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In This Section Section Home Our Food Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Menus Community Site Menus Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Menus North Gate Cafe Menu School Menus Special Dietary Needs Minnesota Thursdays Nutrition + Ingredients Recipes Smart Snack Special Dietary Needs Vending Vending FAQ Application + Payments Application for Educational Benefits Back to School 2022 - 23 Meal Prices Payments Titan Family Portal Our Programs Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Community Sites Community Site Menus Community Site Resources Serve No-Cost Meals Sites Now Serving Farm to School Community BBQ Fab Five Farm to School Internship Farm Videos Harvest of the Month Local Foods Partner Farms School Gardens Toolkit True Food Farm True Food True Food Chef Council True Food Taste Tests Junior Iron Chef Waste Reduction 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 Walk and Bike to School Events Walking Bus 2014 Highlight Email news Winter Cycling Congress MPS Teacher Resources WBF Let's Roll MPS srtsVolunteer Wellness Policy Winter Fun & Safety Home Wellness Resources Catering & Food Trucks Vended Meals from MPS Employment Contact About Contact Us Staff Directory CWS Team Sharepoint 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. 2020-2021 School Year Update True Food Taste Tests are currently on hold due to COVID-19. We look forward to bringing back our taste testing tradition when it's safe to do so! In the meantime, we hope our students will continue to be adventurous taste testers. 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 and world flavors! Here's a look back at some of our recent taste test : French Herb Potato Salad - February 2020 Three Sisters Soup - November 2019 Ginger Soy Pasta Salad - May 2019 Sunrise Breakfast Grain - February 2019 Harvest Hummus - November 2018 Curious to see what other recipes we've taste tested in the past? Check out our full recipe archive HERE. 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 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.