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School Nutrition Programs | Manuals | Forms | Resources | Nutrition Education

The links below provide information on federal and state requirements and guidance for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) school nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP, Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) of the NSLP, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and Special Milk Program (SMP).

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A

• Accommodating Special Diets: refer to Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs
• Acronyms and Abbreviations for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Administrative Review for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Adult Meals: refer to Nonprogram Foods
• Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) (CSDE)
• Allergies: refer to Food Allergies
• Alternate Protein Products (APPs) (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Applications for Child Nutrition Programs: refer to CNP System
• Area Eligibility for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• At-risk Afterschool Meals (CSDE)
• Authorized Signature Change Form and Instructions (CSDE)

B

• Beverage Requirements (CSDE)
• Breakfast: refer to School Breakfast Program
• Business Managers: refer to Key Information for Connecticut School Business Officials About School Nutrition Programs
• Buy American Provision (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

C

• Calendars
  • Calendar of School Nutrition Program Requirements and Activities (CSDE)
  • CSDE Calendar of Training and Meetings
• Calories in School Meals: refer to Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals)
• Capital Expenditure Requests and Equipment Approvals (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Carryover of Eligibility for Meals or Milk (CSDE's Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Celebrations and Classroom Parties
  • Healthy Celebrations (CSDE)
  • More resources for celebrations: refer to Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Celiac Disease (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Charging Meals: refer to Unpaid Meal Charges
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition (CN) Labels
  • CN Labeling Program (USDA)
  • CN Labeling Program (CSDE)
  • Child Nutrition (CN) Labels ("Crediting Commercial Processed Products" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Sharing Site (ICN)
• Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Claims
  • Claims for Child Nutrition Programs: refer to CNP System
  • Claims Preparers: refer to Key Information for Connecticut Claims Preparers for School Nutrition Programs
  • Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Classroom Meals: Requirements for Classroom Meals in the NSLP and SBP
• CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) (CSDE)
• Comparison Charts
  • Comparison of the Connecticut Nutrition Standards and the USDA's Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for Preschool and Grades K-12 in the Afterschool Snack Program of the NSLP (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for Preschool and Grades K-12 in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for the Grains Component in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for the Milk Component in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Operating the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for School Food Authorities in School Year 2021-22 through June 30, 2022 (CSDE)
• Competitive Foods in Schools
  • Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE)
  • Connecticut Competitive Foods Regulations (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• Connecticut General Statutes for foods and beverages
• Connecticut Grown for Connecticut Kids Week: refer to Farm to School
• Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
• Contact Information
  • Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Child Nutrition Staff and Responsibilities (CSDE)
  • Connecticut Education Directory (Public educational organizations in Connecticut)
  • Connecticut NSLP and SBP Sponsors (CSDE)
  • Connecticut State Department of Education Staff Directory (CSDE)
  • County Assignments for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Contract with Food Service Management Company: refer to Food Service Management Company
• Crediting Foods
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Commercial Processed Products in Preschool Menus (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods Made from Scratch for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods Made from Scratch in Preschool Menus CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Foods for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Crediting Foods for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Crediting Summary Charts for the Afterschool Snack Program Meal Pattern for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Crediting Summary Charts for the Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Crediting Summary Charts for the Preschool Meal Patterns of the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

D

• Determining Eligibility in the School Nutrition Programs and Summer Food Service Program Training Program (CSDE's Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Diabetes (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Dietary Guidance: refer to Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
• Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Program webpage)
• Disaster Response (USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014 and SFSP 18-2014: Disaster Response)
• Disclosure
  • Disclosure Requirements (USDA Memo SP 16-2016, CACFP 06-2016 and SFSP 10-2016: Disclosure Requirements for the Child Nutrition Programs)
  • Disclosure Release Request for Free or Reduced Eligibility Status of Students in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Direct Certification for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Donating Foods (USDA Memo SP 11-2012, CACFP 05-2012 and SFSP 07-2012: Guidance on the Food Donation Program in Child Nutrition Programs)

E

• Edit Check Forms: refer to Forms for School Nutrition Programs
• Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Milk in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Eligibility Manual for School Meals (USDA)
• Equipment Purchases (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Evaluating Foods for Compliance with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
• Exemption Requests: refer to Waivers
• Exemptions for Foods and Beverages in Public Schools (CSDE)
• Exhibit A: Grain Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)

