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Date FNS Document# Title
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
CNP Integrity Final Rule: School Meal Programs Provisions Webinar
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
Professional Standards: Resources
Recursos de los estándares profesionales
FNS-631 Menu Planner for School Meals
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 7-Day Schedule
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 6-Day Schedule
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 3-Day Schedule
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 4-Day Schedule
Certification of Compliance Worksheets: 5-Day Schedule
Child Nutrition Database
SFSP 10-2023 Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program
SFSP 08-2023 Guidance on Site Selection Criteria during Reviews in the SFSP
Tools for Schools
SP16-2023 Revised Prototype Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
FNS-933 Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
Extension of Comment Period - CNP Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
Comment Request on Proposed Rule: Child Nutrition Programs - Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs
Recetas de Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition Recipes
Integrating Local Foods into Child Nutrition Programs
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
FNS-932 Crediting Vegetables in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FNS-931 Crediting Fruits in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
Common Questions about Returning to Normal Operations
SP08-2022, CACFP07-2022, SFSP03-2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
SP04-2022, CACFP04-2022 Question & Answer Guidance on the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern Chart
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains - Industry Partners Webinar
Preserving Locally Harvested Produce in School Meals
Conducting a Mock Recall of Produce in a School Nutrition Operation
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
FNS-897 Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals
FNS-897-S Ofrecimiento de batidos como parte de las comidas escolares reembolsables
USDA Foods in Schools Infographics
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #74 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations- Extension 9
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #73 Child Nutrition Waiver Update
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
Integración de alimentos de origen local a los programas de nutrición infantil
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #26 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility - Extension 3
Page updated: November 20, 2019