The USDA
Foods Show Us Your Tray Photo Contest is back and we want to see how you use USDA Foods in your school
meals!
Inspire other food service
professionals and submit a picture of your most creative dish. It could be a main entrée, a side dish, or even a tasty
dessert. With more than 200 USDA Foods items available, we want to highlight
each food group and the innovative ways in which
they can be used. Show us how you use USDA Foods proteins, fruits,
vegetables, grains, and dairy to liven up your meals! Your submissions will
provide other food service
professionals with healthy, creative, kid-approved meal ideas using USDA Foods. Check out the winners from the past two years!
2017 Show Us Your Tray Winner - Prince William County School District, VA
Baja Cantina Nachos
2016 Show Us Your Tray Winner - Duval County School District, FL
Mandarin Chicken Salad
Districts with winning submissions will receive a certificate
of recognition and USDA's Food and Nutrition Service will showcase their photos at the School Nutrition Association Legislative
Action Conference, in a special edition of the “USDA Foods from Farm to Plate” e-letter,
at the American Commodity Distribution Association Annual National Conference,
and on the USDA Foods website!
Interested in showing
us what you can do? Visit our website to see the new
award categories this year, review the contest rules, download a sample
submission email, and read our tips for top-notch photos!!
Show us your tray and submit
your photos to USDAFoods@fns.usda.gov by January 15, 2019!
Disclaimer: By submitting photos
to this contest, you consent that they may be used by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and/or others with the consent of USDA, for the purposes of
illustration or publication in any legally authorized manner. You understand
that these pictures and information will be used in educational materials, such
as USDA brochures, newsletters, videos, or news releases, to help others
understand how USDA programs help people. The pictures and information will not
be used for any commercial, money-making purpose.
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