Team Nutrition Recipe of the Month

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July 18, 2024

Enjoy Berries this Summer

Berries can add a boost of color, flavor, fiber, vitamin C, and other important nutrients to your home or child care menu. Enjoy them fresh, frozen, hot, or cold. Try one of these kid-friendly recipes for a berry good breakfast or snack!

Recipes that yield 6 servings are listed below. These recipes are also available in yields of 25-50 servings in the Institute of Child Nutrition's Child Nutrition Recipe Box.

Berry Medley and Quinoa Breakfast Bake

Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-18

Fruit and Yogurt Roll-Ups

Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-18

Strawberry and Waffle Kebabs With Maple-Yogurt Dip

Strawberry and Waffle Kebab with Yogurt Dipping Sauce

Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-18

Lemon-Blueberry Corn Muffin

Ages 3-5 and 6-18

Mini Graham Crackers and Berry Nut Butter

Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-18

Very Berry Parfait

Ages 3-5 | Ages 6-18

Nutrition Education Connection

Try these activities with children:

Teach children how strawberries grow with the activities in this Grow It, Try It, Like It! Booklet: Strawberry Patch.
Use the Nibbles for Health Newsletter: Colorful Fruits to encourage kids to try fruits of all different colors.
Discuss interesting facts about berries with students using this Great Garden Detective Lesson: Investigate Like a Super Sleuth (Grades 3-4).
Ask kids to identify the berries in this fun poster from Dig In! Standards-Based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up (Grades 5-6).
Enjoy a fun new way to drink water! Prepare fruit and veggie waters with berries with recipes from the Summer Food, Summer Moves Activity Guide for Families: Stay Cool With Summer Meals (Ages 6-14).

USDA Child Nutrition Program operators can request free printed copies of certain Team Nutrition materials, while supplies last, at https://pueblo.gpo.gov/TN/TNPubs.php.

Shopping Tips

Berries are in season during the summer. Buying produce “in season” often costs less and the produce will be at peak flavor.
Frozen fruits last much longer than fresh. Store frozen berries in your freezer to enjoy them year-round.
To cut down on added sugars, check the ingredients list. Look for frozen berries that do not have sugar listed in the ingredients.
Buy fresh berries when they are in season and offered at a lower cost and freeze the extra to use at a later date.

For more tips, check out Shop Simple with MyPlate.