FNS Documents & Resources

Updated School Meal Standards: working towards a common goal of healthy children and helping them reach their full potential.

School meals will continue to include fruits and vegetables, emphasize whole grains, and give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. For the first time, schools will focus on products with less added sugar, especially in school breakfast.

School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! To take school meals to the next level, USDA is updating the school nutrition standards after considering recommendations from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and listening to a diverse range of voices with experience in child nutrition and health.

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This collection of information is necessary for the application of the Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards by school food authorities.

Materiales para el desayuno escolar

Use these resources to share the benefits of a school breakfast in your community.

Use these materials to bring your school community together to create strong school environments that support students’ growth, learning, and well-being. 

These School Breakfast posters were co-developed by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. 

This final rule updates the meal pattern requirements for the Child and Adult Care Food Program to better align them with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, as required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.