F

• Farm to School (CSDE) (Also refer to Put Local on Your Tray)
• Federal and State Funding for School Meals (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Field Trips
  • FNS 786-8 Revision 1: Reimbursement for Off-Site Meal Consumption
  • Requirements for Field Trip Meals in the NSLP and SBP
• Final Rules (USDA) (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Federal Register Documents for School Meals (National Archives)
• FNS Instructions for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Food Allergies (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Food and Beverage List: refer to List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA National Agricultural Library)
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods) (CSDE)
• Food Labels (CSDE's Nutrition Education webpage)
• Food Production: refer to Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Food Recalls (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Food Rewards
  • Nonfood Rewards: Promoting Healthy School Environments (UConn Rudd Center)
  • More resources for alternatives to food rewards: refer to Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Food Safety
  • Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Resource List for Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Food Service Management Company (CSDE)
• Forms for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Free and Reduced-price Meals: refer to Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs)
• Funding for School Meals: refer to Federal and State Funding
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (CSDE)
• Fruits Component
  • Fruits Component for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Fruits Component for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Fundraising with Foods and Beverages
  • Healthy Fundraising (CSDE)
  • Fundraisers: Requirements for Foods and Beverages (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)

G

• Gardens: refer to School Gardens
• Geographic Preference (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Gluten Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Grain-based Desserts: Crediting Grain-based Desserts for Grades K-12 in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Grain Ounce Equivalents
  • Grain Ounce Equivalents for Grades K-12 in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Grain Ounce Equivalents for the NSLP and SBP Preschool Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Grains Component
  • Grains Component for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)  
  • Grains Component for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage) 
• Guides: refer to Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs

H

• Handwashing (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Health and Achievement: refer to Resource List for Health and Achievement
• Healthy Food Certification (CSDE)
• Hiring Standards: refer to Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals
• Homeless Liaison Catalog (CSDE)
• HUSKY Health for Connecticut Children & Adults (Connecticut Department of Social Services)

I

• Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Indirect Cost Guidance (USDA)
• Indirect Costs (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Implementation Timeline for NSLP and SBP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Interschool Agreements: refer to Forms for School Nutrition Programs

J

• Juice
  • Crediting Juice for Grades K-12 in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Crediting Juice for Preschool Meals in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)

L

• Laws for Competitive Foods: refer to Competitive Foods in Schools
• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Legislation for School Meals (USDA)
• Legumes
  • Crediting Legumes in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Refer to "Legumes (Dried Beans and Peas)" in the CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs)
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage) 
• List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages (CSDE)
• Lunch Periods (Required Time)
  • CSDE Circular Letter C-9: Federal and State Requirements for Provision and Timeframe of Daily Lunch Period for Students
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 03-22: Updated Requirements for Lunch Periods in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
  • Making Time for School Lunch (CDC)
  • USDA Memo (April 3, 2002): Granting Exemptions to the Lunch Period 

M

• Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Counting and Claiming for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Meal Modifications: refer to Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs
• Meal Patterns
  • Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs (Grades K-12)  (CSDE)
  • Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Meal Patterns for the Afterschool Snack Program: refer to Afterschool Snack Program
• Meal Schedules: refer to Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Meal Service for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Meat/Meat Alternates Component
  • Meat/Meat Alternates Component for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Meat/Meat Alternates Component for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Medical Statements (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Menu Planning
  • Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Menu Planning Guide for Preschoolers in the NSLP, SBP, and ASP (CSDE)
  • Menu Planning Guide for School Meals for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Menu Planning for School Meals (“Related Resources” section of CSDE’s Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Menu Planning Worksheets for USDA Meal Pattern Compliance: refer to USDA Meal Pattern Compliance Worksheets
  • Overview of Menu Planning for Grades K-12 in the NSLP (CSDE)
  • Overview of Menu Planning for Grades K-12 in the SBP (CSDE)
  • Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Milk Component
  • Milk Component for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Milk Component for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Milk Substitutes in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Monitoring Forms (CSDE's Forms for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• MyPlate (USDA)

