Nutrition Standards for School Meals

The following list contains regulations, policy memos, and other guidance materials relating to the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

Regulations

• Final Rule: Child Nutrition Program Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
• Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (1/26/12)

Policy Memos

• SP 53 CACFP 21-2016: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs and the CACFP
• SP 41-2015: Updated Offer versus Serve Guidance for the NSLP and SBP Beginning School Year 2015-2016
  --Guidance
• SP40 CACFP17 SFSP17-2019: Smoothies Offered in the Child Nutrition Programs
• SP41-2019: Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
• SP 30-2012: Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch & School Breakfast Programs
• SP 26-2012: Formulated Grain Fruit Products
• SP38-2019: Meal Requirements under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators

Technical Assistance and Guidance Materials

• PFS Tip Sheet - Evaluate if the Document Is Acceptable
• Tools for Schools
• Certification of Compliance with Meal Requirements
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
• Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (2/12/2014)
• Fact Sheet: Calories in School Meals
• Fact Sheet: Athletic Programs and Afterschool Meal Service
• Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements
• NSLP & SBP Meal Patterns
  • NSLP Meal Pattern
  • SBP Meal Pattern
  • School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
  • Short and Long Week Calculations
• USDA Approved Nutrient Analysis Software