FNS Documents & Resources

Meal pattern chart for the School Breakfast Program

A webinar overview on the Transitional Standards for Milk, Sodium, and Whole Grains for Industry Partners. 

Meal pattern calculations for short and long weeks. This applies to schools who regularly operate on a shorter or longer weekly cycle.

FNS staff discuss the updated preschool meal patterns in the National School Lunch Program (including snack service) and School Breakfast Program, as well as the updated milk requirements in the Special Milk Program, which went into effect on Oct. 1, 2017.

These materials were compiled to assist companies who are developing or revising certification of compliance/menu planning software for USDA to approve for use in certification of compliance with the National School Lunch Program meal pattern requirements.

Presentation. Certification of Compliance with New Meal Pattern Requirements