Smoothie Slurp
The American Dairy Association Mideast and the Ohio and West Virginia Farm to School Networks are promoting a Smoothie Slurp during the week of February 6th! To register your group just click this link: https://bit.ly/SmoothieSlurp23
Smoothies are an excellent way for kids to try new foods and increase their fruit and vegetable intake. They are an easy option to add to breakfast or lunch too! Smoothies are high in calcium, protein, potassium, vitamins like vitamin C, and fiber. Smoothies are a great way to promote buying and serving local foods including dairy products and fruit and vegetable produce. Two of the recipes included in the Smoothie Slurp guide are large-batch recipes that are cafeteria friendly and only include 3 simple ingredients. For more information on these recipes go to: https://www.drink-milk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Smoothie-Slurp-Guide.pdf
Ohio State University Extension has also created an activity guide on how to teach kids about the nutrition in smoothies by categorizing food groups, exploring how to balance calories and create their own smoothie recipe using a template. For teaching activities related to healthy smoothies in a blender or smoothie bike head to: https://ohio4h.org/4Hblenderbike
Show us how you slurp! Share photos or videos on social media using #OHSmoothieSlurp or #WVSmoothieSlurp and tag @adamideast and @OhioFarm2School or @WVFarm2School.
Recipe of the Month
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The USDA created a Vegetable Lasagna for schools, a great option for a cold, snowy school day. The recipe provides one-ounce equivalent meat alternate, one-eighth cup dark green vegetable, one half cup of red/orange vegetable, one-fourth cup other vegetable, one-eighth cup additional vegetable, and one-ounce equivalent grains. The Child Nutrition Recipe Box’s Recipes for Schools page and SNAP-Ed connection’s Healthy, Thrifty Holiday Menus page provide holiday menu inspiration like recipes to celebrate the Lunar New Year including yummy recipes like; Apple Carrot Soup, Stir Fried Beef, and Mixed Fruit Salad and many others! |
Free Leafy Greens
Free Leafy Greens is a hands-free, hydroponic greenhouse located in Hudson, OH providing two different versions of their red and green leaf salad mix on menus this month. Their hydroponic lettuce is grown without pesticides, GMOs, and other chemicals. Lettuce is grown “hands-free” with state-of-the art hydroponic technology, creating an environment for the cleanest, crispest, best tasting lettuce available. Hydroponic lettuce is a year-round local food!
2023 Farm to Summer Summit
Excited about Farm to Summer? So are we! Join us for three planning sessions to promote Farm to Summer in 2023: February 6, March 7, and April 4. Use this form to let us know you’re interested. Meeting links will be sent separately. The first Farm to Summer planning session will be in person and coincide with the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Summer Summit: Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids on February 6 at the Mid Ohio Food Bank in Grove City, Ohio. The Farm to Summer planning session will take place at 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. There will be conference sessions on meal patterns and serving local foods in summer meals. Representatives from the Ohio State University Extension Farm to School Network, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Education's Office of Nutrition’s Farm to School team will also be available and providing additional resources for Farm to Summer. Register today for the Summit – join us for Farm to Summer planning or stay for the day! Please contact Elizabeth.Douglass@education.ohio.gov with any Summer Summit or Farm to Summer questions.
Farm to School Regional Network
Since 2011, the Ohio Farm to School Network has been led by Ohio State University Extension. Comprised of representatives from state and local agencies, school districts, non-profit organizations, food producers, distributors, and other stakeholders within the food system, this group meets quarterly to support efforts in the procurement, serving, and teaching about local foods to children throughout Ohio. In 2020, Ohio Department of Agriculture, in partnership with Ohio Department of Education, was awarded a $100,000 USDA State Agency F2S Grant to strengthen the existing Ohio Network. Through that process, eight regional networks were created providing a framework for coordination among Ohio F2S programs while celebrating the regional characteristics and cultures found around the state.
Thank you to the following organizations that have offered to lead their regional networks!
Northwest: CIFT Innovation (New!)
North Central: Open
Northeast: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
West Central: Dayton and Montogomery County Public Health
Central: OSU Extension East Central: OSU Extension, Stark County
Southwest: Green Umbrella
Southeast: Rural Action
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Ohio Proud Food Summit
Please join the Ohio Department of Agriculture for an event that connects Ohio growers and food manufacturers directly to retail, restaurant, and food service buyers.
More than 25 Ohio Proud partners will be available to sample and answer questions about their local, Ohio made products!
If you would like to attend the Ohio Proud Food Summit, please complete & return this form no later than February 10, 2023. There is no charge to attend, but registration is requested.
BUYER'S REGISTRATION FORM
Event Details:
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 11:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Ohio Department of Agriculture, Bromfield Administration Building Auditorium,
8995 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
Buyer Registration Forms can be emailed to: Ashley.McDonald@agri.ohio.gov
Questions? Contact us at 614-728-6206 or OhioProud@agri.ohio.gov
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