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Date FNS Document# Title
SFSP Meal Patterns
Final Rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
CACFP Breakfast Meal Pattern
CACFP Infant Meal Pattern
CACFP Snack Meal Pattern
CACFP Lunch and Supper Meal Pattern
2024 Updates to the School Nutrition Standards – Overview
Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in School Meals
Comparison Chart of the 2023 Proposed and 2024 Final Rule Requirements for School Meal Programs
2024 Updates to the School Nutrition Standards – Added Sugars
School Nutrition Standards Media Toolkit
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
Final Rule for School Meal Standards
Implementation Timeline for Updating the School Meal Standards
Added Sugars
How We Got Here: School Nutrition Standards Final Rule
Implementation Timeline for Updated Nutrition Requirements in CACFP & SFSP
Milk
Sodium
Whole Grains
Nutrient and Meal Pattern Analysis Resources for School Meals
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
TA 01-2024 Crediting Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
FNS-816 OVS Middle/High School Breakfast Poster
FNS-815 OVS Elementary School Breakfast Poster
FNS-819 Offer vs Serve High School Lunch Poster
FNS-818 Offer vs Serve Middle School Lunch Poster
FNS-817 Offer vs Serve Elementary School Lunch Poster
Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks
CACFP 11-2023 Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers (Revised September 2023)
USDA Approved Certification of Compliance Tools and Software
FNS-658 Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP
Oregon: COVID-19 Waivers & Flexibilities
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
FNS-935 Crediting Grains in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheets
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
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
Navigating the USDA Foods Database
Page updated: November 20, 2019