School Breakfast Program (SBP)--Meal Patterns

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School Breakfast Program (SBP)

Meal Patterns

Breakfast Meal Patterns | Menu Planning and Crediting | Offer versus Serve

Breakfast Meal Patterns

Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)

Menu Planning and Crediting

Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Guide to Meeting the Preschool Meal Patterns and Crediting Requirements for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
Guide to the Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program (CSDE)
Meats/Meat Alternates at Breakfast (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Menu Planning Guidance for School Meals for Grades K-12 (CSDE webpage)
Meal Pattern Training for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Overview of Menu Planning for Grades K-12 in the SBP (CSDE)
Preschool Meal Pattern Training for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
Resources for the Preschool Meal Patterns (CSDE)
Resources for the School Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 (CSDE)
Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
USDA Memo SP 43-2014: Questions and Answers on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern
Vegetable Substitutions at Breakfast (CSDE's Crediting Foods in School Nutrition Programs webpage)

Offer versus Serve

CSDE Guide: Overview of Offer Versus Serve (OVS) in the School Breakfast Program
Offer versus Serve for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)