Cooking up Change

Cooking up Change

Cooking up Change is a dynamic program that challenges high school culinary students to create healthy school meals that taste great and appeal to their fellow students.

Celebrating Student Creativity

Cooking up Change challenges high school culinary students to create healthy, delicious meals that meet the real-life requirement of the national school lunch program — and taste great to their classmates.

Started in 2007 as an annual cooking competition, Cooking up Change highlights the ingenuity of student chefs, celebrates the promise of healthy schools and provides a forum for an ongoing, student-centered conversation about the next generation of school meals.

A New Virtual Format

Cooking up Change is now a year-round platform featuring healthy, delicious school meals designed by inspiring student chefs. Hear from these talented students how they designed their meals and prepare a delicious meal at home using a Cooking up Change recipe.

 

Join students from across the nation!

If you’re interested in submitting a menu for the showcase, please contact Sara Porter at sara@healthyschoolscampaign.org.

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Choose a Cooking up Change recipe to share with friends and family at home. Download recipes below.

On the Sweeter Side

Satisfy your craving with these delicious fruity side dishes.  …

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Sweet Afternoon Snacks

Check out these tasty after-school snacks.  …

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Legumes Galore

These dishes pair well together to provide a flavorful lunch or side dish.  …

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Chicken for Dinner

Tired of answering the question, "What's for dinner?"  …

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Mole Verde (Español)

Receta para Mole Verde de Fatima Leal,  Líder de Padres Unidos pare Escuelas Saludables, Escuela Ruiz  …

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Mole Verde Recipe (English)

Recipe for Mole Verde by Fatima Leal, Ruiz Elementary Parents United for Healthy Schools Leader.  …

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Cooking up Change 2019 Student Recipes

We couldn’t let the school year go by without hosting the 2019 Cooking up Change competition featuring amazing student chefs and their delicious school meals. …

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BBQ Chicken Tacos

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Memphis, Tennessee  …

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Catfish Tacos with Pico de Gallo

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Jacksonville, Florida  …

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Cucumber Salad

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Los Angeles, California  …

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Hot and Sweet Slaw

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Orange County, California  …

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Jalapeño Infused Peach Crumble

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Denver, Colorado  …

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Poached Pears

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from St. Louis, Missouri  …

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Tenacious Turkey Chili

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Winston-Salem, North Carolina  …

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Buffalo Mac and Cheese

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Wichita, Kansas  …

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Exotic Island Pears

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Memphis, Tennessee  …

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Fruit Salad

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Orlando, Florida  …

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Lonestar Chicken Chili Sub

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Houston, Texas  …

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Spinach and Carrot Slaw

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Jacksonville, Florida  …

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Super Stewed Apples

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Winston-Salem, North Carolina  …

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Sweet Potato Fries

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Little Rock, Arkansas  …

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Tropical C Burst

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Zesta Fiesta

Cooking up Change National 2014 recipe from Orange County, California  …

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Apple Cinnamon Delight

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Memphis, Tennessee  …

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Chicken Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Jacksonville, Florida  …

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Miyabi Japanese Onion Soup

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Orlando, Florida  …

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Motherland Esquite

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Orange County, California  …

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Peach Crunch with Vanilla Drizzle

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Wichita, Kansas  …

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Tutti Fruity Parfait

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Detroit, Michigan  …

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Twisted Texas Cabbage and Collard Greens

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Houston, Texas  …

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Yummy Lo Mein

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Washington, D.C.  …

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Dos Bean Rice Pilaf

Cooking up Change Chicago 2011 recipe from Julian High School  …

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Haitian Spice Chicken

Cooking up Change National 2015 recipe from Chicago's Marshall High School  …

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Curry Chicken

Cooking up Change Chicago 2011 recipe from Clemente Community High School

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Baked Cajun Mac n Cheese

Cooking up Change Chicago 2011 recipe from Clemente Community Academy.

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Baked Sweet Potato Chips

Cooking up Change Chicago 2012 recipe.

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Cousins Collard Greens and Cabbage

Cooking up Change Chicago 2012 recipe.

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Elotes Washington

Cooking up Change National 2013 recipe from Chicago, Illinois

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Soup of Sunshine

Cooking up Change Chicago 2011 recipe from Richards Career Academy …

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New Orleans Chicken and Polenta Napoleon

Cooking up Change Chicago 2012 recipe …

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Thank you to our Cooking up Change Showcase sponsors!

 

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