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Basic page Summer Food Service Program FAQs

Questions and answers regarding why the SFSP is important and how it operates.

05/09/2024
Basic page SUN Meals and SUN Meals To-Go (SFSP) Implementing Agency Resources

Tribal nations, state agencies, site sponsors, and program operators can use the following resources to help administer the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) SUN Meals or SUN Meals To-Go (non-congregate) options.

05/06/2024
Basic page Comparison Chart of the 2023 Proposed and 2024 Final Rule Requirements for School Meal Programs

This comparison chart provides a brief overview of proposed and final provisions included in the 2024 final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

04/24/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Updates to the School Nutrition Standards

This final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals and advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security.

04/24/2024
Basic page Milk

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

04/24/2024
Basic page Sodium

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

04/24/2024
Basic page Whole Grains

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

04/24/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos Serious Deficiency Process in the CACFP and SFSP Proposed Rule

On Feb. 21, 2024, FNS published a proposed rule Serious Deficiency Process in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program. This webinar recording provides an explanation of the major proposed changes as they relate to CACFP and SFSP.

03/22/2024
Basic page Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en el CACFP

Inicie o mejore el servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con este recurso “Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos” .

02/29/2024
Basic page Family Style Meal Service With Children in the CACFP

Support children, train staff, and meet CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style” with these new resources.

02/28/2024
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