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Resources
- Nutrition Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Meal Pattern Q & As
- Lunch Meal Pattern
- Meal Pattern and Offer versus Serve Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Training
- National School Lunch Menu Checklist Tool (PDF)
- National School Lunch Menu Checklist Tool (Word)
- Vegetable Subgroups
- Vegetable Subtroup Decision Tree
- Food Safety
- Menu Planning
- Offer vs. Serve
- School Breakfast Program
USDA Resources
- Calorie Fact Sheet (PDF)
- 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines (ppt)
- Dietary Guidelines: Let's Eat for the Health of It
- Dietary Specifications
- HHFKA Overview
- School Meals Summary
- Short and Long Week Calculations
- Sodium
- USDA Memo SP 10-2012 (v.9) Questions and Answers on the Final Rule, Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (Aug. 3, 2015)
- USDA Regulations and Policy Memos
- USDA NSLP Webpage
Additional Resources
- Institute of Child Nutrition - Meal Pattern Training Resource
- Resources for Parents, School Administrators, School Food Service Professionals and Teachers