Meal Pattern
- Breakfast Meal Pattern, K–12 (PDF)
- Breakfast Meal Pattern, Pre-K (PDF)
- Lunch Meal Pattern, K–12 (PDF)
- Lunch Meal Pattern, Pre-K (PDF)
- Afterschool Snack Meal Pattern, Pre-K–12 (PDF)
- Exhibit A: Grain Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (PDF)
Production Records
- AfterSchool Snack Production Record
- Breakfast Production Record
- Lunch Production Record (1)
- Lunch Production Record (2)
- Lunch Production Record (3)
Regulations & Guidance
- 7 CFR 210 – National School Lunch Program
- 7 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)
- Transitional Standards Question & Answers (PDF)
- Crediting Meat/Meat Alternatives Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Crediting Fruit Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Crediting Vegetables Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Crediting Milk Tip Sheet (PDF)
Menu & Recipes
- Food Buying Guide
- USDA 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