Provo High Scratch-Kochshow

April 23rd, 2025 /
Spencer Tuinei /
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On Friday, April 11, Provo High hosted its first ever Scratch Cooking competition. From peach crisp to parmesan Alfredo, students sampled eight scratch-made menu items and cast their votes using glass beads, shaping what will appear on next year’s school lunch menus. Provo City School District’s leadership in bringing scratch cooking back to school cafeterias.

Our Child Nutrition team has spent years cultivating a menu that nourishes both body and community. The Food Show marked a similar sort of harvest; this was a moment where students could see, taste, and help grow the future of school meals.

In partnership with Utah State University Extension and Dairy West, the event also brought in students from neighboring districts—Nebo and South Sanpete—who joined the table to learn and collaborate with Provo. Our Child Nutrition team led out this new, statewide experience, exploring new recipes as well as the idea that good food, made with care and made well, can transform a school day.

Beyond the bites, students rotated through three educational stations that explored the benefits of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. As Tammy Horger, Director of Child Nutrition, put it: “We are very proud of our fresh fruit and vegetable offerings, and we continue to take steps toward an improved scratch cooking menu plan for our students. Most of all, we are very excited to involve our students in choosing new menu items they enjoy.”