Office of School Nutrition

CDE Office of School Nutrition
1580 Logan St, #760
Denver, CO 80203

Phone: 303-866-6661 or
toll-free in Colorado, 1-888-245-6092
Fax: 303-866-6133
E-mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us

Learn more about our staff
on the About Us page.

Important Information

Visit our updated New Meal Pattern & Certification sections:

6-Cent Certified SFAs in Colorado

Frequently Requested Documents/Pages

USDA Guidance - Meat/Meat Alternative, SP 11-2013
FNS Guidance to School Food Authorities: Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grain Maximums for School Year 2012-2013
Parent Brochure
Changes to Colorado School Meals Create Healthier Options
PDF Spanish
Teacher Brochure
Experience Healthier Options at Colorado Schools
PDF Word
Administrator Brochure
Changes to Colorado School Meals Create Healthier Options
PDF Word
CDE Nutrition Fact Sheet
PDF Word
Charter School Information
USDA Memos
Child Nutrition Initiatives

Upcoming Events

6-cent Certification Regional Technical Assistance Classes
Nine Technical Assistance Classes will be offered at locations throughout Colorado. For Technical Assistance information, locations and registration information, please
click here.

Directors' Conference
Mission ImPossible
February 20-22, 2013
For information regarding the agenda, room reservations, conference registration and key note speaker, please click here.

Help schools score a $1000 breakfast grant with the “Got Milk®” Breakfast Blitz

Fuel Up to Play 60 and the National Milk Mustache “got milk?” Campaign have teamed up to help bring breakfast to more kids across the country. Visit MilkMustache.com through February 17, 2013 to enter UPC codes from grocery milk purchases (up to one per day) and vote to direct a $1,000 grant for your favorite Fuel Up to Play 60 school. Schools participating in Fuel Up to Play 60 can use grants to start breakfast programs!

Reminders

Reauthorization requires that districts conduct outreach on the availability of the School Breakfast Program. See the School Breakfast Program page for more information, including a link to a helpful toolkit.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, participating institutions are prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.