The Child Nutrition Database is a required part of the nutrient analysis software approved by USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.
Meal pattern calculations for short and long weeks. This applies to schools who regularly operate on a shorter or longer weekly cycle.
This guidance is intended to assist state agencies and program operators of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program in meeting the longstanding federal requirement to collect race and ethnicity data of program participants.
You are invited to share these messages and resources about how school meals help empower children to grow, learn and thrive.
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program sodium limits and timeline
Meal pattern chart for the National School Lunch Program
This guide informs small entities participating in child nutrition programs about the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and how to comply with it. This guide does not include any new requirements; it just summarizes existing guidance related to the final rule.
As part of the SUN Programs communications toolkit, we developed a variety of materials state agencies, partners and other collaborators can use to help increase awareness and participation in summer nutrition programs.
This map contains links to state-specific information on local educational agencies and schools that may be eligible to elect the Community Eligibility Provision.
Learn how to properly store produce in a walk-in refrigerator.