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Great Trays™ Toolkit for School Foodservice

The Great Trays™ toolkit provides tools, information, and resources to plan kid-tested nutritious menus that meet the new nutrition standards for school lunch and breakfast programs, start and promote farm to school programs, save money on food purchasing, and "nudge" students toward healthier choices. See more about Great Trays™.

 

  • Menu Planning

    Menu planning worksheets, a sample cycle menu, and recipes.

  • Preparing Food

    A wealth of food preparation tips.

  • Marketing

    Tools to engage your students and parents in healthier meals.

  • Purchasing

    Benefits of joining the Minnesota School Food Buying Group.

  • Best Practices

    A video gallery of schools who have made great changes.

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