Meal Pattern Contribution

• Exemption Request Forms
  • Extended Meal Time Waiver Form
  • Whole Grain-Rich Exemption Request Form
• Exhibit A
• Food Buying Guide
  • Food Buying Guide
  • Food Buying Guide - Mobile App
• Food Yield Study Test
• Guide to Crediting
  • Fruit and Vegetables
  • Grains
  • Meat- Meat Alternate
• Meal Patterns
  • Breakfast Meal Pattern
  • Lunch Meal Pattern
  • Preschool Meal Pattern
  • 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 Template - 3 Grade Groups
  • 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
• Short and Long Week Calculations
• USDA Menu Planner

Nutrient Analysis

• Nutrient Analysis Protocols (pdf)
• Recipe Nutrient Calculator
• Weekly Nutrient Calculator
• USDA approved nutrient analysis software

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

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Training

• Menu Planning Online Trainings
  • Standardized Recipes
  • Production Records
  • Meal Pattern Documentation
  • 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)
• 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines (ppt)