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Follow the ABCs of School Nutrition blog to see what school nutrition programs in Illinois are doing and get new ideas! Here we will talk about everything from Illinois State Board of Education updates to food waste prevention strategies.
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Published: July 5, 2024Herbs and spices: Ideas for the school kitchenHerbs and spices can be used in many types of recipe applications.
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Published: June 20, 2024Herbs and spices: 5 things to know before you get cookingHerbs and spices add flavor and variety to school meals without adding salt. They can be used during the cooking process and may also be used to season food just before eating.
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Published: November 9, 2023Strategies to slash sodium: Prep methods and flavor hacksIf you've got the equipment and labor capacity, some tweaks to your cooking methods can ramp up flavor without extra salt.
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Published: January 13, 2023Demystifying the math of culinary conversions (part 2!)See how to use dimensional analysis to scale up a recipe and make adjustments based on the measuring equipment you have.
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Published: December 13, 2022Demystifying the math of culinary conversionsDo you struggle with math in the kitchen and get confused with tablespoons, cups, pints, and quarts? Learn the skill of using "dimensional analysis" to make conversions easy!
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Published: December 7, 2022Master your measurements to bake up success in the kitchenIf you’ll be baking in your home kitchen this holiday season, why not make the most of it and brush up on your math skills?
