Team Nutrition | Food and Nutrition Administration

Fueling Children's Healthy Growth, Learning, and Play

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

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The Real Food Guide To School Lunch

This fact sheet shows real, whole, nutrient-dense foods that contribute to a balanced school lunch and aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030. Learn about ways to help children make healthy food and beverage choices at school.

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Child Nutrition Programs Food Industry Toolkit

This toolkit contains resources for use by food industry to understand meal pattern requirements for USDA child nutrition programs (CNP), how food products may contribute toward the meal pattern requirements, and food product documentation used in the CNP.

Team Nutrition Training Grants

The Real Food Guide To School Breakfast

School Food System Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants

Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs

Local School Wellness Policies

Professional Standards Trainings and Tracker Tool

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