Showing students why eating a healthy breakfast is important, and providing quick, easy, and budget-friendly breakfast ideas.
This memorandum informs stakeholders on the progress made by FNS in updating the food crediting system for all child nutrition programs. This is a first step towards improving the crediting system to best address today’s evolving food and nutrition environment and meet the needs of those operating and benefiting from the CNPs.
A collection of FFVP resources (including webcasts and webinars, sample forms, and partners).
Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo for the 2019 Show Us Your Tray Photo Contest! We received over 250 submissions from school districts across the nation showing us how they creatively use USDA Foods. This year, we created four different categories to highlight USDA Foods across all food groups. The competition was tough but everyone should be proud of the effort they put into making school meals healthy, kid-approved, and delicious. Check out the winners and honorable mentions of the 2019 Show Us Your Tray Contest!
On April 25, 2016, FNS published the final rule “Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010." Child nutrition program operators were required to comply with these updated meal pattern requirements no later than Oct. 1, 2017.
Attached is updated clarifying guidance for state agencies regarding the 60-day claim submission and 90-day reporting requirements for child nutrition programs which was released on April 25, 2018. This latest version includes edits to align with changes made in the SFSP Simplified Cost Accounting Final Rule published on June 1, 2018.
This video covers cooking skills such as measuring, whisking, mixing and peeling as two children, with the help of an adult instructor, prepare this “no cook” recipe.
This video covers cooking skills such as measuring, chopping, simmering, and assembling grain bowls as two children, with the help of an adult instructor, prepare this dish that highlights the goodness of whole grains.
This video covers cooking skills such as grating, whisking, chopping, and measuring as two children, with the help of an adult instructor, prepare this savory vegetable dish.