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Fuel Your Menus

Your go-to resource for school nutrition, sample menus, easy recipes, and educational training materials. Get inspired, get organized, and confidently serve healthier meals to your students.

The USDA's new nutrition standards allow low-fat flavored milk at all grade levels, limit added sugars, reduce sodium, and make it easier to serve meat and meat alternatives, like cheese and yogurt, at breakfast. We’re here to help with sample breakfast menus, kid-approved recipes, and training resources for easy, effective implementation.

Menus

Three breakfast menus that meet the new guidelines for inspiration for your own menus. Includes 2 weeks of menus, nutritional info, and helpful tips.

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Grab & Go

Portable meal components that allow students to pick up breakfast items outside of the cafeteria while keeping service fast and efficient.

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Heat & Serve

Pre-prepared items that can quickly be heated and served, reducing labor demands while maintaining quality and portioning.
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Speed Scratch

Partially prepared components that staff can combine or finish on-site for a fresher, more customized offering.
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“Best thing I ever ate"
2nd grader, Illinois, Cherry Lime Smoothie Bowl
"I would love to have this at breakfast!”
7th grader, Indiana, Breakfast Nachos
“You should serve this here!”
High schooler, Minnesota, Breakfast Grilled Cheese

Recipes

These recipes are all delicious, nutritious, and student-tested! Simple step-by-step instructions make their inclusion into your menus a breeze.

Breakfast Calzone
This savory grab-and-go option wraps scrambled eggs, low-fat cheddar, and turkey bacon bits in a whole-grain-rich crust for a satisfying start to the school day. Each half-calzone delivers 13 grams...
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Cherry Lime Smoothie Bowl
This vibrant, no-cook smoothie bowl blends sweet cherries, tangy lime juice, and creamy vanilla yogurt into a refreshing base topped with crunchy whole-grain granola. Each 1-cup portion delivers 8 ...
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Breakfast Nachos with Tajin Yogurt Sauce
This savory breakfast bowl layers whole-grain tortilla chips, seasoned black beans, and scrambled eggs, topped with a zesty Tajin yogurt sauce and optional cheddar and salsa. With 17 grams of prote...
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Chicken & Waffles w/ Honey Mustard Sauce
This heat-and-serve breakfast pairs whole-grain waffles with lean, breaded chicken tenders and a tangy yogurt-based honey mustard sauce. Each serving delivers over 13 grams of protein and 1.5 oz eq...
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Breakfast Fruit Crisp with Yogurt
This scratch-made breakfast pairs a golden oat-and-whole-wheat crisp topping with naturally sweet strawberries and a dollop of creamy vanilla yogurt. Each serving provides 1.5 oz eq of whole grains...
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Breakfast Mac & Cheese
This warm, comforting dish blends whole-grain macaroni and cheese with scrambled eggs and turkey bacon bits for a satisfying breakfast that feels indulgent but meets the mark. Each portion delivers...
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Training

How-to’s, webinars, and step-by-step recipe videos to help make Smart Swaps easy.

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Step by Step Video: How To Make A Breakfast Quesadilla

This how-to video will help you start students’ mornings right with a delicious breakfast quesadilla! Fluffy scrambled eggs and pepper jack cheese are perfectly melted between a warm, golden tortilla.

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Step by Step Video: How to Make Frozen Yogurt Bark

This how-to video will help you start students’ mornings right with a delicious Frozen Yogurt Bark, packed with whole grains, protein, and fruit!

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Step by Step Video: How to Make a Cherry Lime Smoothie Bowl

This how-to video will help you start students’ mornings right with a delicious, vibrant, spoonable Cherry Lime Smoothie Bowl with cherries, lime, and a granola topping!

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