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.
The Healthy Eating Index is a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with key recommendations and dietary patterns published in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
CNPP uses the Healthy Eating Index to provide a data-driven understanding of diet quality in the United States over time. The HEI-2015 can be used to see how well the diets of Americans align with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 was released on Jan. 7, 2026. This is the 10th edition of the Dietary Guidelines.