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Resource | Factsheets The Real Food Guide To School Breakfast

This fact sheet highlights healthy foods that are part of a balanced school breakfast. Learn about why eating breakfast is important for learning and how parents can help their child eat a healthy breakfast at school.

08/18/2026
Resource | Factsheets The Real Food Guide To School Lunch

This fact sheet shows real, whole, nutrient-dense foods that contribute to a balanced school lunch and aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030. Learn about ways to help children make healthy food and beverage choices at school.

08/18/2026
Resource | Webinars/Videos CACFP Halftime: Serving Milk in the CACFP

The CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays webinar series is a set of interactive, skills-building webinars that focus on hot topics related to the updated Child and Adult Care Food Program meal patterns.

06/08/2026
Resource | Policy Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 – Promoting Real Food in Child Nutrition Programs

In this program guidance, Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, strongly encourages child nutrition program operators to familiarize themselves with the key recommendations and consider how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 can be incorporated into program meals and snacks to promote healthy outcomes and healthy families.

02/11/2026
Basic page Child Nutrition Database

The Child Nutrition Database is a required part of the nutrient analysis software approved by USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. 

12/16/2024
Resource | Training and Outreach MyPlate Grocery Store Bingo

Kids are much more likely to try new foods when they get to take the lead. In this fun game, kids get to pick a new food at the grocery store, taste it, and rate it like a food critic.

12/10/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos CACFP Halftime: Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars in the CACFP

The CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays webinar series is a set of interactive, skills-building webinars that focus on hot topics related to the updated Child and Adult Care Food Program meal patterns.

11/12/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos CACFP Halftime: Choose Yogurt That is Lower in Added Sugars in the CACFP

The CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays webinar series is a set of interactive, skills-building webinars that focus on hot topics related to the updated Child and Adult Care Food Program meal patterns.

09/19/2024
Resource | Webinars/Videos CACFP Trainers’ Circle: Family Style Meal Service With Children in the CACFP

This webinar shows tips for preparing and supporting children, training staff, and meeting CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style.” 

04/29/2024
Resource | Training and Outreach CACFP Cooking Video: Roasted Spaghetti Squash Ages 6–18 

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.

04/18/2024
Page updated: June 02, 2026