This map displays census data and can be used for tiering of participating CACFP day care homes and eligibility of SFSP summer sites.
Updated School Meal Standards: working towards a common goal of healthy children and helping them reach their full potential.
School meals will continue to include fruits and vegetables, emphasize whole grains, and give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. For the first time, schools will focus on products with less added sugar, especially in school breakfast.
School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! To take school meals to the next level, USDA is updating the school nutrition standards after considering recommendations from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and listening to a diverse range of voices with experience in child nutrition and health.
Check out this database to access vendor-specific product information for all direct delivered USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program.
This is the official list of the only tools authorized to certify schools as eligible for the additional performance-based reimbursement.
Use these as a quick reference and get to know the grains requirements across all the child nutrition programs.
The Crediting Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program reflects the updated CACFP meal pattern requirements, which became effective October 2017.
The meats/meat alternates tip sheet is designed for program operators as a handy and easy-to-use reference on how to credit meats/meat alternates and incorporate them into the meal pattern requirements.