Documents/Forms

Menu Planning  |   Salad Bars and OVS  |   Signage for OVS

Menu Planning

• Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Menu Planning Guide for School Meals (CSDE)
• Menu Planning Resources for School Meals (CSDE)
• Overview of Menu Planning for the NSLP (CSDE)
• Overview of Menu Planning for the SBP (CSDE)

Salad Bars and OVS

• Salad Bar Materials (The Lunch Box)
• Salad Bar Signage (English) (Colorado Department of Education)
• Salad Bar Signage (Spanish) (Colorado Department of Education)
• Salad Bar Signage Template (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
• USDA Memo SP 41-2019: Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program
• More salad bar resources: Visit the "Salad Bars" section of the CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage

Signage for OVS

• Lunch Poster Meal Pattern Components (CSDE)
• Lunch Poster Offer versus Serve (CSDE)
• OVS Poster (CSDE) Signage for Lunch
• Posters and Signs (The Lunch Box)
• School Lunch Menu Poster:Today's Lunch (USDA)
• Signage (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
• Signage Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (CSDE)
• USDA OVS Posters for Breakfast and Lunch 
  • OVS Breakfast Poster for Elementary Schools (USDA)
  • OVS Breakfast Poster for Middle/High Schools (USDA)
  • OVS Lunch Poster for Elementary Schools (USDA)
  • OVS Lunch Poster for Middle Schools (USDA)
  • OVS Lunch Poster for High Schools (USDA)
• More signage resources: refer to "Signage and Posters" in the CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production.