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Date FNS Document# Title
2024 Updates to the School Nutrition Standards – Overview
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
Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in CACFP & SFSP
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
USDA Foods Database
Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks
FNS-658 Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP
862 Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in CACFP
875 Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP
876 Determining Ounce Equivalents of Grains in CACFP Recipes
650 Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu
872 Calculating Ounce Equivalents of Grains in the CACFP
856 Is My Recipe Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP?
FNS-860 Using the WIC Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP
858 How to Spot Whole Grain-Rich Foods for CACFP
655 Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods For CACFP
Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs
FNS-425 Crediting Handbook for CACFP
FNS-933 Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
Navigating the USDA Foods Database
CACFP Meal Pattern Training Slides
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
FNS-464 The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
Breakfast Basics
899 Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper in the USDA CACFP
Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP
FNS-932 Crediting Vegetables in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FNS-931 Crediting Fruits in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet
FNS-785 CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants
CACFP Grains Ounce Equivalents Resources
SP08-2022, CACFP07-2022, SFSP03-2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
Webinar: CACFP Halftime - Grains Ounce Equivalents Tools for CACFP Operators
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
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Chart
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains - Industry Partners Webinar
FNS-874 Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
CACFP Meal Pattern Training Worksheets
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
CACFP 12-2021 Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served to Young Adults in the CACFP - Q&A's
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
861 Serving Vegetables in the CACFP
873 Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
Page updated: November 20, 2019