School Nutrition Professionals
Mushrooms make the grade.
Fresh mushrooms can help schools serve on-trend, innovative, delicious, kid-friendly meals while complying with USDA guidelines and reaching their farm to school goals.
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From lessons, to recipes, grab-and-go package labels, training and more, the Mushrooms in Schools website has a variety of FREE resources to help you and your foodservice team promote mushrooms in your cafeteria, classrooms, community, and beyond.
Featured Resource!
Mushrooms in Schools is here to introduce you to our superhero – Mighty Mushroom! Join Mighty through adventures as we learn more about mushrooms. Our first trip is to a farm to visit with friends, “Mighty Mushroom & Friends”.
Culinary Training
Looking to add flavor to your menus? Mushrooms in Schools has on-demand training approved for 1 CEU that will help your staff to deepen their culinary skills and showcase mushrooms on menus.
Classroom Education
Mushrooms are not only fun to eat, they’re fun to learn about too! From exploring the mushroom growing cycle to understanding the many health benefits of mushrooms, our resources can assist you and your teachers in reinforcing and promoting mushroom nutrition education with your students.
Feed Your Immune System
Mushrooms are nutritional powerhouses packed with important nutrients, such as vitamin B-6 and potassium (6% of the daily value) and many more! Adding mushrooms to your meals enhances flavor and nutrient density while supporting a healthy immune system. Fresh mushrooms are a great addition to meals kids love like pizza, hamburgers, tacos, salads and more.
Mushrooms are healthy on the plate and gentle on the planet
Mushrooms provide many of the same nutritional benefits as vegetables, as well as attributes commonly found in meat, beans and grains. Did you know mushrooms are fat-free, low calorie, nutrient-dense, and low in sodium? Try creating mushrooms for your entree!
Sourcing Mushrooms
Whether your mushrooms are sourced from commercial distributors or through USDA DoD Foods, it’s easy and affordable to enhance students’ favorite entrees with mushrooms (as a bonus, they’re grown year-round, and are local!). We created a Mushroom Sourcing Catalog to help you procure fresh mushrooms.
National Nutrition Month
Pump Up Your Pizza with Mushrooms
Make Your Culinary Skills “Portable”
Calendar
The Mushroom Council participates in a number of noteworthy industry events, samplings, presentations, conferences, and tradeshows. See what retail events we’ll be attending this year.
All About Mushrooms
Mushrooms are nature’s hidden treasure: always in season and grown year-round. Learn more about the magnificent mushroom – from nutritional benefits to umami – we shed some light on this versatile superfood.
Press Releases
Find our past and present press releases distributed by the Mushroom Council.
