The Whole Carrot is a monthly e-newsletter for friends, supporters, and partners of Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary and Wellness Services brought to you by the Student Wellness team of MPS Culinary and Wellness Services--which includes Farm to School, School Gardens, Nutrition Education, Safe Routes to School, and other active living efforts. It contains wellness news, events, opportunities and more. Enjoy!
National Nutrition Month®, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, celebrates healthy eating habits and physical activity for fun and fitness. During the month of March, challenge yourself to make choices that nourish your body, mind, and soul. Visit eatright.org for healthy lifestyle ideas, recipes, and reliable nutrition information. #NationalNutritionMonth
This week in celebration of National Nutrition Month, Culinary & Wellness Services has been in classrooms, talking with students about the beautiful rainbow of fruits and vegetables. We also made roasted beet hummus--using student power and the bicycle blender. That's True Food Active Living in action!
Calling all middle school student chefs!
Apply to compete in the 5th annual Jr Iron Chef Competition!
Applications are now OPEN for the 5th annual MPS Junior Iron Chef Competition on Thursday, May 2nd! Encourage MPS 6th-8th grade students to grab a friend and apply to cook alongside some of Minneapolis' greatest chefs for a night. Selected students will be paired with local chefs to compete top-chef style for a panel of judges.
5th annual Jr Iron Chef Competition Thursday, May 2, 2019 | 5:30-7:30pm
Chowgirls @ Solar Arts
711 NE 15th Ave, Minneapolis Free and open to the public!
The City Is Ours: School-owned Bike Fleets and Biking Field Trips
Thursday, April 11
7:30-8:30 a.m. or 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Davis Center, 1250 West Broadway
room N1-051
Thinking about biking with students at a school? Curious about all the student bikers you see on the streets and trails of Minneapolis? Whatever your reason, please join us at this workshop where Pillsbury Pedal Power’s Mark Trumper will tell the story of building and sustaining the award-winning Pedal Power bike program. The workshop will also include resources for biking with students of all ages from Culinary & Wellness Services including the fantastic new Walking and Biking Field Trip Guide. Everyone is invited. Staff, parents, community. Both the curious and those with bike dreams for students. For more information, please contact Jennifer Bordon at Jennifer.Bordon@mpls.k12.mn.us or call 612.668.2827.
Thank you to all the fantastic Minneapolis Public Schools staff who attended the Waste In Place training on Wednesday. Thank you also to Keep America Beautiful and to our partners in the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County for making it a great training. This training is part of implementing the True Food No Waste initiative.
INPUT WANTED | City of Minneapolis | Transportation Action Plan
Wish students could travel differently?
Concerned about transportation’s impact on the climate?
How can we make our streets safer?
The Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan is a 10-year action plan to guide future planning, design, and implementation of transportation projects for all people in all the ways they move around. The plan will identify specific actions for the City and its partners to take to implement the transportation vision outlined in Minneapolis 2040. YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT. Please consider attending one of the many community meeting about this plan taking place across the city in April.
$1,000 Parent Grants | Action for Health Kids | Due April 5
Parent-led Grants
Parents: Here’s your chance to make your mark on school health! Apply for a $1,000 parent-led school grant that will provide funds and resources to revamp or introduce fitness or nutrition programs so that all students have access to healthy choices.
April 11th is #MNThurs! On the first Thursday of every month, we serve an entirely locally-sourced meal!
Chef Shack Turkey Nachos
-Ferndale Market | Cannon Falls, MN
-Barrel o' Fun| Perham, MN -Salsa Lisa | Minnaepolis, MN Farm to School Carrots
-Open Hands Farm | Northfield, MN Local Dessert -Made right here in MN!
Wednesday, May 8
3-4:30 p.m.
Culinary & Wellness Services, 812 Plymouth Avenue North
Join us on a group bicycle ride in celebration of National Bike to School Day.
Everyone is invited to this free event.
Save the Dates!
April 24-26: Spring True Food Taste Test
May 2: 5th annual Jr Iron Chef Competition
May 6-10: Spring Wellness Week
May 8: Bike & Walk to School Day, Let's Roll
RECIPE of the MONTH
For more of your favorite MPS recipes, click HERE.
