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FNS Documents & Resources (Compact View)

Date FNS Document# Title
Incorporating Local Beef into Child Nutrition Program Meals
SP 02-2026, CACFP 01-2026, SFSP 01-2026 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 – Promoting Real Food in Child Nutrition Programs
SP 01-2026 Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 – Implementation Requirements for the National School Lunch Program
FAQs for Suppliers and Manufacturers Publishing Data for the Child Nutrition Database
Guide to Successful Publication to the USDA Child Nutrition Database
SP 15-2025 Enhancing Child Nutrition Program Meal Standards
SP 14-2025 Offer versus Serve Flexibilities for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
SP 13-2025, CACFP 10-2025, SFSP 06-2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
Decision Tree: Industry Guide to Publishing K-12 Product Information to USDA Databases
SP 07-2025, CACFP 07-2025 Requirement to Accept Medical Statements from Registered Dietitians for Schools and Child and Adult Care Institutions and Facilities
School Breakfast Program Menu Planning
Child Nutrition Database
NSLP Short and Long Week Meal Pattern Calculations
SP 05-2025, CACFP 04-2025, SFSP 02-2025 Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements
SP 03-2025, CACFP 03-2025, SFSP 01-2025 Substituting Vegetables for Grains in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Tribal Communities
SP 02-2025 Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility in the School Breakfast Program: Q&As for Program Operators
SP 01-2025 Fluid Milk Requirements for School Meals
School Breakfast Program Outreach and Nutrition Education
Back to School Toolkit
FNS-1073 Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast
School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline
School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern
National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern
Small Entity Compliance Guide
SP 19-2024, CACFP 07-2024, SFSP 12-2024 Initial Implementation Memorandum: Child Nutrition Programs - Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 DGAs
Updates to the School Nutrition Standards
National School Breakfast Week 2024
SP 02-2024, CACFP 02-2024, SFSP 02-2024 Revised: Crediting Tofu and Soy Yogurt Products in the School Meal Programs, CACFP, and SFSP
Child Nutrition Authorized Labels and Manufacturers
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets - Vegetables
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets - Fruits
USDA Approved Certification of Compliance Tools and Software
USDA Approved Nutrient Analysis Software
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets - Meat/Meat Alternates
School
Local School Wellness Policy Implementation Tools and Resources
Certification of Compliance
Back to School
Questions and Answers on Alternate Protein Products
Local School Wellness Policies
Local School Wellness Policy Outreach Toolkit
Local Process: How to Develop, Implement, and Evaluate a Wellness Policy
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
SP 08-2022, CACFP 07-2022, SFSP 03-2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs
SP 05-2022 Meal Requirements Under the NSLP & SBP: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards Effective July 1, 2022
FNS-896 Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
CN Labeling Program
USDA Foods in Schools Product Information Sheets - Other Foods
CN Labeling and PFS Guidance for Food Manufacturers/Industry
Page updated: November 20, 2019