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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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• Accommodating Special Diets: Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Acronyms and Abbreviations for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
• Added Sugars ("Documents/Forms" section of CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs)
• Administrative Review for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Adult Meals: Nonprogram Foods (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) (CSDE webpage)
• Allergies: Food Allergies (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Alternate Protein Products (APPs) (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Applications for Child Nutrition Programs: CNP System
• Area Eligibility for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• At-risk Afterschool Meals (CSDE's CACFP At-risk Afterschool Care Centers webpage)
• Authorized Signature Change Form and Instructions (CSDE)

B

• Beans, Peas, and Lentils
  • Crediting Beans, Peas, and Lentils in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • "Beans, Peas, and Lentils" in CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
  • Vegetable Subgroups in the NSLP (CSDE)
• Beverage Requirements (CSDE webpage)
• Breakfast
  • School Breakfast Program (CSDE webpage)
  • Breakfast Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Preschool Breakfast Meal Pattern (CSDE)
• Business Managers: Key Information for Connecticut School Business Officials About School Nutrition Programs
• Buy American Requirement (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

C

• Calendars
  • Calendar of School Nutrition Program Requirements and Activities (CSDE)
  • CSDE Events Calendar
• Cafeterias
  • Requirements for Cafeteria A La Carte Foods and Beverages in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Cafeteria A La Carte Foods and Beverages in Non-HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Cafeteria A La Carte Foods and Beverages in Private Schools and RCCIs (CSDE)
• Calories in School Meals: Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• 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)
  • "Celebrations" in CSDE's Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Celiac Disease and Intolerance (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Charging Meals: Unpaid Meal Charges (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CSDE webpage)
• Child Nutrition (CN) Labels
  • CN Labeling Program (USDA webpage)
  • Child Nutrition (CN) Labels ("Crediting Commercial Processed Products" section of CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Using Child Nutrition (CN) Labels in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Child Nutrition Sharing Site (Institute of Child Nutrition webpage)
• Choking Prevention (CSDE's Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Claims
  • Claims for Child Nutrition Programs: CNP System
  • Claims Preparers: Key Information for Connecticut Claims Preparers for School Nutrition Programs
  • Claim Submission Schedule for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Classroom Meals
  • Requirements for Classroom Meals in the NSLP and SBP
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Breakfast in the Classroom (Iowa State University)
• CNP System: Connecticut Online Application and Claiming System for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Co-mingled Meals and Afterschool Snacks (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) (CSDE webpage)
• 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 Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) Meal Pattern Requirements for Preschool and Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Lunch and Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements for Preschool and Grades K-12 in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Comparison of Meal Pattern Requirements for the Grains Component in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Comparison of the Grains Component Requirements in the Meal Patterns for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Comparison of the Milk Component Requirements in the Meal Patterns for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Competitive Foods in Schools
  • Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE webpage)
  • Connecticut Competitive Foods Regulations (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• Connecticut General Statutes for School Foods and Beverages (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• Connecticut Grown for Connecticut Kids Week: Farm to School (CSDE webpage)
• Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)
• Contact Information
  • Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • 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: Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)
• Crediting Foods for K-12 Meal Patterns: Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Commercial products: Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Foods made from scratch: Crediting Foods Made from Scratch (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • 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 Foods for Preschool Meal Patterns: Crediting Foods for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Foods made from scratch: Crediting Foods Made from Scratch CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Commerical products: Crediting Commercial Processed Products (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Summary Charts for the Preschool Meal Patterns of the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Culinary Programs
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in Culinary Programs in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in Culinary Programs in Non-HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for Foods and Beverages in Culinary Programs in Private Schools and RCCIs (CSDE)
• Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Cycle Menus (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs 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
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA webpage)
  • Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information (CSDE)
• Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Program webpage)
• Direct Certification for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
  • USDA Memo SP 46-2014, CACFP 12-2014, and SFSP 18-2014: Disaster Response
  • "Disaster Preparedness and Response" in CSDE's Resource List for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs
• 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)
• 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 (CSDE's Meal Counting and Claiming for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Milk in School Nutrition Programs
  • 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)
  • Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Milk in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • 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: Waivers
• Exemptions for Foods and Beverages in Public Schools (CSDE)
• Exhibit A: Grain Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)

F

• Farm to School (CSDE) and Put Local on Your Tray (UCONN Extension)
• 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
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Field Trip Meals (Iowa State University)
• Final Rules for Child Nutrition Programs (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 webpage)
• Food Allergies (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Food and Beverage List: List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages (CSDE webpage)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (USDA National Agricultural Library)
• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA webpage)
• Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods) (CSDE webpage)
• Food Labels (CSDE's Nutrition Education webpage)
• Food Production: CSDE's 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: CSDE's Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Food Safety
  • Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Resource List for Food Safety for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)
• Food Themes: National Food Days and Seasonal Food Promotions (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Forms for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Free and Reduced-price Meals: Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Funding for School Meals: Federal and State Funding (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) (CSDE webpage)
• 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 in HFC Public Schools (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
  • Fundraisers in Non-HFC Public Schools (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
  • Fundraisers in Private Schools and RCCIs (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)

