Meal Pattern Contribution

• Exemption Request Forms
  • Extended Meal Time Waiver Form
  • Whole Grain-Rich Exemption Request Form
    • Updated whole-grain rich exemption procedure guidance from USDA: all enriched grain products intended for meal service must be listed in the whole grain-rich exemption request. If you experience difficulty with additional whole grain-rich products during the school year, please submit an updated exemption request and supporting documentation for these products. For more information, please contact Jon Padia. 
• Exhibit A
• Food Buying Guide
  • Food Buying Guide
    • Food Buying Guide Calculator
  • Food Buying Guide - Interactive Online Tool
  • Food Buying Guide - Mobile App
• Food Yield Study Test (Colorado Department of Education)
• Guide to Crediting
  • Fruit and Vegetables
  • Grains
  • Meat- Meat Alternate
• Meal Pattern Documentation Requirements
• Meal Patterns
  • Breakfast Meal Pattern
  • Lunch Meal Pattern
    • OSN Meal Pattern Q & As
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Preschool Meal Pattern
    • The CACFP is administered by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. 
  • USDA Child Nutrition Program Meal Pattern Comparison Chart
• Meal Pattern Documentation Requirements
• Tips for Evaluating a Manufacturer's Product Formulation Statement (PFS)
• USDA Whole Grain Resource
• USDA Food Fact Sheets
• Worksheet for Calculating the Components in a Recipe
• Worksheet for Calculating the Grain Contribution from a Recipe

 

Menu Planners and Production Records

• Cycle Menu Templates - Breakfast
• Cycle Menu Templates - Lunch
• Menu Planning Tool - Kansas Department of Education
• Menu Planner - Production Records 4-day - Oregon Dept.of Ed.
• Menu Planner - Production Records 5-day - Oregon Dept.of Ed.
• Menu Planner - Production Records 7-day - Oregon Dept.of Ed.
• Production Record Template
  • Production Record Instructions
  • Completed Production Record Example
• Salad Bar Production Records
  • Salad Bar Production Records (PDF)
  • Salad Bar Production Records (Excel)
• Kansas Menu Planning and Production Resources
• Tools for Schools
• USDA Certification Worksheets
• USDA Menu Planning Tools for School Food Service

 

Nutrient Analysis

• Nutrient Analysis Protocols (pdf)
• Recipe Nutrient Calculator
• Weekly Nutrient Calculator

Product Documentation

• Acceptable Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements
• Product Formulation Statement for Vegetables and Fruits
• Product Formulation Statement for Grain Products
• Product Formulation Statement for Meat/Meat Alternate
• Tips for Processed Product Documentation
• USDA Guidance for Processed Product Documentation
• USDA Guidance for Processed Product Documentation for the Administrative Review
• USDA Guidance for CN Labels Copied with a Watermark

Recipes

Click here for links to the following recipe websites

• Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• Chef Ann Foundation
• Devpost
• Institute of Child Nutrition
• John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition
• National Dairy Council
• New School Cuisine
• Team Nutrition
• The Culinary Institute of America
• USDA Recipes
• Wellness in the Schools
• Recipe Tools
  • Recipe Conversion Calculator
  • Standardized Recipe Template and Example

Training

• Menu Planning Online Trainings
  • Standardized Recipes
  • Production Records
  • Meal Pattern Documentation
• 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines (ppt)
• Crediting Fruits, Vegetables and the Food Buying Guide (online training)
• Crediting Grains in the Child Nutrition Programs (online training)
• Crediting Meat and Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs (online training)
• Fundamentals of Menu Planning