Offer versus Serve for School Nutrition Programs--Documents

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Offer versus Serve for School Nutrition Programs

Documents/Forms

Menu Planning | Salad Bars and OVS | Signage for OVS

Menu Planning

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

Salad Bars and OVS

Salad Bar Materials (The Lunch Box)
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: Salad Bars (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: "Signage and Posters" in CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production.