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Team Nutrition Readiness and Retention Training Program Director Workshop #2
Resource Topic Category:Professional Development
Child Nutrition Program: - NSLP – National School Lunch Program
- SBP – School Breakfast Program
Team Nutrition Training Grant: 2022
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia
Target audience: School nutrition directors
Workshop Purpose: The Back to Scratch workshop participant will gain basic culinary skills to implement scratch and speed scratch cooking methods using locally procured foods to offer a diverse menu for students.
Workshop Objectives:
1. Apply scratch and speed-scratch-focused culinary techniques with global flavors to create student inspired meals using locally purchased products and USDA Foods.
2. Discover herbs and spices that can be used to enhance flavor, lower sodium and meet The USDA Transitional Nutrition Standards and the Proposed Rule.
3. Review use and care of institutional large and small equipment for efficient and safe quality food production.
4. Demonstrate how to correctly measure and weigh ingredients, calculate servings in a pan and calculate the correct portion tool to meet desired meal contribution.
Contact Info:
Katelynn Stansfield
katelynn.stansfield@doe.virginia.gov