These questions and answers provide guidance for recently published transitional standards for milk, whole grains and sodium.
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sodium limits and timeline
Meal pattern chart for the School Breakfast Program
Meal pattern chart for the National School Lunch Program
A webinar overview on the Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains for Industry Partners.
Webinar on transitional rule for state agencies & school food authorities.
This final rule will establish transitional standards to support the continued provision of nutritious school meals as schools respond to and recover from the pandemic and while USDA engages in notice-and-comment rulemaking to update the meal pattern standards to more comprehensively reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
These worksheets can be used to empower CACFP providers and operators with the knowledge, skills and expertise to implement CACFP meal pattern requirements.
CACFP Worksheets in English and Spanish: These worksheets can be used to empower CACFP providers with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to implement CACFP meal pattern requirements.
Estas hojas de capacitación se pueden usar para fortalecer el conocimiento, las habilidades y la experiencia de los proveedores y los operadores del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) para implementar los requisitos del patrón de comidas del CACFP.