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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
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
FNS-817-S Afiche de OVS del almuerzo en la escuela primaria
FNS-819-S Afiche de OVS del almuerzo en la escuela secundaria
FNS-818-S Afiche de OVS del almuerzo en la escuela intermedia
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
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
Tools for Schools
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
School Meal Standards Comparison Chart
USDA School Meals: Together, We Can Give Kids a Healthier Future
FNS-464 The Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
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
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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106 Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected) Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
FNS-897 Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals
FNS-897-S Ofrecimiento de batidos como parte de las comidas escolares reembolsables
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #97 Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
SP11 CACFP10 SFSP06 -2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84 Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
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
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #70 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #53 CN - Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP and SSO - Extension 7
SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5
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 #36 Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 4
Page updated: November 20, 2019