School Nutrition Announces Farm to School Art Contest Winners

School Nutrition Services kicked off National Farm to School Month in October with their first annual art contest. The theme for the 2016 contest was “What Farm to School Means to Me.” The contest was open to all Loudoun County students’ grades K-12. There were 75 entries in the contest from grades K-8 only. All…

School Nutrition Services Brings FOODPLAY Productions to Aldie Elementary

This past July, members of the School Nutrition Services Department attended the annual School Nutrition Association conference in San Antonio, Texas where they met members of FOODPLAY Productions.  In September, it was announced that one lucky school from LCPS would be awarded a free FOODPLAY assembly.  School Nutrition Services selected Aldie Elementary as the recipient for…

Cheesy Chickpea and Broccoli Bake

Looking for a new kid-friendly recipe to serve this Thanksgiving? Why not try this cheesy chickpea broccoli bake?  Our students love eating broccoli for school lunch, so it is a great way for them to also enjoy it at home.  The cheese helps provide ample calcium, broccoli is full of  vitamins and minerals, and chickpeas…

LCPS School Nutrition Celebrates Veterans

Last week, School Nutrition Services honored veterans and active military by serving freshly baked cookies to all who visited a school on November 11th.  This promotion was conducted in all schools across the district.  Over 800 cookies were served to our special guests on this day. School Nutrition wants to thank everyone for their support and partnership…

School Nutrition Kicks Off Fall With Taste Parties

In October, Loudoun County School Nutrition Services took to the polls to have students from seven, K-12 schools to vote on new menu items that could be added to the breakfast and lunch menus next school year. A hand selected group of students from each school were brought into the cafeteria, where they were served…

LCPS Teachers Receive School Garden Training As Part of USDA Farm to School Grant

Twenty-four Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teachers participated in a school garden training program on Saturday, October 15th, at Willowsford Farm in Ashburn. The workshop was funded by a USDA Farm to School Planning Grant that was awarded to the LCPS School Nutrition Services Department earlier this year. The workshop was coordinated by Sarah Holoway…

Celebrate Election Day With Patriotic Fruit Kabobs

The kids are out of school and the polls are open for Election Day! Why not celebrate with this delicious fruit-filled snack from Better Recipes? Ingredients: 1 pt Strawberries, sliced 1 cup Blueberries 6 Bananas, cut into pieces Bamboo Skewers Directions: Prepare fruit. On 7 skewers thread strawberries and bananas, alternating between the two. On…