Ready to Make Healthy Eating Fun For Students?
Our individually packaged produce, perfect for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) and other federal nutrition programs, introduces students to fresh, exciting flavors with kid-friendly, prepped, and ready-to-serve snack packs. From crinkle-cut cucumber slices to diced dragon fruit, our high-quality, seasonal options meet USDA standards and make nutritious snacking easy and enjoyable.
Your Partner in Healthy School Meals
We specialize in providing pre-cut fruits and vegetables tailored to the needs of K-12 schools participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and other federal nutrition programs. Our products are washed, prepped, and available in various kid-friendly styles, like jicama sticks, kiwi halves, and crinkle-cut cucumber slices.
With deep relationships and a strong reputation among state and federal stakeholders, we are committed to providing nutritious, high quality fruits and vegetables to support the overall well-being of students and their families.
We’re Leading the Way in K-12 Produce Education
Custom Fruit & Veggie Calendar
Our FFVP calendar is a valuable tool for school partners looking to enhance their Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Sent out a month in advance, it offers creative menu ideas featuring produce at peak freshness, keeping your offerings exciting. It also includes fun classroom activities to help students connect with their fruit or veggie snack, making healthy eating a fun learning experience!
Kid-Friendly Produce Posters
We offer a unique poster for each of our 100+ produce items, packed with bright visuals, fun facts, and essential nutritional details. Every poster also includes engaging activities that make learning about fruits and veggies interactive and fun for kids. These posters are a great tool to inspire healthy eating habits in classrooms, cafeterias, and beyond!
Trusted Experience
At DNO Produce, we pride ourselves on our ability to serve as a trusted partner for school districts across sixteen states, as well as a federal contractor for the USDA DoD Fresh Program.
Our team is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a variety of USDA nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, National School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Seamless Summer Option.
Give us a call or send us an email and we’d love to chat!
Our Vision for School Nutrition
We aim to transform how children consume fresh produce in the cafeteria, the classroom, and in their communities.
We offer a over 90 fresh, quality produce offerings in approachable, creative, kid-friendly cuts paired with engaging educational materials to make for a memorable produce experience.
Endless Variety
We offer schools a wide range of fresh, high-quality produce options including unique blends and combinations—that can help you bring variety and excitement to your students’ meals.
Educational Materials
Each item comes with a kid-friendly produce poster packed with nutritional info, fun facts, and activities to engage your students, plus we’ll send you a monthly FFVP calendar to help plan menus, highlight serve dates, and inspire class projects.
Custom Cuts & Sizes
We can tailor our produce to your school’s exact needs, offering customizable pack sizes and a variety of fun, kid-friendly cuts—like crinkle, slice, wedge, dice, and tidbit—to keep students excited about fresh fruits and veggies.
A Fresh Take on
FFVP
Snack Time
SnackTime Explorers, a program developed by DNO Produce’s sister company, FRESHEALTH, in partnership with the nonprofit Pilot Light, brings a new level of appreciation for fresh produce to schools benefiting from FFVP funding.
Meticulously designed with both students and educators in mind, this initiative goes beyond just serving fruits and vegetables—it creates an engaging environment that encourages healthier food choices.
By delivering fresh-cut produce to eligible schools, the FFVP boosts students’ exposure to and comfort with a variety of fruits and vegetables. SnackTime Explorers takes this a step further, adding fun, engaging activities to each week’s FFVP deliveries.
Aligned with the Food Education Standards, SnackTime Explorers helps students and educators make meaningful connections with the food they eat, the people around them, and the broader community.
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Storage and Handling
If you’re a customer, we want to help make your produce handling process easier. Check out our guides for storage and handling practices.
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Seasonality Guide
Our Harvest Handbook unveils the prime periods of freshness for a wide range of produce items. This guide helps kids embrace the diverse tastes and nutrients that each season brings.
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FFVP Catalog
Check out our FFVP catalog section, where we take pride in offering an enriching selection of USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program items.
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Coloring Pages
Get ready for a fun adventure with our exciting coloring pages! Our pages are full of playful produce characters, each with their own story to tell.
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