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Coming soon! The Child Nutrition Recipe Box (CNRB) provides Child Nutrition program operators with recipes to prepare healthy and delicious meals that meet meal pattern requirements. These recipes are standardized to provide meal pattern crediting information for all meal pattern components and include recipes made with legumes, whole grains, and vegetables from the vegetable subgroups including dark green, red, and/or orange vegetables.
The Child Nutrition Recipe Box will be rolled out in multiple phases.
Phase One - Available September 16
On September 16, Child Nutrition programs will be able to access a growing collection of USDA Standardized Recipes on the CNRB website. Recipes will be organized by main entrées, vegetables, fruits, and grains, as well as alphabetically for users looking for a specific recipe. Users will be able to download and print recipes as needed.
Phase Two - Available Spring 2020
The Child Nutrition Recipe Box will provide tools and resources to help program operators navigate and implement standardized recipes. These resources will include:
- Search tools to find recipes using a variety of search filters, such as USDA Program, Cooking Equipment, Recipe Categories, and Cuisine, to help users identify recipes of interest to them;
- “Build My Cookbook” where users can save their favorite recipes to make a customized cookbook;
- Shopping list feature where users can create a list of groceries from the selected recipes’ ingredients; and
- Consumer-friendly features such as star ratings, recipe reviews, and options to share content on social media.
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