G

• Gardens: School Gardens (CSDE's Farm to School webpage)
• 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 in the Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Grain Ounce Equivalents
  • Grain Ounce Equivalents for the NSLP and SBP Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Grain Ounce Equivalents for the Preschool Meal Patterns of the School Nutrition Programs (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) 
• Grant Payments/Procedures: Search and review grant payments, e.g., Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Guides: Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

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: CSDE's Resource List for Health and Achievement
• Healthy Food Certification (CSDE webpage)
• Hiring Standards: Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals
• Homeless Liaison Catalog (CSDE's Homeless Education webpage)
• HUSKY Health for Connecticut Children & Adults (Connecticut Department of Social Services webpage)

I

• Income Guidelines for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Indirect Cost Guidance (USDA webpage)
• Indirect Costs (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Interschool Agreements (CSDE's Forms for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

J

• Juice
  • Crediting Juice in the Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Crediting Juice in the Preschool Meal Patterns for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)

L

• Laws for Competitive Foods: Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Legumes (refer to "Beans, Peas, and Lentils")
• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) (CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage) 
• List of Acceptable Foods and Beverages (CSDE webpage)
• Local Food for Schools Incentive Program (LFSIP) (CSDE's Farm to School webpage)
• Lunch
  • Lunch Meal Patterns (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • National School Lunch Program (CSDE webpage)
  • Preschool Lunch Meal Pattern (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)
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 02-23: Mealtime Requirements for Regular and Half Days.
  • "Meal Schedules and Time to Eat" in CSDE's Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
  • Time for Lunch (CDC webpage)

M

• Manuals and Guides for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Meal Counting and Claiming for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Meal Modifications: Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Meal Patterns
  • Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs (Grades K-12) (CSDE webpage)
  • Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Meal Patterns for the Afterschool Snack Program (CSDE ASP webpage)
  • Upcoming Meal Pattern Changes: Final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• Meal Schedules: "Meal Schedules and Time to Eat" in CSDE's Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care
• Meal Service
  • Guide to Meal Service Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Meal Service for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Offer versus Serve for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Meats/Meat Alternates Component
  • Meats/Meat Alternates Component: Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Meats/Meat Alternates Component: Preschool (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Medical Statements for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Menu Planning
  • Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Menu Planning Guidance for School Meals for Grades K-12 (CSDE webpage)
  • Menu Planning Guide for the Preschool Meal Patterns of the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Menu Planning for School Meals (“Related Resources” section of CSDE Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Menu Planning Worksheets for USDA Meal Pattern Compliance: USDA Meal Pattern Compliance Worksheets (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)
  • Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Milk Component
  • Milk Component: Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Milk Component: Preschool (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 webpage)
• Net Cash Resources (Three-Month Operating Balance) (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Newsletters for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA webpage)
• Noncreditable Foods 
  • Noncreditable Foods in the Afterschool Snack Program Meal Pattern for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Noncreditable Foods in the NSLP and SBP Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Noncreditable Foods in the Preschool Meal Patterns for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Nondiscrimination Statements: USDA and CSDE (CSDE webpage)
• 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)
• NSLP Sponsors (CSDE's Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Nutrient Analysis
  • Evaluating Foods for Compliance with the Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE)
  • Nutrient Analysis of Competitive Foods (CSDE's Connecticut Nutrition Standards webpage)
  • Nutrient Analysis of Menus (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)    
  • More resources: "Nutrient Analysis" in CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Nutrition Education and Information
  • Nutrition Education (CSDE webpage)
  • Nutrition Information: CSDE's 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 webpage)
  • Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)
• Nutrition Standards for School Meals
  • Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks (USDA webpage)
  • Nutrition Standards for School Meals (USDA webpage)

O

• Obesity Data and Prevention Strategies: CSDE's Resource List for Obesity Data and Prevention
• Off-site Meal Consumption: Field Trips
• Online Agreements and Claiming: CNP System
• Offer versus Serve for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Operational Memoranda for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Ounce Equivalents for Grains: 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: New Reporting Procedures for FNS-828 Paid Lunch Price Report for SY 2016-17
• Payments for Child Nutrition Programs: Grant Payments/Procedures
• Physical Activity and Physical Education
  • Physical Education (CSDE webpage)
  • Resource List for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care (CSDE)
• Policy Memos for School Meals: NSLP, SBP and SMP (USDA)
• Policies for School Wellness: School Wellness Policies (CSDE webpage)
• Policies for Special Diets: Developing Policies for Meal Modifications (CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Portion Control (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Portion Guides for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: Start with Half a Cup Portion Guides for Fruits and Vegetables
• Preschool Meal Patterns: Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Preschool Meal Pattern Training for the School Nutrition Programs ("How To" section of CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Preschoolers Eating with Other Grades: Co-mingled Meals and Afterschool Snacks (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 webpage)
• Product Formulation Statements
  • Using Product Formulation Statements in the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • USDA Product Formulation Statements forms (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Production Records for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals (CSDE webpage)
• Public Media Release (CSDE's Forms for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Put Local on Your Tray (UCONN Extension)

