From your friends at Cambridge in Motion, a program of the Cambridge Public Health Department, and CPSD Food & Nutrition Services.

How to Use a Knife: Learn the safest way to use a knife in this ChopChop Newsletter about sweet potatoes (pg. 3)!
– How to Use a Colander: Learn how to use this common kitchen tool in this ChopChop Newsletter all about Chickpeas (pg. 4)!
– How to Crack an Egg: Learn how to crack an egg in this ChopChop Newsletter all about Eggs (pg. 3)!
– How to Core a Tomato: Learn how to get that pesky core out of a tomato in this ChopChop Newsletter all about tomatoes (pg. 3)!


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Lunch & Learn!

Join two dietitians this Wednesday at the Peabody School and Baldwin School for a Lunch & Learn - pick up a school meal and grab some nutrition tips and giveaways!

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Get Creative with Our Nutrition Poster Challenge

CPS Nutrition is looking to collect fun, new, and creative expressions of art to personalize and brighten up the walls of the cafeteria! Our goal is to highlight favorite selections on social media, and enlarge drawings into posters. We're extending this invitation for all Cambridge students (remote, hybrid, in-person) to join in the collection.

Send submissions anytime in March to:
– Cambridge Food Services, 158 Spring St, Cambridge, MA 02141
– Scanned or emailed in color to [email protected]

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SNAP Resources from Project Bread

project bread - 800.645.8333Project Bread has an assistance hotline for families to assist with additional food supplementation. They can connect you to programs that will help you afford groceries and put food on the table.

Please see the following flyers for more information:
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