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Nebraska Department of Education
Nutrition Services
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-9487
(800) 731-2233 (Nebraska Only)
or (402) 471-2488
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Child & Adult Care Food Program
Make veggies appealing to kids
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For color and crunch, add raw cucumber slices or grated carrot or zucchini as sandwich toppers.
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Brush raw vegetables lightly with oil and grill outdoors.
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Stir-fry an assortment of raw vegetables.
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Make breads or muffins with vegetables such as carrot, zucchini, pumpkin or corn.
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Mash cooked squash with a little butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
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Toss vegetables with small pasta shapes.
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Top vegetables with cheese strips or cheese cut out in cookie-cutter shapes.
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Add texture variety by grating vegetables and adding them to meat loaf, soups or casseroles.








