This guidance is intended to assist state agencies and program operators of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program in meeting the longstanding federal requirement to collect race and ethnicity data of program participants.
This training series is designed to assist school food authorities, state agencies, and others in implementing the updated nutrition standards for school meals.
In 2019, USDA’s Team Nutrition awarded a training grant to the Michigan Department of Education to implement a two-year training program for School Nutrition Managers called E-STAR. E-STAR is intended to improve school meal quality and student perceptions of meal quality. This study examined how the grantee implemented E-STAR, participant engagement, and facilitators and barriers to engagement.
This training guide for school nutrition professionals presents how to identify sources of added sugars and ways to reduce added sugars in school breakfast meals.
Schools, partners, and state agencies are welcome to use this free Team Nutrition graphic to spread the word about Team Nutrition resources that support child nutrition programs in school year 2024-25.
Promote your school breakfast with these posters. Use these posters to show students the benefits of a healthy school breakfast.
This webinar shows tips for preparing and supporting children, training staff, and meeting CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style.”
This Child and Adult Care Food Program cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for Roasted Spaghetti Squash for children 6 through 18 years of age.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for Roasted Spaghetti Squash for children 3 through 5 years of age.