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.
Explore the expanded edition of Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten. The updated set includes additional food cards and fun new resources showing where food comes from.
As a reminder, meals and snacks offered through the child nutrition programs may be claimed for federal reimbursement if they meet the federal nutrition requirements and other federal regulations. State agencies may not withhold federal reimbursement for meals that meet the federal requirements, even if additional state requirements are not met. However, if a state provides an additional reimbursement above the federal reimbursement, they may withhold the state reimbursement.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other interested parties to comment on a proposed information collection. This collection is an extension of a currently approved collection to conduct research in support of FNS' goal of delivering science-based nutrition education to targeted audiences.
Back to school means back to tasty, healthy meals served to nearly 30 million children every school day.
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.
Team Nutrition has a variety of posters for schools, summer sites, and child care (centers, homes, and sponsors). When available, child nutrition program operators may request printed copies, while supplies last.
Discover MyPlate includes seven emergent readers featuring kindergarten-level sight words that help children build literacy skills while learning about the five food groups and MyPlate.