N

• National School Lunch Program (NSLP) (CSDE)
• Net Cash Resources (Three-Month Operating Balance) (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Newsletters for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
• Noncreditable Foods 
  • Noncreditable Foods for Grades K-12 in the ASP (CSDE)
  • Noncreditable Foods for Grades K-12 in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Noncreditable Foods for Preschoolers in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
• Nondiscrimination Statements (USDA and CSDE)
• Nonprofit School Food Service Account (NSFSA) (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Nonprogram Foods (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Nutrient Analysis of Menus (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)    
• NSLP Sponsors (refer to CSDE's Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Nutrition Education and Information
  • Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Nutrition Information: refer to Resource List for Dietary Guidelines and Nutrition Information
  • Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods
  • Comparison Chart of USDA Smart Snacks and Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
  • Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
  • Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
• Nutrition Standards for School Meals
  • Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks (USDA)
  • Nutrition Standards for School Meals (USDA)

O

• Obesity Data and Prevention Strategies: refer to Resource List for Obesity Data and Prevention
• Off-site Meal Consumption: refer to Field Trips
• Online Agreements and Claiming: refer to CNP System
• Offer versus Serve for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Operational Memoranda for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Ounce Equivalents for Grains: refer to Grain Ounce Equivalents

P

• Paid Lunch Equity (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Paid Lunch Price Report (USDA Memo SP 12-2017)
• Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) (Department of Social Services)
• Physical Activity and Physical Education: refer to Resource List for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care)
• Policy Memos for School Meals: NSLP, SBP and SMP (USDA)
• Policies for School Wellness: refer to School Wellness Policies
• Policies for Special Diets: refer to Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs
• Portion Control (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Portion Guides for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: refer to Start with Half a Cup Portion Guides for Fruits and Vegetables
• Preschool Meal Patterns: refer to Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs)
• Preschoolers Eating with Other Grades (Comingled Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Procedural Safeguards: Requirements for Procedural Safeguards for Meal Modifications in School Nutrition Programs
• Procurement for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Product Formulation Statements
  • Using Product Formulation Statements in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • USDA PFS forms (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Production Records for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals (CSDE)
• Public Media Release (CSDE's Forms for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Put Local On Your Tray (UCONN)

Q

• Qualifications for food service staff: refer to Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs
• Qualified Food Operator (QFO) (CSDE's Food Safety Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Questions and Answers
  • Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As (USDA Memo SP 54-2016)
  • Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers (USDA Memo SP 37-2017)
  • Question and Answer Guidance on the Final Rule Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022 (USDA Memo SP 04-2022 and CACFP 04-2022)
  • Meal Requirements Under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Questions and Answers for Program Operators Updated to Support the Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Effective July 1, 2022 (USDA Memo SP 05-2022)
  • Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs (USDA Memo SP 10-2017 and SFSP 06-2017)
  • New Questions and Answers Related to the Certification of Compliance with NSLP Meal Requirements (USDA Memo SP 26-2014)
  • Questions and Answers on Connecticut Statutes for School Foods and Beverages (CSDE)
  • Questions and Answers on Smart Snacks (CSDE)
  • Questions and Answers on the School Breakfast Program (SBP) Meal Requirements for School Year 2014-15
  • Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A (USDA Memo SP 23-2017)
  • Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel (USDA Memo SP 05-2020)
    
    

R

• Recess before Lunch: refer to Resource List for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care
• Recipes
  • Crediting Foods Made from Scratch (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Recipes (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Regulations for the SBP: 7 CFR 220 (USDA)
  • Regulations for the NSLP: 7 CFR 210 (USDA)
  • Regulations for School Meals (USDA)
• Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Requirements for Competitive Foods: refer to Competitive Foods in Schools
• Requirements for School Meals: refer to Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs and Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs
• Resource Lists
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Resources for the Preschool Meal Patterns (CSDE)
  • Resources for the School Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Resources for Meeting the Federal and State Requirements for Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE)
• Revenue from Nonprogram Foods: refer to Nonprogram Foods

