SNP - New Meal Pattern

This page contains information on the new meal pattern for School Nutrition Programs. Click the links below for more information and guidance for implementing the new meal pattern.

• Implementation Timeline

• 5 Day School Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern
• 5 Day Uncommon Grade Grouping Meal Pattern for K-12
• 7 Day School Nutrition Program Meal Pattern
• 7 Day Uncommon Grade Groupings Meal Pattern for K-12

• 5 Day School Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern
• 5 Day Uncommon Grade Grouping Meal Pattern for K-8
• 5 Day Uncommon Grade Grouping Meal Pattern for K-12
• 7 Day School Nutrition Programs Meal Pattern
• 7 Day Uncommon Grade Grouping Meal Pattern for K-8
• 7 Day Uncommon Grade Grouping Meal Pattern for K-12

• New Meal Pattern Training Video for Lunch - Scroll down to the Office of School and Community Nutrition and click on the link to the Meal Pattern Workshop (under School Nutrition Programs).

• Breakfast Menu Planning Templates for 5 Days
• Breakfast Menu Planning Templates for 7 Days

• Lunch Menu Planning Templates (Coming Soon)

• Sample Cycle Menus, Recipes, and Food Production Records - Kansas State Department of Education
• Sample Cycle Menu - Great Trays
• Sample Cycle Menus and Recipes - Menus that Move, from the Ohio Department of Education
• Sample Cycle Menus, Recipes and Nutrient Analysis--Idaho State Department of Education

• 6 Cent Certification - Scroll down to the Office of School and Community Nutrition and click on the link to the 6 Cent Certification (under School Nutrition Programs).

• Food Production Record for Breakfast and Lunch
• Food Production Record Instructions for Breakfast and Lunch
• Food Production Record Webinar - if you cannot view the Food Production Record Webinar, view the presentation and script below
• Food Production Record Presentation
• Food Production Record Script
• Interactive Food Production Record for Breakfast and Lunch

• Grades K-12 Breakfast Production Record Example

• Grades K-5 Lunch Food Production Record Example
• Grades 9-12 Lunch Food Production Record Example

• Standardized Recipe Webinar - if you cannot view the Standardized Recipe Webinar, view the presentation and script below
• Standardized Recipe Presentation
• Standardized Recipe Script
• USDA Recipes for Schools (this link includes the USDA Recipes, Recipe Booklet, and Recipe Templates)
• Food Buying Guide
• Food Buying Guide Calculator

• SP 28-2013-Questions and Answers on the School Breakfast Program Meal Patter in School Year 2013-2014
• SP 36-2012 - Crediting Smoothies Offered in Child Nutrition Programs
• SP 38-2012 - Residential Child Care Institutions Exception for Safety if Serving Multiple Age/Grade Group
• SP 02-2013 - Corn Masa (Dough) for Use in Tortilla Chips, Taco Shells, and Tamales
• USDA's Questions and Answers on the Final Rule (revised January 2013)

• Evaluating Whole Grain-Rich Foods
• Formulated Grain Fruit Products
• Grain Based Desserts at Breakfast and Lunch
• New Grain Chart - Valid Starting SY 2012-2013

• Milk Fact Sheet for Disability and Non-Disability Situations

• Fat Fact Sheet
• Sodium Fact Sheet

• Coming Soon

• Offer vs Serve Training K-5-and-6-8 by Indiana
• Offer vs Serve Training K-5 and 6-8 by Illinois 
• Offer vs Serve Training 9-12 by Indiana
• Offer vs Serve Training 9-12 by Illinois

• Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheet for Breakfast

• Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheet for Lunch