Guidance and Resources

Adult Education Programs  |   Beverages  |   Cafeteria A La Carte Sales
Competitive Foods in Schools  |   Connecticut Nutrition Standards  |   Culinary Programs
Fundraisers  |   HFC Requirements  |   List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages
School Stores  |   Vending Machines

• Adult Education Programs
  • Requirements for Selling Foods and Beverages in Adult Education Programs (CSDE)
• Beverages
  • Allowable Beverages for Connecticut Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Beverage Requirements (CSDE webpage)
• Cafeteria A La Carte Sales
  • Requirements for Cafeteria A La Carte Foods and Beverages in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
• Competitive Foods in Schools
  • Competitive Food in Schools (CSDE webpage)
  • Connecticut Competitive Foods Regulations
    • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 1-18: Accrual of Income from Sales of Competitive Foods in Schools 
    • Overview of Connecticut Competitive Foods Regulations (CSDE)
    • Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Sections 10-215b-1 and 10-215b-23)
• Connecticut Nutrition Standards
  • Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)
  • Evaluating Foods for Compliance "How To" section of CSDE's CNS webpage)
  • Guidance on Evaluating Recipes for Compliance with the CNS (CSDE)
  • How to Evaluate Foods Made from Scratch for Compliance with the CNS (CSDE)
  • How to Evaluate Purchased Foods for Compliance with the CNS (CSDE)
• Culinary Programs
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 31-14: Federal and State Requirements for Culinary Education Programs: Smart Snacks versus Connecticut Nutrition Standards
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in Culinary Programs in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
• Fundraisers
  • Healthy Fundraisers (CSDE)
  •  Requirements for Food and Beverage Fundraisers in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Sample Fundraiser Form for HFC (CSDE)
• HFC Requirements
  • Ensuring District Compliance with HFC (CSDE)
  • Q&A on Connecticut Statutes for School Foods and Beverages (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Competitive Foods in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Responsibilities of District Contact Person for HFC (CSDE)
  • Summary Chart: Federal and State Requirements for Competitive Foods in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
• List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages
  • List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages (CSDE webpage)
  • List of Vendor Contact Information (CSDE)
  • Submitting Food and Beverage Products for Approval: Connecticut’s List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages (CSDE)
• School Stores
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in School Stores in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
• Vending Machines
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 01-18: Accrual of Income from Sales of Competitive Foods in Schools
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in Vending Machines in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)