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The Road to SMI Success - A Guide for School Foodservice Directors

This publication provides guidance to school foodservice directors, supervisors and managers on successfully implementing USDA's School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children (SMI) within the scope of daily practices. It includes information on menu planning options, daily foodservice practices and tips to meet nutritional requirements for school meals, Team Nutrition, and preparing for an SMI review.

Distributed: to state agencies for school food authorities along with Nutrient Analysis Protocols – How to Analyze Menus for USDA's School Meals Programs and the SMI Frequently Asked Questions.

Available: only in PDF

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Review Checklist - to determine if the completed Product Formulation Statement
    is acceptable for documentation of meal pattern requirements.
Revised Appendix - replaces Appendix I: Sample Product Formulation Statement, Page 98
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Acronyms
Glossary
Introduction
Chapter 1: Choosing a Menu Planning Approach
Chapter 2: Using Food-Based Menu Planning Approaches
Chapter 3: Using A Nutrient-Based Approach
Chapter 4: Daily Practices for Meeting SMI Nutrition Goals for All Menu Planning Approaches
Chapter 5: Team Nutrition
Chapter 6: Preparing for an SMI Review
SMI Resources
Appendices

Last modified: 08/23/2012