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In This Section Section Home 2020-21 School Year Current Menus School Meal Box FAQ Locations Special Diets Our Food Menus Recipes Minnesota Thursdays Special Dietary Needs Nutrition + Ingredients Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Smart Snacks Vending Vending FAQ Application + Payments Application for Educational Benefits Application & Payment FAQ Payments Our Programs Farm to School Farms Local Foods Community BBQ Toolkit Farm Videos School Gardens Great Lakes Apple Crunch Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Waste Reduction Summer Program True Food True Food Chef Council True Food Taste Tests True Food Backgrounds Junior Iron Chef Education Videos Wellness Active School Day Active Recess Healthy Eating Smart Snacks in School Rethink Your Drink Healthy Celebrations & Rewards Safe Routes to School Program Summary Arrival and Dismissal Biking Education Bus Stop & Walk Maps Pedestrian Education Safe Routes Network Travel Plans Walk and Bike to School Events Walking Bus 2014 Highlight Email news Winter Cycling Congress MPS Teacher Resources WBF Let's Roll MPS Wellness Policy Sports Nutrition Urban Education Farm Feasibility Study Home Wellness Resources Catering & Food Trucks Vended Meals Contact Contact Us Employment + Internships Staff Directory CWS Staff Search	True Food Taste Tests Culinary & Wellness Services > Our Programs > True Food > True Food Taste Tests True Food Taste Tests Three times each school year, MPS Culinary & Wellness Services hosts True Food Taste Tests during lunch in elementary and middle schools to expose students to new flavors and food, and to encourage adventurous eating habits. Spring 2020 Taste Test - Cancelled Due to COVID-19 school closure, our Spring Taste Test (originally scheduled April 15-17) has been cancelled. There are no plans at this time to reschedule for a later date. Thank you for all of the school staff, community volunteers, and student leaders who helped with our True Food Taste Tests this year! Previous Taste Tests With support from The Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op, MPS Culinary & Wellness Services began our True Food Taste Tests in 2013. Since then, we have taste tested a variety of recipes featuring local ingredients, Farm to School produce, and unique textures and flavors! Previous taste tests for the 2019-2020 school featured: Fall 2019 - Three Sisters Soup Winter 2020 - French Herb Potato Salad Curious to see what other recipes we've taste tested in the past? Check out our full recipe archive HERE. Become a Taste Test Volunteer Community volunteers play an important role in the True Food Taste Tests! Taste Test volunteers help in school cafeterias to prepare samples, distribute them to students, and generate excitement for these taste tests! The taste tests happen over three days and volunteers can select which day(s) of the taste test they would like to help. Volunteer shifts take place during lunchtime, typically between 10:00am and 1:30pm. If you are interested in volunteering for a taste test in the future, please email Farm2School@mpls.k12.mn.us to be added to our volunteer contact list. Taste Test Testimonials “I love that it introduces real foods to the kids-it's a fun way to engage with the kids about healthy eating and creative thinking." "I appreciate the opportunity for kids to try things they may not have a chance to at home. One of the students tried it, and told me he was thinking of going to a culinary school to be a chef, so he wants to try all different foods." "It was a fun, simple way to introduce new flavors to the kids, and it was very low-stakes, so the kids felt comfortable accepting or declining the new food item."		More Information Archive Sponsored by Wedge & Linden Hills Co-op 2019-2020 Taste Test Schools Andersen, Anthony, Anwatin, Armarage, Bancroft, Cityview, Dowling, Emerson, Field, Franklin, Green Central, Hale, Hall, Hiawatha, Hmong International, Howe, Jefferson, Jenny Lind, Keewaydin, Kenwood, Lake Harriet Lower, Lake Harriet Upper, Loring, Lucy Laney, Lyndale, Marcy Open, Metro St Joe's, Nellie Stone Johnson, Northeast, Northrop, Olson, Pillsbury, Pratt, Riverbend, Sanford, Seward, Sheridan, Webster, Wenonah, Waite Park, Whittier, Windom Taste tests are open to all interested MPS elementary and middle schools. Interested in bringing the taste test to your school? Email Kate.Seybold@mpls.k12.mn.us.