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Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance ¡Preparemos una merienda!

¡Preparemos una merienda! Planificador de menús de meriendas para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos para niños de 3 a 18 años de edad.

FNS-901-S
11/28/2023
Resource | Policy Memos Initial Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program

This guidance memo addresses sponsors’ monitoring requirements of its sites and food service operations in the SFSP. This guidance applies to sponsors’ management responsibilities of conducting initial site visits and full reviews of food service, including visits of non-congregate rural meal sites.

SFSP 10-2023
05/30/2023
Resource | Policy Memos FD-152: Discontinuance of the High Security Seal Requirement for USDA Foods Deliveries

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will discontinue the requirement for vendors to use high security seals to secure USDA Foods deliveries as of July 1, 2023. 

04/05/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper in the USDA CACFP

These worksheets can be used to empower CACFP providers and operators with the knowledge, skills and expertise to implement meal pattern requirements. 

899
07/15/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance | FNS-GD-2018-0001 Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

The Food Buying Guide for child nutrition programs has all of the current information in one manual to help you and your purchasing agent buy the right amount of food and the appropriate type of food for your program(s), and determine the specific contribution each food makes toward the meal pattern requirements.

07/11/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Let’s Make a Snack!

Program operators that provide snacks for children 3–18 years of age can get menu planning tips and recipes.

FNS-901
04/15/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Breakfast

These worksheets can be used to empower Child and Adult Care Food Program providers and operators with the knowledge, skills and expertise to implement meal pattern requirements.

657
03/06/2020
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Servir carnes y sustitutos de carne en el desayuno

Estas hojas de capacitación se pueden usar para fortalecer el conocimiento, las habilidades y la experiencia de los proveedores y los operadores del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) para implementar los requisitos del patrón de comidas del CACFP. 

03/06/2020
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance | FNS-GD-2020-0142 Civil Rights Complaint - WIC Investigative Checklist

This document provides authorized state agencies with a basic checklist for conducting investigations into complaints of prohibited discrimination involving WIC, WIC FMNP, and the SFMNP.

02/02/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2017-0032 Clarification on the three ways initial SNAP application processing timeliness is measured

The memorandum that follows is intended to clarify the three ways in which FNS measures timeliness of initial SNAP application processing.  This memorandum does not represent new policy, but seeks to clarify the three existing data collection and monitoring procedures.

06/02/2017
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