Partner with a health nonprofit to develop recipes

by iphi | Jan 10, 2024

Partner with a health nonprofit that has a dietician or nutritionist on staff who can support in the development of recipes for SFAs that incorporate local foods.

Student Recipe Competition

by iphi | Jan 10, 2024

Students in culinary class have a competition to create a recipe to be standardized and featured on the school menu.

Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Launches in Midwest to Fuel Change for Region’s School Food System

by iphi | Jan 8, 2024 | Press Releases

CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 9, 2024 —Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub announced today that it will open two funding opportunities for collaborations of local food system leaders that want to ensure their school meals better reflect the Lake Michigan region’s...

Create Culturally Relevant Teaching Kitchens

by iphi | Jan 3, 2024

Purchase kitchen equipment, such as rice makers, tortilla presses, induction cookers, combi ovens and woks, which will enable kitchens to make culturally relevant meals. Feature the meals they develop on the school menu.

USDA Awards $16 Million to the Illinois Public Health Institute and Partners to Improve Access to Nutritious, Locally Grown, and Culturally Relevant Foods for Children

by iphi | Mar 23, 2023 | Press Releases

From the Illinois Public Health Institute On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will award $16 million to the Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) and its partners over the next five and a half years to establish the Lake Michigan...