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.

Poster showing rules for CACFP Family Style Meals.

Discover MyPlate includes seven emergent readers featuring kindergarten-level sight words that help children build literacy skills while learning about the five food groups and MyPlate.

Team Nutrition staff and guest speakers from the Arizona Department of Education and Bellingham Public School, Washington shared strategies and success stories utilizing standardized recipes that incorporate cultural food preferences and locally grown foods. 

This poster is used educate middle and high school students in selecting a reimbursable breakfast under Offer versus Serve.

This poster is used to educate elementary students in selecting a reimbursable breakfast under Offer versus Serve.

This poster is designed to educate high school students in selecting a reimbursable lunch under Offer versus Serve.

This poster is designed to educate middle school students in selecting a reimbursable lunch under Offer versus Serve.