Meal Pattern Contribution

• Exemption Request Forms
  • ​Milk Flexibility Exemption Request Form
  • Whole Grain-Rich Exemption Request Form
• Exhibit A
• Food Buying Guide
  • Food Buying Guide
    • Food Buying Guide Calculator
  • Food Buying Guide - Interactive Online Tool
• 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. 
• 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
  • (PDF | 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

• 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines (ppt)
• Crediting Food Components Training
• Fundamentals of Menu Planning
• Purchasing Using the USDA Food Buying Guide Training