Nebraska Team Nutrition

10/30/2025

Farm to School Month is coming to a close soon! 🍎
It’s been so inspiring to see all the amazing ways schools and early childhood programs have celebrated this important work. 💚

Walthill Public School held a Crunch Off last week—and it was a huge success! 🎉
Students sang an apple song, shared apple jokes 🍏😂, and cheered as prizes were handed out for the coloring contest. The highlight? Eating their apples all the way to the core to see the seeds! 🌱

A big thank you to all the students, teachers, farmers, parents, organizations, and local food enthusiasts who have joined in the Crunch Off so far! 🥕🥒

There’s still time to CRUNCH into local foods this October or register your earlier events! ✨
📅 Crunch Off events: Oct 1–31, 2025
📝 Registration closes: October 31 11:59 p.m.
Learn more and register through the link: https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/
Happy Farm to School Month! 🥳

10/30/2025

A new athletics season is starting soon! Check out the sports nutrition resources we have available to support your student athletes! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGwc85teDM/aoaApj8LwppvjERw08HlcA/view?utm_content=DAGwc85teDM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h497e2f429b and check out our website for even more resources, https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/team-nutrition/sports-nutrition/

10/29/2025

🚶‍♀️🌽 We’re on the move across Nebraska with Walk to Unlock!
Farm to School is teaming up to celebrate Farm to School Month and share awesome resources along the trail.
Check out our new content along each of the four trails!
🙌 Join solo or with a team
✅ Sign up today
➡️ https://walk2unlock.ne.gov/

Through the Walk to Unlock Nebraska Specialty Crops Project, funded by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) will leverage two programs available to Nebraska schools (Walk to Unlock Nebraska (W2UN) and Nebraska Harvest of the Month (HOM)) to increase yout...

10/29/2025

🥗 Apply now for the $2,000 Team Nutrition Mini-Grant! These grants support nutrition education, student wellness & MyPlate promotion in PreK-12 schools. Up to 25 grants are available! Apply by Nov 10, 2025 ➡️ https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/team-nutrition/

10/28/2025

🍎 It’s not too late to join the Nebraska Crunch Off!
Take a big CRUNCH into local food anytime in October and celebrate Farm to School Month with your students, coworkers, and community!
Find ideas and resources and don't forget to register your event at 👉 https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/

10/17/2025

Make sure you utilize some of the Harvest of the Month resources we have as well! https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/harvest-of-the-month/ #1686944192293-fd104305-8c2d

We are so excited to be gearing up to learn the parts of a pumpkin in classrooms all over Colfax County with such a fun variety of pumpkins from the Maple Creek Creators 4-H Club!

Thank you for picking us such a great supply for some fun, hands-on learning!

10/17/2025

Pasta is so versitile! Check out this amazing white bean mac-n-cheese! You won't even know that there are beans in the rich cheese sauce!! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGlSoAL95w/wgajaLq8zo-kctNMrQZq-Q/edit?utm_content=DAGlSoAL95w&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

National Pasta Day! A day to celebrate the many ways we eat pasta! Serve up some whole-grain noodles with a nutritious topping and you're good to go!

10/17/2025

Why, yes, we did! Check out our Harvest of the Month turnip tivia!https://www.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Turnips-Trivia-Cards.pdf

Did you know? Before pumpkins took center stage, turnips and potatoes were carved into jack-o’-lanterns. 🎃 Stop by Arbor Lodge to explore more vintage Halloween history at this year’s Vintage Halloween display kicking off this weekend!

10/17/2025

Celebrating Farm to School Month with trivia, tips, and all things local!

Do you know why dark meat is dark? Dark meat contains more oxygen carrying protein to promote muscle development, making it richer in iron than white meat.

10/17/2025

Today is the last day of National School Lunch Week (NSLW) 2025! Nebraska school nutrition staff and kids have stamped their passports and tasted the world over with 5 days of fun and flavor! Check out the celebrations hosted this week from around the Nebraska in our NSLW 2025 celebration video!

National School Lunch Week 2025 – Celebration Video,

This is "NSLW Celebration Video 2025 v3" by Nebraska Appleseed on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

10/17/2025

Have you hosted your Crunch Off yet? These events are easy to plan! Just grab your favorite local items (apples, popcorn, etc. see list below) and register your event here, https://www.eventcombo.com/e/crunch-off-76606

Use the Harvest of the Month trivia under downloadable materials to kick off your event, https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/harvest-of-the-month/ take photos- we would LOVE to see you Crunching! Visit the NDE website to learn more about how to Crunch Off! https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/mountain-plains-crunch/