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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet

The Meats/Meat Alternates Tip Sheet is designed for program operators as a handy and easy-to-use reference on how to credit meats/meat alternates and incorporate them into the meal pattern requirements.

FNS-933
05/03/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Proposed Implementation Timeline for Nutrition Standards

The proposed rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade.  This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.

04/26/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Added Sugars

Added sugars provision of the Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans proposed rule.

03/29/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 DGAs - Proposed Rule - CACFP & SFSP Impact

Provisions in the proposed rule that could impact CACFP and/or SFSP.

03/29/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Whole Grains

Whole grains provision of the Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans proposed rule.

03/29/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Sodium

Sodium provision of the Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans proposed rule.

03/29/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Milk

Milk provision of the Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans proposed rule.

03/29/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance School Meals Trays, Many Ways

School Meals Trays, Many Ways Campaign

03/20/2023
Resource | Webinars/Videos Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Webinar recording about the Proposed Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

02/23/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance School Meal Standards Comparison Chart

Comparison Chart: Current Standards vs. Proposed Standards

02/03/2023
Page updated: October 14, 2021