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USDA Foods Toolkit

The USDA Foods Toolkit is a collection of valuable resources to assist School Nutrition Professionals and educate students, school staff, and the community about the healthy and nutritious contributions that USDA Foods provide to school meal programs.

● USDA Foods: Healthy Choices. American Grown.
 

Valuable "Did You Know" information about USDA Foods.
  * Short version (2 pages)
  * Long version (6 pages with graphics)
● "USDA Foods, America's Finest"
 

New webcast produced by the National Food Service Management Institute detailing the benefits of USDA Foods.
  * Short version (4.5 minutes).
      * Video Companion for Short version.
  * Long version (48 minutes) Full Seminar worth 1 CEU.
● USDA Foods - The Healthy Option
 

USDA Foods are better than ever.  Find out how they have kept pace with nutrition, science, and technological advancements.
● National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Fact Sheets
 

Click here for links to the updated USDA Foods Fact Sheets
for schools and institutions participating in the NSLP, other Child Nutrition Programs, and the Nutrition Services Incentive Program.
● White Paper:  USDA Foods in the School Lunch Program
● Commodity Improvements
● Food and Nutrition Service Core Nutrition Messages
● Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Toolkits
  The SNAP Toolkit includes some generic templates that can be adapted to meet the marketing and outreach needs of school meal programs.  
● School Breakfast Resources
● USDA Foods Nutrition Links

USDA FOODS: Healthy Choices. American Grown.


Last Modified: 08/10/2009