Overview
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All schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) must complete daily menu production records for all meals. A production record is a working tool that outlines the type and quantity of foods that need to be purchased and available for the meal service.
Production records must show how the offered meals contribute to the required food components and food quantities for each meal served to each grade group every day. In addition to documenting reimbursable meals, production records provide valuable information to help with menu planning, forecasting products and amounts, purchasing foods, controlling waste, identifying acceptable menu items, and conducting a nutrient analysis of menus.
Required elements for production records | |
Complete before meal service | Complete after meal service |
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Schools may choose to use or adapt the Connecticut State Department of Education’s sample production record forms. Click on the Documents/Forms section of the left navigation bar to access the sample production records.
For guidance on completing production records, refer to the CSDE's Requirements for Production Records in School Nutrition Programs and the resources below.
Overview of Requirements
- Production Records (chapter 4 of USDA’s Menu Planner for School Meals)
- Appendix 4.A: Production Records (pages 277-280 of USDA’s Menu Planner for School Meals)
- Requirements for Production Records in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Training
- Production Records (Institute of Child Nutrition)
- STAR Back to School: Completing Food Production Records the Best Way, July 2021 (Institute of Child Nutrition)