Meal Pattern
Meal Pattern
- Breakfast Meal Pattern, Pre-K – 12 (PDF)
- Lunch Meal Pattern, Pre-K – 12 (PDF)
- Afterschool Snack Meal Pattern, Pre-K – 12 (PDF)
Regulations & Guidance
7 CFR 210 – National School Lunch Program7 CFR 220 – School Breakfast Program
Meal Requirements under the NSLP and SBP Questions & Answers (PDF)
Offer vs. Serve Questions & Answers (PDF)
Accommodating Disabilities in the School Meal Programs: Guidance (PDF) Questions and Answers (PDF)
Whole Grain Resource (PDF)
Menu & Recipes
Food Buying GuideUSDA Menu Planner for School Meals
Institute of Child Nutrition Recipe Box
North Carolina K-12 Culinary Institute
Healthier Kansas Menus
Ohio Menus that Move
Mississippi Recipes for Success
Texas Transitional Menu Planning Tool