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How a smashed cuke salad — and other homegrown dishes — are helping fight hunger at Utah Valley University

By Deseret News · Originally published August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
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Students get to sample zucchini pasta with a roasted caprese crown that was prepared during a Fresh Food Friday budget cooking class at Utah Valley University in Orem on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Jokes about “starving students” and dorm pantries stocked with nothing but a couple packages of ramen and a half-empty bottle of Tabasco may be campus humor standbys.

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