FNS Documents & Resources

The Food Buying Guide for child nutrition programs has all of the current information in one manual to help you and your purchasing agent buy the right amount of food and the appropriate type of food for your program(s), and determine the specific contribution each food makes toward the meal pattern requirements.

This notice announces CNPP's intention to request OMB's approval of the information collection processes and instruments to be used during consumer research while testing nutrition education messages and products developed for the general public.

This training guide provides menu planning ideas, crediting information, sample menus, and more, to show school nutrition professionals how to offer meats and meat alternates at school breakfast. 

This training guide provides menu planning ideas, crediting tips, sample menus, and more to show school nutrition professionals how both scratch-made and commercially-prepared smoothies can be offered as part of a reimbursable school breakfast or lunch. 

A compilation of resources for operators of USDA Foods in Schools and child nutrition programs.  

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 was released on December 29, 2020. These are the 9th edition of the Dietary Guidelines.

 

These colorful posters use photography shot specifically for settings participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

These colorful posters use photography shot specifically for settings participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program,  and measure 11” by 17.” They can be used to empower CACFP providers and operators with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to implement the updated CACFP meal pattern requirements that became effective Oct. 1, 2017.

These colorful posters use photography shot specifically for settings participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

This four-page worksheet assists NSLP and SBP operators in planning menus that meet the preschool meal pattern.