
CN Label Documentation and Product Formulation Statements
- Administrative Review - CN Labels Webinar
- CN Label Verification and Manufactures Reports
- SP-27-2015: Administrative Review Process Regarding the Child Nutrition (CN) Label, Watermarked CN Label and Manufacturer’s Product Formulation Statement
- SP-11-2015(v.2): CN Labels Copied with a Watermark - Acceptable Documentation
- Tip Sheet for Accepting Processed Product Documentation
- Tip Sheet for Evaluating a Manufacturer’s Product Formulation Statement (PFS)
- TA 07-2010 Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements (MPR) REVISED 11-26-2014
- NEW Tip Sheets - Crediting Fruits, Crediting Vegetables, and Crediting Meats/Meat Alternative in Child Nutrition Programs
Meal Pattern Information
- SP 04-2022: Q&A on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-Based Tool
- Transitional Meal Pattern
- 6 Cent Certification Resources
- Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021: Effect on Child Nutrition Programs - REVISED
- Notice of Vacatur: Rescission of Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Flexibilities
- School Breakfast Program: Continuation of the Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit Flexibility
- Creative Ways to Reduce Sodium
- Fact Sheet: Calories in School Meals
- Meal Pattern and Dietary Specifications (Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
- Pre-K meal Pattern - CACFP
- SP-01-2019: Guidance for FY 2019 - Updated Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Patterns and Updated National School Lunch Program and Breakfast Program Infant and Preschool Meal Patterns
- Child Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern Comparison Chart
- SP 37-2017: Flexibility for Co-Mingles Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers
- Menu Planner
- My Plate Resources
- Production Record - Lunch and Breakfast
- SP 05-2022: Meal Requirements Under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Q&A for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022
- Sodium Reduction: Timeline and Amount
- School Day Just Got Healthier Brochure
- School Day Just Got Healthier - Updated Standards
- Standardized Recipes Template
- Standardized Recipes for Schools - NEW!
- Updated Offer versus Serve Guidance for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Effective Beginning School Year 2015-2016
- Kansas 6 Week Cycle Menus
- Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains and Sodium - Final Rule
Grains
- Creditable Grains in Recipes Converter
- SP-30-2012 Converter
- Formulated Grain Fruit Products
- Updated Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
Meal Pattern Tools
- Navigating the Food Buying Guide Calculator
- Menu Documentation Check List
- Standardized Recipe Converter
- Food Buying Guide
Meal Pattern Exemptions
For further guidance, refer to the USDA Resources page