Nebraska Team Nutrition

01/08/2026

📣 Innovate the Plate 2026: Power Up with MyPlate!
Grades 6–12 & FCCLA members—create an original recipe, test it with focus groups, and prepare it live at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference.
🗓️ Apply by Feb 20, 2026
🔗 Visit https://bit.ly/InnovateMyPlate to apply today!

March 31, 2026 Nebraska FCCLA State Leadership Conference Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln Innovate the Plate: Power Up with My Plate Competition As a part of the USDA Team Nutrition grant at the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) we are encour...

01/05/2026

Join us on NCompass LIVE on February 11th! NDE staff will be highlighting Nebraska’s statewide efforts to strengthen family literacy through cross-sector collaboration to support the Nebraska Literacy Project. Resources highlighted will include inclusive practices and accessible tools.

This presentation will showcase the work of the Nebraska Department of Education’s Family Literacy Advisory Committee, including a newly developed implementation guide and centralized resource hub designed to support schools, libraries, and community organizations. Register today at: https://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventshow.asp?ProgID=26028

12/23/2025

Looking for a last-minute gift for someone who has everything? Check out these bean soup holiday gifts, https://calbeans.org/diy-bean-soup-christmas-gifts/

12/23/2025

MyPlate Fact Card – Orange

🍊 Discover our Orange Fact Card!
Fun facts on the front + a hands-on activity on the back to help students learn as they taste.
🍊 Orange Card https://ow.ly/72rG50XIv3h
🥦 More Fruit & Veggie Fact Cards are available under MyPlate Resources on the Team Nutrition website. https://ow.ly/ONCZ50XIv3i

12/22/2025

Happy holidays- wishing you all the best this holiday season. Check out our NEW mint recipes and resources for all of your holiday needs https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/farm-to-school/harvest-of-the-month/ #1762456375202-4331edc4-71b1

12/22/2025

Good morning, this is your Wellness Wakeup Call! “Special celebrations often call for special celebration foods, and many are very healthy plant foods! During the winter holidays, people use pumpkins and winter squash, apples, cranberries, corn, nuts, oranges, and sweet potatoes. What healthy plant foods does your family have during the holidays?” This is an example of a Wellness Wakeup message. Wellness Wakeup Call is nutrition education in the form of easy-to-digest soundbites that take just 10 - 20 seconds per day. This resource is available to schools to read over the PA system each morning (or in morning circle if the school doesn’t have a PA system). There are many other ways to use this resource, and it comes with instructions. Fill out this Google form to request Wellness Wakeup Call: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpMpOozTdGoSC5yQEs4plwH1t3XgYzSq9_r8gDp3knZpqfqg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=105619059342917766915

12/22/2025

Recipe - Whipped Sweet Potatoes

🥄🎄 Celebrate the season with Whipped Sweet Potatoes!
Smooth, naturally sweet, and holiday-ready — a festive winter side dish your family and students will love.
🍴 English recipe
🌎 Spanish recipe
🍏 More HOM recipes

12/17/2025

MyPlate Fact Card - Broccoli, Go Green!

🥦✨ Check out our Broccoli Fact Card!
Fun facts on the front + a hands-on activity on the back to help students learn as they taste.
🥦 Broccoli Card
https://ow.ly/8j1T50XIuCj
🍎 More Fruit & Veggie Fact Cards are available under MyPlate Resources on the Team Nutrition website https://ow.ly/pYGF50XIuCk

12/15/2025

This October, Nebraskans crunched their way to 96,431 crunches—our highest total ever! 🙌 With 508,811 crunches across all 7 states:
🥇 ND
🥈 NE
🥉 CO
Thanks to all students, teachers, families, farmers & community partners who crunched with us. ❤️🌽

12/12/2025

Announcing the Team Nutrition Mini-Grant Second Round Grantees
🎉 Congratulations to the 9 Nebraska schools awarded a $2,000 MyPlate Mini-Grant (second round) funded by USDA Team Nutrition!
Thank you for supporting healthy eating, nutrition education, and student wellness across Nebraska!

🏫 Awarded Schools:
• Arnold Public Schools
• Dundy County Stratton Schools – Benkelman Elementary School
• Dundy County Stratton Schools – Dundy County High School
• Kenesaw Public Schools
• Leigh Community Schools – Leigh High School
• St. Peter Catholic School (Lincoln)
• St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School (Seward)
• Superior Public School
• Tri County Public Schools – Tri County Elementary

12/11/2025

Announcing the Team Nutrition Mini-Grant Grantees!!
🎉 Congratulations to the 16 Nebraska schools awarded a $2,000 MyPlate Mini-Grant funded by USDA Team Nutrition! Learn more here: https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/team-nutrition/
🏫 Awarded Schools:
North Bend Central Public Schools
Walthill Public School
Ogallala Public School District (Prairie View Elementary School)
Plainview Public Schools (Plainview Elementary School)
Bishop Neumann High School
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School
Scottsbluff Public Schools (Roosevelt Elementary School)
Scribner-Snyder Community Schools
Tri County Public Schools (Tri County Jr/Sr High School)
Sutton Public Schools
Twin River Public Schools
Bertrand Community School
Brady Public Schools
Centennial Public Schools
Morrill Public Schools (Morrill High School)
Dorchester Public Schools


Thank you for supporting healthy eating, nutrition education & student wellness across Nebraska!

12/10/2025

🥕 Check out our MyPlate Fruit & Vegetable Fact Card – Carrot Edition!
The front features fun facts, while the back includes a hands-on activity so students can learn more about carrots while they taste them.
🥕 Link to Carrot Card- https://ow.ly/RWx450XGiSa
🍎 Explore other Fruit & Vegetable Fact Cards under MyPlate Resources on the Team Nutrition website, https://www.education.ne.gov/ns/team-nutrition/