School Gardens: Using Gardens to Grow Healthy Habits in Cafeterias, Classrooms and Communities
This fact sheet reviews school farms spanning acres in Minnesota, indoor tower gardens in Vermont, raised beds in New York City, aquaponic systems in the Virgin Islands, and native food gardens in tribal communities.
Washing Produce
Part of a five-video series, available in English and Spanish, offers “tricks of the trade” to help food service operators keep produce safe and at a high quality.
CACFP Halftime Webinar: Elija yogures con bajo contenido de azúcares añadidas
Este seminario lleva a la audiencia a través de la hoja de capacitación de Team Nutrition "Elija yogures con bajo contenido de azúcares añadidas" y hace que la audiencia evalúe varios yogures para ver si cumplen con los requisitos del patrón de comidas.
Discontinuation of Interest Income Verification Waiver
FNS has recently been reviewing its SNAP waiver processes and procedures. This memo serves to notify SNAP state agencies that FNS is no longer approving new interest income verification waivers or extending existing waivers.
Food Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs - Request for Information
The Request for Information will be available for public comment through April 23, 2018. The comment period for the Request for Information that was published on Dec. 14, 2017 (82 FR 58792) has been extended from Feb. 12, 2018 to April 23, 2018.
CACFP Halftime Webinar: Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars
This webinar walks the audience through Team Nutrition’s “Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars” training worksheet and lets audience look at various yogurts to see if they meet meal pattern requirements.
Revised Non-Merit System Personnel Guidance for Call Centers
Consistent with USDA's efforts to increase state flexibility within the bounds of the law, FNS is expanding allowable activities for states seeking to use non-merit system personnel in call centers. With FNS approval, states may now use non-merit personnel to provide basic case-specific information that is readily available in the system to a SNAP applicant or participant, such as application or case status, benefit issuance date, and status of submitted verifications.
Updated Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
FNS staff discuss the updated preschool meal patterns in the National School Lunch Program (including snack service) and School Breakfast Program, as well as the updated milk requirements in the Special Milk Program, which went into effect on Oct. 1, 2017.