Updated standards are raising the bar for nutrition to help kids grow up healthier.
School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! Nutritious school meals are an investment in our children’s futures, and we all share the common goal of helping them reach their full potential
Consumer-friendly single-sided handout with basic information on the SUN programs, including SUN Bucks, SUN Meals, and SUN Meals To-Go.
Graphics that can be printed as stickers or window clings to promote SUN Meals, SUN Meals To-Go, and SUN Bucks. Available in rectangular (10 x 8 inches) and circular (10 x 10 inches) designs.
A set of eye-catching, double-sided rack cards promoting SUN programs.
Las familias ahora tienen más formas de brindarles a sus hijos la nutrición que necesitan durante el verano, cuando las comidas escolares no están disponibles. Los SUN Programs del USDA ofrecen SUN Bucks, SUN Meals, y SUN Meals To-Go. Estas opciones de comidas ayudan a los niños a alcanzar su máximo potencial.
Families now have more ways to get their kids the nutrition they need in summer when school meals aren’t available. USDA’s SUN programs offer SUN Bucks, SUN Meals, and SUN Meals To-Go. These meal and grocery benefit options help kids reach their full potential.
This data collection fulfills states’ reporting requirements and describes trends in program participation during the COVID-19 pandemic from July 2020 through Dec. 2021. It is part of an ongoing study series examining CN program operations, repurposed to collect waiver reports from all states. A previous report in the series detailed waiver usage and trends in program participation and operations from March through Sept. 2020.
The final rule - Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans - is the next step in an ongoing effort toward healthier school meals that USDA and the broader school meals community have been partnering on for well over a decade. This table is a reference tool for stakeholders to visualize the proposed implementation timeline.