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    • For Families
    • For Food Services
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Resources for Families

We're committed to providing educational resources for your family to keep you learning, entertained, and healthy during this unprecedented time. On this page you'll find recipes, activities, lessons, songs, and much more! These resources are curated and created by our FoodCorps* service members, who are typically in Chicopee classrooms, gardens, and cafeterias working to introduce students to healthy food. In addition to this page, be sure to follow "Food Educators MA" on YouTube for awesome videos from FoodCorps members all over the state. Please contact us if you have any requests for content or questions about the activities on this page. And be sure to tag us @ChicopeeFRESH so we can see what nutrition and gardening activities you're doing at home!

**We don't currently have FoodCorps members for the 2020-2021 school year, but we hope to have them back with us soon!
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Join the harvest of the month club!

We're partnering with the Chicopee Public Library to bring you a new monthly newsletter featuring exclusive video content and a free take-home craft kit. Sign up to become a HOM Club member today!
Join the club

Try kid-approved Harvest of the Month recipes

Each month we taste test a new recipe in the cafeteria with students. Click below to download some of our favorite kid-approved creations. 
Download Kid-Approved Recipes
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Berry Good Smoothie 

Watch as FoodCorps service member, Caroline Grady, prepares a "Berry Good" fruit smoothie! 

Get the Recipe Here!

Conduct A Taste Test At Home!

Taste tests are a fun way to introduce kids to new foods and reward them for trying things. Our FoodCorps members have conducted a LOT of taste tests in Chicopee cafeterias! Use the instructions below to host your very own taste test right at home.  
Download Our At-Home Taste Test Guide
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Black Bean Salsa

Follow along with Ms. Caroline as she prepares a simple black bean salsa recipe that goes perfectly with crunchy tortilla chips!
Get the Recipe!
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