Winter Squash tastes great.

HARVEST BITES

• Circle all the meals on the menu that include winter squash.

• How many did you find?

• How many kinds of winter squash have you tried?

• Do you have a favorite?

January 2018 Cascade, Green Acres & Riverview

All meals include a variety of fruits, vegetables and milk

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1

NO SCHOOL

2

Hamburger

Grilled Cheese

PBJ

3

Orange Chicken

Chicken Tenders

PBJ

4

White Chicken Chili

Grilled Ham &

Cheese

PBJ

5

Pizza

PBJ

Cookie

8 9 10 11 12

Chicken Burger Soft Taco Fish Sticks Chicken Fajita Taco Pizza

Deli Turkey Sandwich Roasted Chicken Spaghetti Homemade Chili PBJ

PBJ PBJ PBJ PBJ

15

NO SCHOOL

16

Loaded Baked Potato

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Nuggets

PBJ

17

Sloppy Joes

Taco Salad

PBJ

18

Taco Soup

Deli Turkey Sandwich

PBJ

19

Pizza

PBJ

Cookie

22 23 24 25 26

Popcorn Chicken Deli Ham Sandwich Pizza Ramen Noodle Bowl NO SCHOOL

Loaded Baked Potato Soft Taco PBJ Teriyaki Dippers

PBJ PBJ

Spanish Rice

PBJ

29

NO SCHOOL

30

Shredded Pork

Fajitas

Cheesy Garlic Bread

PBJ

31

Turkey Gravy &

Mashed Potatoes

Tuna Salad Sandwich

PBJ

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J u5t for Kids

MAKE A MATCH Directions: Draw a line matching the name of the fruit or

vegetable to the correct picture.

Winter Squash

Tomato

Summer Squash

Pear

Watermelon

Asparagus

Peas

FIND OUT Mo RE: Visit Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs at www.ode.state.or.us/ services/ nutrition Look for Oregon Farm To School and School Garden Program under Associated Topics.

Grown In Oregon Oregon farmers grow more than 40 million pounds of squash each year. It takes about

2,300 acres ofland to grow all of that squash.

Oregon winter squash is harvested from mid-September through October. Since it

keeps well, winter squash makes an easy side dish in the colder months.

Sweet Meat squash is a Northwest heirloom grown by an Oregon family for 100 years.

It is said to make the best pumpkin pie on earth!

Circle all the winter 6qua6h varietie6 you want to try.

B UTTERCUP ACORN AUTIJMN S WEET D UMPLING

RECOMMENDED DAILY AMOUNTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Kids - ages 5-12 Teens & Adults - age 13+

Males 2 ½ - 5 cups per day 4 ½ -6 ½ cups per day

Females 2 ½ - 5 cups per day 3 ½ - 5 cups per day

If you are active, eat the higher number of cups per day. Visit choosemyplate.gov to learn more.

Healthy, Fit and Ready to Learn • Choose vegetables rich in color. Brighten your

child's plate with deep red and orange winter squash.

• Try Sweet Meat, Butternut, Carnival, Buttercup,

and Small Sugar Pumpkin. They taste great and they

are good for you too.

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