Q

• Qualifications for Child Nutrition Programs staff ("Related Resources" section of CSDE's Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals webpage)
• Questions and Answers
  • Community Eligibility Provision: Guidance and Updated Q&As: USDA Memo SP 09-2024
  • Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals: Questions and Answers: USDA Memo SP 37-2017
  • Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs with Questions and Answers - Revised: USDA Memo SP 10-2017 and SFSP 06-2017
  • 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
  • New Questions and Answers Related to the Certification of Compliance with NSLP Meal Requirements: USDA Memo SP 26-2014
  • Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers: USDA Memo SFSP07-2024 and SP 13-2024
  • Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Questions and Answers #2: USDA Memo SFSP 08-2024 and SP 15-2024
  • 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
  • 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 (USDA)
  • Questions & Answers Regarding Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition Program Personnel: USDA Memo SP 05-2020)
  • Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A: USDA Memo SP 23-2017

R

• Recess before Lunch: CSDE's 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 for Child Nutrition Programs ("Documents/Forms" section of CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Records Retention Requirements for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Regulations for the SBP: 7 CFR 220 (USDA webpage)
  • Regulations for the NSLP: 7 CFR 210 (USDA webpage)
• Reimbursement Rates for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Religion: Meal modifications for religious reasons
  • Section 3 of the CSDE's Guide to Meal Modifications in School Nutrition Programs
• Requirements for Competitive Foods: Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE webpage)
• Requirements for School Meals 
  • Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Preschool Meal Patterns (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Resource Lists
  • Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
  • Resources for Meeting the Federal and State Requirements for Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE)
  • Resources for the Preschool Meal Patterns (CSDE)
  • Resources for the School Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
  • Resources for the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Revenue from Nonprogram Foods: Nonprogram Foods (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

S

• Salad Bars 
  • Salad Bars (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo SP 41-2019: Salad Bars in the NSLP
• Saturated Fat in School Meals: Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• School Breakfast Program (SBP) (CSDE webpage)
• School Gardens (CSDE Farm to School webpage)
• School Lunch Tray and Table Talk (CSDE webpage)
• School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• School Stores
  • Requirements for School Stores in HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for School Stores in Non-HFC Public Schools (CSDE)
  • Requirements for School Stores in Private Schools and RCCIs (CSDE)
• School Wellness Policies (CSDE webpage)
• Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP (CSDE webpage)
• Share Tables
  • CSDE Operational Memorandum No. 06-16: The Use of Share Tables in Connecticut Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs)
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Food Donations and Sharing Tables in School Meals Programs (Iowa State University)
• Signage and Posters 
  • Signage Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (CSDE)
  • Signage for OVS (CSDE's Offer versus Serve for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • More resources: "Signage and Posters" in CSDE's Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs
• Six Cents Certification for Meal Pattern Compliance (CSDE's Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)
• Smoothies
  • Crediting Smoothies for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Smoothies for Preschoolers (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Snack: Afterschool Snack Program (ASP) (CSDE webpage)
• SNAP/TFA Case Number Guidance: Procedures for Processing Free and Reduced-price Applications with a SNAP or TFA Case Number(CSDE)
• Sodium in School Meals: Dietary Specifications (Nutrition Standards for School Meals) (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Special Milk Program (CSDE webpage)
• Sponsor directories: CSDE's Contact Information for School Nutrition Programs webpage
• STAR Funds: State Transition Assistance for Reduced-price (STAR) Funds (CSDE's Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Standard Operating Procedures (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• 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: CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage
• State Statute for Nutritious Low-fat Foods (C.G.S. Section 10-221p) (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
• Sugars Limits for the NSLP and SBP Meal Patterns (refer to "Added Sugars")
• Sugars Limits for Preschool Menus (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) (CSDE webpage)

T

• Taste-Testing Event Resources (USDA webpage)
• Team Nutrition (USDA webpage)
• 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: Lunch Periods (Required Time)  
• Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)    
• 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

• Unpaid Meal Charges (CSDE's Financial Management for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• USDA Foods: CSDE's Food Distribution Program webpage
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (USDA webpage)
• USDA Meal Pattern Compliance Worksheets: Certification of Meal Pattern Compliance for School Nutrition Programs
• USDA Policy Memos: Policy Memos for School Meals (USDA webpage)
• USDA Regulations: USDA Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)

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: CSDE's Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs
• 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 (CSDE's Competitive Foods in Schools webpage)
  • 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: Food Service Management Company (CSDE webpage)
• Verification Procedures for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

W

• Waivers
  • CSDE Waiver Requests to USDA (CSDE Current School Year Operational Updates for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Lunch Period Waiver: 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
  • Weekend or Vacation Waiver: 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's Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Resources for promoting water in schools: "Water Availability" in CSDE's Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs
• Webinars: Training for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Weights and Measures (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Wellness Policies: School Wellness Policies (CSDE webpage)
• What's in a Meal: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• 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 Preschool (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (CSDE webpage)

Y

• Yield Study Data Form for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Yogurt
  • Crediting Yogurt for Grades K-12 (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • Crediting Yogurt for Preschool (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)