FNS Documents & Resources

Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
Nutrition Standards for School Meals

This page contains regulations, policy memos, and other guidance materials relating to the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.

Resource | Technical Assistance
New Meal Pattern Requirements and Nutrition Standards

New Meal Pattern Requirements and Nutrition Standards for NSLP and SBP.

Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0028
Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards and Exempt Fundraisers

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance regarding state agency responsibilities to establish limitations on the frequency of specially exempted fundraisers in schools.

SP36-2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2014-0033
Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards and Culinary Education Programs

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance regarding the treatment of culinary education programs that operate in schools participating in the federal school meal programs.

SP40-2014
Resource | Fact Sheets
Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School Summary Chart

Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School, Smart Snacks in Schools

Resource | Presentations
Proposed Rule: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School
Resource | Presentations
Interim Final Rule: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools

PowerPoint Presentation:  Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools Interim Final Rule

Resource | Best Practices
FRAC New School Nutrition Standards Support Healthier and Well-fed Children

FRAC New School Nutrition Standards Support Healthier and Well-fed Children

Resource | Final Rule
Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs

This final rule updates the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to align them with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

Resource | Webinars/Videos
SNMCS Webinar Series - Meeting the Updated Nutrition Standards and the Nutritional Quality of School Lunches

The findings described in this webinar are based on two analyses. One that estimated the percentage of daily and weekly lunch menus that met the updated nutrition standards, and another that examined the nutritional quality of the lunches using the Healthy Eating Index-2010.