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Menu Planning
Meal Patterns
Meal Pattern Contribution Resources
- Breakfast Meal Pattern (PDF)
- Lunch Meal Pattern (PDF)
- Preschool Meal Pattern (PDF)
- Meal Pattern Documentation Requirements (PDF)
- Exhibit A: Whole Grains (PDF)
- Exhibit A: Non-Whole Grains (PDF)
- USDA Whole Grain Resource for NSLP and SBP (PDF)
- USDA Nutrient Analysis Protocols (PDF)
- USDA Approved Nutrient Analysis Software
- USDA Tips for Evaluating a Manufacturer's Product Formulation Statement (PDF)
Guides, Templates, and Calculators
- Crediting Fruits and Vegetables (PDF)
- Connecticut Dept. of Education Crediting Vegetable Subgroups in NSLP (PDF)
- Crediting Grains (PDF)
- Crediting Meat/Meal-Alternate (PDF)
- USDA Food Buying Guide
- Food Yield Study Test (DOC)
- Calculate the Components in a Recipe (XLS)
- Calculate the Grain Component in a Recipe (XLS)
- Recipe Nutrient Calculator (XLS)
Production Documentation
Menu Planners and Production Records
Menu Planners
Production Record Templates
Recipe Resources
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation Featured Recipes: Smart Foods Planner
- Chef Ann Foundation: The Lunch Box
- John C Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition: Recipe and Menu Ideas
- Vermont Agency of Education: New School Cuisine (PDF)
- Project Bread: Recipes and Resource Index
- Great Trays Partnership: Now We're Cooking! (PDF)
- Lentils in food service
- US Dry Beans Council
- Bush Bean Recipes
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