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Resource | Webinars/Videos Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for School Food Authorities

This webinar discusses school meal procurement strategies and USDA school meal program flexibilities, waivers and training resources for school year 2021-22. 

08/23/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Procurement Strategies for SY 2021-22: Webinar for State Agencies

This webinar focuses on USDA school meal program flexibilities, waivers, and training resources to help state and school food authorities navigate supply chain issues during school year 2021-22. 

08/23/2021
Resource | Technical Assistance Offering Meats and Meat Alternates at School Breakfast

This guide shows how to offer meat and meat alternates at school breakfast with menu planning ideas, crediting information, sample menus, and more.

08/10/2021
Resource | Training and Outreach Offering Smoothies as Part of Reimbursable School Meals

This guide shows school nutrition professionals how both scratch-made and commercially prepared smoothies can be offered as part of a reimbursable school meals.

06/30/2021
Resource | Training and Outreach USDA Foods in Schools Photo Contest

Each year we ask child nutrition professionals to inspire other foodservice professionals and submit a picture of your most creative meal utilizing USDA Foods.  With more than 200 USDA Foods items available, we want to highlight each food group and the innovative ways in which they can be used.

06/25/2021
Resource | Policy USDA Foods Program Disaster Manual

This USDA Foods in disasters guidance manual contains important information for persons in FNS headquarters, FNS regional offices, and distributing agencies, which include state distributing agencies and Indian Tribal Organizations that are charged with the responsibility of providing USDA Foods to disaster relief organizations in the event of a disaster, emergency, or situation of distress.

06/03/2021
Resource | Training and Outreach COVID-19 School Meal Spotlights

Under challenging circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, school communities have worked tirelessly to ensure children have access to meals.

03/02/2021
Resource | Training and Outreach SY 2019-20 P-EBT State Participation

Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer is part of the U.S. government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, as amended by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve state agency plans to administer P-EBT.

02/01/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Methods Used to Examine Nutritional Characteristics of School Meals

This webinar describes the methods used to examine nutritional characteristics of school meals, including compliance with the updated nutrition standards.

01/26/2021
Resource | Webinars/Videos Dominique Dawes: School Breakfast is for Everyone

Three time Olympian and Co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition talks about the benefits of a nutritious school breakfast. The School Breakfast Program includes healthier options starting Fall 2013 as a result of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act passed by congress in 2010. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is supporting schools as they make improvements school meals and other foods sold in schools. 

08/29/2013
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