School Lunch Resources
Learn more about school lunch! Find event ideas, recipes, activities, and more for school nutrition professionals, families, and teachers.
Menu Planner
The Menu Planner for School Meals: School Year 2018-2019 is a comprehensive guide for local school nutrition professionals to assist them with developing healthy, safe, affordable, and appealing school meals and snacks that meet the meal pattern requirements.
School Meals Programs: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
This publication provides consideration, tips, best practices, and sample menus for school meals program operators who wish to distribute multiple meals at one time.
Thanking School Nutrition Professionals
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Education Secretary Cardona provide a brief message thanking school nutrition professionals for the work they do to ensure students receive nutritious meals.
Serving Up MyPlate: A Yummy Curriculum
Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.
Infant and Toddler Nutrition
Check out these resources to help boost or refresh your knowledge on feeding infants and toddlers.
Nutrición para bebés y niños de 1 a 2 años de edad
Consulte estos recursos para ayudarle a aumentar o refrescar sus conocimientos sobre la alimentación de bebés y niños de 1 a 2 años de edad.
Back to School
These are resources to assist school nutrition professionals as they plan School Year 2021-22.
Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for School Food Authorities
This webinar discusses school meal procurement strategies and USDA school meal program flexibilities, waivers and training resources for school year 2021-22.
Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
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.