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Date FNS Document# Title
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
USDA Foods Database
Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks
650 Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu
856 Is My Recipe Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP?
858 How to Spot Whole Grain-Rich Foods for CACFP
655 Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods For CACFP
Recetas de Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition Recipes
SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance
FNS-929 Best Practices for Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast
441 Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Schools
899 Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper in the USDA CACFP
WIC Infant Formula Medical Documentation Waiver
CACFP Grains Ounce Equivalents Resources
Webinar: CACFP Halftime - Grains Ounce Equivalents Tools for CACFP Operators
Recursos sobre las onzas equivalentes de granos para operadores del CACFP
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
Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium and Whole Grains - Webinar for State Agencies and School Food Authorities
Estimated Amount USDA Provided to School Districts to Support Pandemic Operations and Supply Chain Challenges
SNAP Extension of Waiver of QC Face-to-Face Interview Requirement: January 2022 – June 2022
SNAP Extension of COVID-19 Administrative Flexibilities: January 2022 and Beyond
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
CACFP 02-2022 CACFP Flexibilities During COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions
FNS-874 Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
SNAP Benefits - COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
CACFP Meal Pattern Training Worksheets
Hojas de capacitación del patrón de comidas para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP)
Child Nutrition: Questions and Answers related to COVID-19
Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106 Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #104 Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #103 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals Served by Service Institutions through the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #102 Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #101 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #100 Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in SY 2021-22
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for SY 2021-22
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected) Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
Pandemic EBT – State Plans for 2021-22
SP19-2021 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2021-22 during COVID-19
Use of Virtual D-SNAP Operations in Remainder of FY 2021 and FY 2022
SP17 CACFP15 SFSP09-2021 COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
FNS-897 Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals
USDA Foods in Schools Additional Resources
Page updated: November 20, 2019