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Meal Pattern Requirements

Thursday, February 16, 2023

The National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program require federally mandated meal patterns for breakfast, lunch and snack. A school must offer the food components and quantities required in the established meal patterns for meals claimed for reimbursement.

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After School Snack Meal Pattern Requirements

Breakfast Meal Pattern, SY2019-20

Child Nutrition Program Meal Component Crediting Memo

Food Buying Guide Flyer

Food Buying Resources

Food Service Packaging Requirements Flyer

HSA Meal Pattern Guidelines 2018-19

Lunch Meal Pattern SY2019-20

Meal Patterns SY2019-20

Nutrient Analysis - Breakfast Bad

Nutrient Analysis - Breakfast Good

Nutrient Analysis - Lunch Bad

Nutrient Analysis - Lunch Good

Offer vs Serve Manual 2015-2016

Offering Smoothies in School

OVS Breakfast Poster

OVS Breakfast Tip Sheet

OVS Lunch Posters

OVS Lunch Tip Sheet

Pre-K Meal Pattern

Salad Bar Guide

Short and Long Week Calculations

Serve Breakfast Poster

Sodium Limits and Reduction Timeline SY 2024-25

USDA Approved Nutrient Analysist Software (MS)

USDA CNP Meal Pattern Comparison

USDA Memo - Infant and Preschool Meal Patters

Vegetable Subgroups

Weekly Certification Worksheet - Breakfast Requirements Not Met

Weekly Certification Worksheet - Breakfast Requirements Met

Weekly Certification Worksheet - Lunch Requirements Not Met

Weekly Component Worksheet - Breakfast Requirements Not Met

Weekly Component Worksheet - Breakfast Requirements Met

Weekly Component Worksheet - Lunch Requirements Not Met

Weekly Component Worksheet - Lunch Requirements Met

Whole Grain Resource

Serve Lunch Posters

Breakfast and Lunch Meal Pattern Chart