The term alternate protein product is the name we use to identify products meeting requirements set forth in Appendix A of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program within the section entitled “Alternate Protein Products.”
Frequently asked questions and answers for suppliers and manufacturers publishing data for the Child Nutrition Database.
This page provides questions and answers about juice in the revised WIC food packages.
This page contains questions and answers about fruits and vegetables in the revised WIC food packages.
Questions and answers about Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Final Rule published on Oct. 31, 2024.
The 2023 Farm to School Census Findings FAQs addresses commonly asked questions about the Farm to School Census.
Questions and answers regarding why the SFSP is important and how it operates.
FNS is recommending science-based updates to the food provided to WIC participants to best meet their nutritional needs and foster healthy growth and development.
WIC enrollment via state-level data matching with SNAP & Medicaid grant RFA frequently asked questions.
Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.