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Meal Patterns and Menu Planning for the SFSP

Meal Patterns for the SFSP  |   Meal Service for the SFSP  |   Menu Planning for the SFSP

Meal Patterns for the SFSP

• Meal Patterns for the SFSP (CSDE)
• Overview of Meal Pattern Components for the SFSP
  • Requirements for the Grains/Breads Component of the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
  • Requirements for the Milk Component of the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
  • Requirements for the Meat/Meat Alternates Component of the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
  • Requirements for the Vegetables/Fruits Component of the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Resources for the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Serving Sizes for Grains/Breads in the SFSP (CSDE)
• USDA Comparison Chart: How Do They Compare? Child Nutrition Programs’ Meal Pattern Requirements
• Understanding Meal Pattern Requirements (Part One in the USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
• Meal Modifications for Special Diets
  • Guidance for Meal Modifications in the SFSP (CSDE)
  • Medical or Special Dietary Needs: page 19 in USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program
  • Medical Statement: Request Form for Meal Modifications in the SFSP (CSDE)
  • Other Dietary Substitutions and Exceptions: page 59 in USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program
  • Resource List for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
  • Resources for Special Diets in Child Nutrition Programs ("Documents/Forms" section of CSDE's Special Diets in School Nutrition Programs webpage)
  • USDA Memo CACFP 14-2017 and SFSP 10-2017: Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in CACFP and SFSP
• Noncreditable Foods
  • Noncreditable Foods in the SFSP (CSDE)
  • USDA Memo SP 06-2012: Serving Additional Foods in the Summer Food Service Program

Meal Service for the SFSP

• Family Style Meal Service in the SFSP 
  Allowed only at closed enrolled SFSP sites, SSO sites, and camps
  • Family Style Meal Service: page 46 in USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program
  • Family Style Meal Service: page 5 in USDA Memo SP 10-2017 and SFSP 06-2017: Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers – Revised
• Meal Service Requirements for the SFSP
  • Chapter 4: Meal Requirements (USDA's Administration Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
  • USDA Memo SP 10-2017 and SFSP 06-2017: Meal Service Requirements in the Summer Meal Programs, with Questions and Answers – Revised
• Offer versus Serve (OVS) in the SFSP Optional at breakfast, lunch, and supper but not allowed at snack
  • How to Do OVS (USDA)
  • Offer versus Serve (OVS) in the SFSP (CSDE)
  • Offer versus Serve: page 44 in USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program
  • Video: SFSP Meal Service Types (Washington Office of Superintendent Public Instruction)

Menu Planning for the SFSP

Crediting Foods  |   Farm to Summer  |   Menu Forms  |   Menu Planning Resources
Production Records  |   Resources  |   Sample SFSP Menus

Crediting Foods

• Crediting Foods in the SFSP ("Documents/Forms" section of SFSP webpage)
• Crediting Summary Charts for the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)
• Noncreditable Foods
  • Noncreditable Foods in the SFSP (CSDE)
  • USDA Memo 06-2012: Serving Additional Foods in the Summer Food Service Program

Farm to Summer

• Farm to Summer: Local Foods in the Summer Food Service Program (USDA webpage)
• Farm to Summer: Why Summer Meals Programs are Ripe for Local Foods and Agriculture-Based Activities (USDA webpage)

Menu Forms

• Breakfast Menu Form for the SFSP (CSDE)
• Lunch/Supper Menu Form for the SFSP (CSDE)
• Snack Menu Form for the SFSP (CSDE)

Menu Planning Resources

• Part One: Planning Quality Meals (USDA's Nutrition Guide: Summer Food Service Program)
• Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
• Resources for the SFSP Meal Patterns (CSDE)

Production Records

• Production Records for the Summer Food Service Program (CSDE)
• SFSP Production Record for Breakfast and Lunch/Supper (CSDE)
• SFSP Production Record for Breakfast and Snack (CSDE)
• SFSP Production Record for Lunch/Supper and Snack (CSDE)
• SFSP Production Record for Meal Pattern Components (CSDE)

Sample SFSP Menus

• Sample Grab and Go Menus (California Department of Education)
• Sample Shelf-stable Menus (California Department of Education)
• Sample Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Shelf-stable Menus (California Department of Education
• SFSP Montana Made Cycle Menus (Montana Office of Public Instruction)