S

• Salad Bars 
  • Salad Bar Resources (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo SP 41-2019: Salad Bars in the NSLP
• Saturated Fat in School Meals: refer to Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals)
• School Breakfast Program (SBP) (CSDE)
• School Gardens (CSDE's Farm to School webpage)
• School Lunch Tray and Table Talk (CSDE)
• School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• School Stores: Requirements for Foods and Beverages (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• School Wellness Policies (CSDE)
• Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP (CSDE)
• Share Tables (CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 06-16)
• Signage and Posters 
  • Signage Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (CSDE)
  • Signage for OVS (CSDE's OVS webpage)
• Six Cents Certification for Meal Pattern Compliance (CSDE's Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
• Smoothies: refer to Fruits Component for Grades K-12 or Fruits Component for Preschoolers
• SNAP/TFA Case Number Guidance (CSDE)
• Sodium in School Meals: refer to Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals)
• Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Special Milk Program (CSDE)
• Sponsor directories (refer to CSDE's Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• STABLE Funds: State Transition Assistance for Breakfast and Lunch Expenses (refer to CSDE's Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Standard Operating Procedures (ICN)
• Standardized Recipes
  • Standardized Recipes (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Start with Half a Cup Portion Guides for Fruits and Vegetables (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Fresh Fruits 
  • Fresh Vegetables
• State Board of Education Position Statements (CSDE)
• State Laws: refer to Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
• State Statute for Nutritious Low-fat Foods (C.G.S. Section 10-221p) (CSDE)
• Sugar Limits for Preschool Menus (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (CSDE)
• Summer Meals on the Move (CSDE)

T

• Taste-Testing Event Resources (USDA)
• Team Nutrition (USDA)
• Temperatures for food safety (CSDE's Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Thermometers (CSDE's Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Time for Lunch: refer to Lunch Periods (Required Time)  
• Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)    
• Trans Fat in School Meals: refer to Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals)
• Transfer of Eligibility for Meals or Milk (CSDE's Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs webpage)

U

• Unanticipated School Closures (CSDE form)
• Unpaid Meal Charges (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• USDA Foods: refer to Food Distribution Program
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service
• USDA Meal Pattern Compliance Worksheets: refer to Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs
• USDA Policy Memos: refer to Policy Memos for School Meals
• USDA NSLP Regulations: refer to Regulations for the NSLP

V

• Vegetable Subgroups in the NSLP (CSDE)
• Vegetable Substitutions at Breakfast ("Related Resources" section of CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Vegetables Component
  • Vegetables Component for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Vegetables Component for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Vegetarian Meals: refer to Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Program
• Vending Machines
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 1-18: Accrual of Income from Sales of Competitive Foods in Schools
  • Placement of Vending Machines in Schools (ADS-BESB Right of First Refusal)
  • Requirements for Vending Machines in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Vending Machines in Non-HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Vending Machines in Private Schools and RCCIs (CSDE)
  • USDA Memo SP 24-2016: FDA Requirements for Vending Machines 
  • USDA Memo SP 13-2008: Use of Vending Machines in the School Meal Programs
• Vendors: refer to Food Service Management Company
• Verification Procedures for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

W

• Waivers
  • Lunch Period Waiver: refer to CSDE Circular Letter C-9: Federal and State Requirements for Provision and Timeframe of Daily Lunch Period for Students
  • Meal Pattern Exemption for RCCIs with Multiple Age Groups
  • USDA Nationwide COVID-19 Waivers ("Operation of Child Nutrition Programs during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreaks" section of CSDE's Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Weekend or Vacation Waiver: refer to FNS 786-7 Rev. 2: Reimbursement for Meals and Milk Served on Weekends
• Water Availability During Meal Service
  • USDA Memo SP 28-2011: Water Availability During NSLP Meal Service
  • USDA Memo SP 39-2019: Clarification on the Milk and Water Requirements in the School Meal Program
  • USDA Memo SP 49-2016 and CACFP 18-2016: Resources for Making Potable Water Available in Schools and Child Care Facilities
  • What’s in a Meal Module 14: Water Availability During Meal Service (CSDE)
  • Resources for promoting water in schools: refer to "Water Availability" in the CSDE's Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs)
• Webinars: refer to Training for Child Nutrition Programs
• Weights and Measures (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Wellness Policies: refer to School Wellness Policies
• What's in a Meal: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Meal Patterns for Grades K-12: refer to Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs)
• Whole Grain-rich Requirement
  • Whole Grain-rich Requirement for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Whole Grain-rich Requirement for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (CSDE)

Y

• Yield Study Data Form for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Yogurt
  • Crediting Yogurt for Grades K-12 in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)
  • Crediting Yogurt for Preschoolers in the NSLP and SBP (CSDE)