This training series is designed to assist school food authorities, state agencies, and others in implementing the updated nutrition standards for school meals.
You are invited to share these messages and resources about how school meals help empower children to grow, learn and thrive.
Back to school means back to tasty, healthy meals served to nearly 30 million children every school day.
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sodium limits and timeline
This final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in continuing the science-based improvement of school meals.
The Community Eligibility Provision is a National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program meal service option that allows schools and school districts located in high poverty areas to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students.
This interactive webinar series highlights resources and materials that address hot topics in school meals. FNS regional offices, state agencies, school food authorities and others who may be interested are invited to participate.
The Menu Planner for School Meals has been revised to reflect the Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Final Rule that was published in February 2022.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service expects to award approximately $9.6 million in total funding.
School meals, and the school nutrition professionals that provide them, help children be strong physically and mentally. Celebrate the school community and promote healthy foods with these fun new school meals materials.