Team Nutrition Resources for Schools
Please Note
Resources marked with a 
symbol help school food authorities and Summer Food Service Program operators implement the Final Rule, “Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” Check back regularly to see more resources as they are updated.
Team Nutrition supports the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program by providing training for school food service, nutrition education for children and families, and resources to support a healthier school environment.
The following resources are available online. In addition, schools that participate in the federal child nutrition programs can request print materials, based on availability, using the online order form. For questions, or to place a bulk order, please email Team Nutrition.
Elementary School Nutrition Education
Secondary School Nutrition Education
School Nutrition Professionals
- Celebrating School Breakfast
- Celebrating the Flavors of School Meals
- Local School Wellness Policy Refresh!
- Professional Standards Resources
- Professional Standards Training Database
- School Breakfast Photo Props
- School Meals Trays, Many Ways
- Stronger with School Breakfast Infographic
- Stronger with School Meals Educational Materials
- Taste-Testing Event Resources
- Team Nutrition Graphics
- Team Nutrition Photographs
- Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet
Menu Planning & Technical Assistance
- A Guide to Smart Snacks in School
- Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast
- Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
- Guide to Professional Standards for School Nutrition Programs
- Menu Planner for School Meals
- Nutrient Analysis Protocols: How to Analyze Menus for USDA School Meal Programs
- Offer Versus Serve Materials
- Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast
- Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals
- Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Schools
- Reducing Added Sugars at School Breakfast
- Serving School Meals to Preschoolers
- Serving Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
- Taste-Testing Event Resources
- Team Nutrition Recipes
- USDA Approved Certification of Compliance Tools and Software
- USDA Approved Nutrient Analysis Software
- What You Can to Help Prevent Wasted Food
- Whole Grain Resource for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Afterschool and Summer
Team Nutrition MyPlate Resources
Posters
- Elementary School Poster Set
- Middle School Poster Set
- Dig In! Poster Set
- Discover MyPlate: The Five Food Groups Poster
- Eat Smart to Play Hard Posters
- Offer Versus Serve Posters for Breakfast and Lunch
- MyPlate for Kids: Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables Poster
- Summer Food, Summer Moves Posters
- School Lunch Menu E-Poster
- Taste-Testing Event Posters
