Meal Pattern Contribution
- Exemption Request Forms
- Milk Flexibility Exemption Request 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 Yield Study Test (Colorado Department of Education)
- Guide to Crediting
- Meal Pattern Documentation Requirements
- Meal Patterns
- 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
- Salad Bar Production Records
- Kansas Menu Planning and Production Resources
- Tools for Schools
- USDA Certification Worksheets
- USDA Menu Planning Tools for School Food Service
Nutrient Analysis
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
- 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
For additional information, E-Mail: nutrition@cde.state.co.us
