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Published: 13 hours ago
" Team Nutrition has added seven short trainings to The Road to Successful Menu Planning for School Meals training series; posted new and revised breakfast resources to the FNS website; and updated the Food Buying Guide.
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Team Nutrition has added seven short trainings to The Road to Successful Menu Planning for School Meals training series. Team Nutrition is pleased to share these new and updated resources to support school menu planning and a healthy school environment.
These on-demand webinars help schools plan and implement menus that meet school nutrition standards and meal pattern requirements:
• Menu Planning for the National School Lunch Program Afterschool Snack Service
• Nuts and Seeds Flexibilities in School Meals
• School Breakfast Menu Flexibilities: Grains and Meats/Meat Alternates and Substituting Vegetables for Fruit
• School Lunch Menu Flexibilities: Beans, Peas, and Lentils
• Reducing Added Sugars at Breakfast: Menu Planning Tips
• Reducing Added Sugars in Recipes
• Using Nutrient Analysis Software for Added Sugars
Each training can count toward USDA Professional Standards for School Nutrition Programs – Key Area 1000: Nutrition and Training Topic 1100: Menu Planning. They are available now in the Institute of Child Nutrition’s iLearn portal and USDA’s Professional Standards Trainings and Tracker Tool.
School Food Authorities can also download new and revised resources for School Breakfast:
• Today’s Breakfast Poster (New): School nutrition professionals can use this poster to display daily breakfast menu options and remind students to eat a variety of foods.
• MyPlate Guide to School Breakfast for Families (Revised): This infographic highlights healthy foods that are part of a balanced school breakfast and shows parents and caregivers how they can help their child eat a healthy school breakfast.
Finally, new food yields were added to the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) Interactive Web-based Tool and the FBG Mobile App. The following new foods are now available: Crushed pineapple, pineapple chunks, pineapple tidbits, dried mango, açai puree, dragon fruit (pitaya), and chopped romaine lettuce. Stay tuned for additional yield data releases soon.
Program operators and sponsoring organizations that participate in the USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs can request free print copies of FNS materials, such as the following, while supplies last:
For School Year 2025-2026
• Team Nutrition Resources for Schools Catalog
• Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet
Visit USDA's online order form for more resources.
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