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Child Nutrition Cooperative

ESD 113's Child Nutrition Cooperative works directly with school district food service personnel to offer training and support. We customize our services based on the needs of each district. Our services include:

  • Updating, standardizing, and crediting current recipes 
  • Introducing new recipes with an emphasis on whole foods and scratch cooking
  • Assisting in meeting meal pattern requirements and developing cycle menus
  • Creating pre-filled production record templates for the cycle menu
  • Working with parents, administrators, nurses, and food service staff to create a safe operating procedure for special dietary needs
  • Providing training to meet annual professional standards requirements
  • Providing culinary training for school food service personnel
  • Assisting in locating and writing grant applications
  • Supporting in providing additional resources to facilitate student education
  • Helping preparing documentation for administrative reviews