Sweden's Best Whole-Grain Pasta Dish
CONTEST FOR PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL KITCHENS

Can your kitchen create Sweden’s best whole-grain pasta dish? We’re now looking for flavorful, creative, and popular pasta dishes from preschools and schools throughout Sweden.

Enter the contest for a chance to win 20,000 kronor for your kitchen and the title of Sweden’s Best Whole-Grain Pasta Dish in Schools 2027.

Submit your entry by November 30, 2026.

COMPETE NOW

SMALL CHANGES. MORE WHOLE GRAINS.

Through the FullkornsLyftet initiative, 10,000 students in the Västra Götaland region have been able to eat more whole grains at school. A key step is to start serving whole-grain pasta.

Now we want to highlight the creativity of school kitchens and collect delicious recipes that can be shared with others. Feel free to let the students get involved in tasting, testing, and developing the dishes. Together, we’ll show that whole grains can be tasty, sustainable, and popular.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The contest is open to municipal and independent preschools, elementary schools, and high schools in Sweden. Entries must be submitted by the kitchen, meal service organization, or food service department. Each kitchen may submit a maximum of three entries.

Submit
• Name of the dish
• Recipe with ingredient list and cooking instructions
• Number of servings the recipe is intended for
• At least one photo of the dish

Please also include the cost per serving and a brief explanation of why you chose this recipe. Email your entry to maria.alexandersson@fullkornsframjandet.se by November 30, 2026. The winner will be announced on Whole Grain Day, January 14, 2027.

Enter the Contest HERE – Sweden's Tastiest Whole-Grain Pasta in Schools

FIRST PRIZE

• Certificate:
• 20,000 kronor for the school kitchen to be used for professional development or kitchen equipment:
• The title “Sweden’s Best Whole-Grain Pasta Dish in Schools 2027”

SECOND PRIZE

• Diploma: “
” • Field trip to one of FullkornsFrämjandet’s partners

THIRD PRIZE

• Certificate:
• Ten semifinalists will each receive a goodie bag from FullkornsFrämjandet

WHAT IS A WINNING DISH?

The jury evaluates taste, student feedback, creativity, nutritional quality, and how well the dish can be prepared in a commercial kitchen.

Ten entries advance to the semifinals. Three finalists will then be selected; their recipes will be prepared—or they may come and prepare them themselves—at a final event leading up to Whole Grain Day.

The jury
• Gunilla Martinsson, Operations Manager, Skolmatsakademin
• Thaer Al-Najar, Head Chef, Gårdstensskolan
• Maria Alexandersson, Project Manager, FullkornsFrämjandet
• Student representatives

CONTEST RULES

• November 3, 2026 – The contest opens
• November 30, 2026 – Last day to submit entries
• December 5, 2026 – Semifinalists are announced
• December 15, 2026 – Finalists are selected
• January 2027 – Final event
• January 14, 2027 – Winner announced on Whole Grain Day

The jury’s decision is final.

The jury has the right to:
• Select fewer finalists than planned
• Merge award categories
• Refrain from selecting a winner if the quality is deemed insufficient

To be eligible for evaluation, the dish must:
• Contain whole-grain pasta as the primary carbohydrate source.
• Be suitable for preparation in a commercial kitchen.
• Be suitable for serving as part of a school meal.
• Comply with the Swedish Food Agency’s recommendations for public meals.
• Be reproducible by other school kitchens.
• Contain at least 50% whole-grain pasta of the total pasta quantity.

By participating, the school agrees that FullkornsFrämjandet may publish:

• Recipes
• Photos
• Name of the school and municipality
• Rationale and story behind the dish

The material may be used in communications, recipe databases, and for educational purposes.

The cost of ingredients for cooking during the finals will be covered by FullkornsFrämjandet. Any travel expenses associated with participation will be covered by the participants.