Shaking It Up: Small Changes Lead to Big Flavors
The Shaking It Up! sodium resources provide tangible, practical guidance for school nutrition professionals to implement sodium reduction best practices and strategies in their school foodservice operations. The Shaking It Up! resource page provides a range of educational resources and training materials, including training worksheets and online courses. The worksheets and online courses provide a deep dive into a sodium reduction topic and related strategies, feature scenarios or schools success stories to demonstrate sodium reduction best practices, and include activities to test and reinforce key concepts. The worksheets and online courses can be used for individual learning and incorporated into school staff trainings on sodium reduction topics.
Sodium Reduction in School Meals
worksheets
Title | Date added | Download |
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Scoping Out Sodium in School Menus | December 15, 2021 | Download |
Sodium Swaps: Utilizing Product Substitution | December 15, 2021 | Download |
Setting Weekly and Daily Sodium Goals | March 23, 2023 | Download |
Weighted Nutrient Analysis of Sodium | August 07, 2023 | Download |
Scoping Out Sodium in School Menus | |
Sodium Swaps: Utilizing Product Substitution | |
Weighted Nutrient Analysis of Sodium |
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Procuring Lower-Sodium Products
worksheets
Title | Date added | Download |
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Cooperative Purchasing Groups | March 09, 2022 | Download |
Incorporating Local Foods in School Nutrition Programs | February 15, 2022 | Download |
Utilizing USDA Foods and USDA DoD Fresh Programs | February 15, 2022 | Download |
Working With Your Procurement Partners | May 27, 2022 | Download |
Writing Specifications That Limit Sodium | March 23, 2022 | Download |
Cooperative Purchasing Groups | |
Incorporating Local Foods in School Nutrition Programs | |
Utilizing USDA Foods and USDA DoD Fresh Programs | |
Writing Specifications That Limit Sodium | |
Working with Your Procurement Partners |
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Student Acceptance of New Lower-Sodium Menu Items
Worksheets
Title | Date added | Download |
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Engaging Students in Menu Development | March 23, 2023 | Download |
Assembling and Managing a Student Nutrition Advisory Council | March 23, 2023 | Download |
Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Taste-Test Surveys | June 27, 2023 | Download |
Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Menu Surveys | July 05, 2023 | Download |
Marketing Healthier School Meals | December 12, 2023 | Download |
Utilizing Community Partners and Social Media | December 12, 2023 | Download |
Engaging Students in Menu Development | |
Marketing and Promoting Healthier School Meals |
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Using Speed-Scratch Food Preparation to Reduce Sodium
Worksheets
Title | Date added | Download |
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Principles of Speed-Scratch Food Preparation | December 01, 2022 | Download |
Scratch Vs Speed-Scratch Recipe Comparison | November 11, 2022 | Download |
Equipping a Speed-Scratch Kitchen | September 09, 2022 | Download |
Popular Speed-Scratch Menu Items | September 09, 2022 | Download |
Popular Speed-Scratch Menu Items | |
Principles of Speed-Scratch Food Preparation | |
Cooperative Purchasing Groups | |
Equipping a Speed-Scratch Kitchens |
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Culinary Approaches to Reduce Sodium
Worksheets
Title | Date added | Download |
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Mindfully Seasoning Your Menus | November 11, 2022 | Download |
Strategies, Tips, and Tricks to Reduce Sodium and Enhance Flavor | February 01, 2023 | Download |
Mindfully Seasoning Your Menus | |
Strategies, Tips, and Tricks to Reduce Sodium and Enhance Flavor |
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Worksheet Series Hyperlink Addresses
Worksheet Series Hyperlink Addresses
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Worksheet Series Hyperlink Addresses | April 25, 2022 | Download |
Other Sodium Reduction Resources
other resources
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Enhancing Flavors Culinary Calendar 2021-22 | November 30, 2021 | Download |
CICN Herbs and Spices Posters
CICN Herbs and Spices Posters
Title | Date added | Download |
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Dried Herbs | April 06, 2022 | Download |
Dried Spices | April 06, 2022 | Download |
Fresh Herbs | April 06, 2022 | Download |
Spice Blends | April 06, 2022 | Download |
Hierbas Frescas | July 17, 2023 | Download |
Hierbas Secas | July 17, 2023 | Download |
Especias Secas | July 17, 2023 | Download |
Mezclas de Especias | July 17, 2023 | Download |
Child Nutrition Recipes |
CICN Webinar – Scratch-Made Salad Dressings and Condiments | |
CICN Webinar – Farm to School: Fresh Ideas for Preparing Fall Fruits and Vegetables | |
CICN Webinar – Leveraging USDA Foods to Alleviate Food Supply Shortages | |
CICN Webinar – Speed-Scratch: Quick Preparations for High-Impact Menu Items | |
CICN Webinar – Culinary Techniques for Flavor Enhancement and Sodium |
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