Montana Team Nutrition

02/13/2026

Reducing sodium webinar on Wed, Feb 18 at 2pm! 🧂🥫

Join our own 'seasoned' school nutrition professionals, Andrea Cady from Harrison School and Alex Nguyen from Box Elder School will share tips for reducing sodium in their school meals!

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02/10/2026

Great work, Rocky Boy school nutrition team! 🦬🦬

“It’s healthier when we serve bison. We know that the bison that we’re serving today is from our own buffalo ranch here. We know what’s grass fed. We know where it comes from. There’s no fillers in it. It’s just healthier.” Says Lori Osgood, Food Services Director at Rocky Boy School

https://www.krtv.com/neighborhood-news/indian-country/more-than-a-meal-rocky-boy-schools-serve-culture-health-and-tradition?fbclid=IwY2xjawP4d_pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeFOVPQsRGSe_GtDc2gbfl47OkStlH6b6qPGTsRyBhXtcidHHokx53dNPX_yU_aem_QGrNo64r11_aXtNs-fvMwg

Rocky Boy Schools are transforming school lunches with Indigenous foods like bison chili, connecting students to culture, boosting nutrition, and supporting tribal food programs.

02/09/2026

This Wednesday we will be discussing back pack and school pantries. It will be full of good information, don't miss!

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02/05/2026

Montana Team Nutrition got a chance to hold a culinary training event with the awesome staff at Sweet Grass High School in Big Timber, MT! We worked on knife skills, baked Stromboli, whipped up brownie batter hummus, and more! 🍅🥫🧅

02/03/2026

February’s is the hardy beet! Beets are a big business in Montana where in the central and eastern plains, large off-white Sugar Beets are grown and processed into sugar. . For more facts, fun recipes, and activities check out https://mtharvestofthemonth.org/!

02/02/2026

We appreciate you, Lori, Loren, and Kellie! You three are rockstars! 🌟🌟🌟

02/02/2026

Please join us this Wednesday from 2-3PM to discuss standardized recipes!

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01/28/2026

Join us TODAY at 2pm to hear how our own Geraldine and Greenfield School Food Service Directors are working on reducing sugar in their school meals 🍓🧁

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Join us next Wednesday Jan 28th at 2pm to hear how Greenfield and Geraldine schools are reducing added sugars! 🍧🍓

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01/26/2026

What a fabulous mother daughter duo working hard to serve up amazing lunches (and fruit!) at Hays Lodgepole school! 🍇🍉 Your students are lucky to have you all! 😀

✨ Big things are happening in school meals at Hays Lodgepole High School on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation — and it all starts in the kitchen, with incredible staff and thoughtful leadership.

Today, for the 12 Days of School Nutrition Gratitude, we proudly honor and celebrate Sandra (Sandy) Christenson – Cook & Food Service Director, & Dorothy Christenson – Assistant Cook.

This mother-daughter duo serves meals the way you’d serve them at home: with care, intention, and love. They go above and beyond every single day, making almost everything from scratch, balancing efficiency with flavor, and always centering what students love most. They also make sure the students have an incredible variety of fruit, including plums, melons, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, kiwi, grapes (offered at breakfast too, not just lunch) plus a daily salad bar!

And the very best part? Sandy and Dorothy are two of the most caring, genuine, and dedicated people you’ll ever meet.

01/23/2026

Join us next Wednesday Jan 28th at 2pm to hear how Greenfield and Geraldine schools are reducing added sugars! 🍧🍓

Link to join: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGNlYjJmYjYtZjZmNi00MmY4LTgzNzQtZmVmYjFhOWU5MjFi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2207a94c98-f30f-4abb-bd7e-d63f8720dc02%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226b3094b6-c91e-4281-a9c1-ebfc2c4c6120%22%7d

01/23/2026

Please join us this Wednesday for lots of good information on mastering the meal pattern on reducing sodium!

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01/22/2026

Kudos to you, Alex for always taking your school meals to the next level! Your school is lucky to have you!

Let’s give it up for Alex Nguyen, Food Service Director at Box Elder Schools on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation!

Alex is a true inspiration—to students, staff, and the entire school community. A kind soul and a seriously talented cook, Alex brings scratch cooking to life, incorporates more Indigenous meals, and opens students’ palates to cuisines from around the world—giving them delicious flavors and unforgettable food experiences.

And Alex isn’t slowing down—he’s reaching for the stars! 🌟 Newer to school nutrition, Alex could have easily kept his head down and focused on just getting through each day. But that’s not his style. Instead, he seeks out trainings, builds connections, and finds the support needed to take school food—and his kitchen—to the next level.