School Nutrition Programs Training

The training resources below provide information and guidance on the federal and state requirements for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) school nutrition programs. The school nutrition programs include the Afterschool Snack Program (ASP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP, and Special Milk Program (SMP).

Applications for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk

• Determining Eligibility in the School Nutrition Programs and Summer Food Service Program (CSDE's Eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals and Free Milk in School Nutrition Programs webpage)  
• Parent Video (18 minutes): How to Fill Out the Application for Free and Reduced-price Meals or Free Milk (CSDE)

Buy American

• Buy American Requirement for the School Nutrition Programs ("Buy American Requirement" section of CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

Civil Rights Training

• Civil Rights: Your Responsibilities in the School Nutrition Programs ("Civil Rights for School Nutrition Programs" section of CSDE's Civil Rights for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)

Communication and Marketing

• Marketing Your School Nutrition Program (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom (Institute of Child Nutrition)

Child Nutrition (CN) Labels and Product Formulation Statements

• Food Buying Guide Module 3: Product Formulation Statement (PFS) (Institute of Child Nutrition): Addresses CN labels and PFS
• Manufacturer's Product Formulation Statement: Is it Acceptable? (Institute of Child Nutrition and USDA)
  • Slides for Manufacturer's Product Formulation Statement: Is it Acceptable? (Institute of Child Nutrition and USDA)
• 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)
  • Module 8: Meal Pattern Documentation for Crediting Commercial Processed Products 

Crediting Foods

• Crediting Updates for Child Nutrition Programs: Be in the Know! Webinar Series (USDA)
• 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) 
  • Module 8: Meal Pattern Documentation for Crediting Commercial Processed Products 
  • Module 9: Milk Component
  • Module 10: Meats/Meat Alternates (MMA) Component
  • Module 11: Fruits Component
  • Module 12: Vegetables Component
  • Module 13: Grains Component 
  • Module 14: Whole Grain-rich (WGR) Requirement
  • Module 15: Grain Ounce Equivalents

Culinary Skills

• CICN Culinary Training Series (Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Culinary Quick Bites (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Let’s Cook! Culinary Training (Institute of Child Nutrition)

FFVP 

• Annual Training for the FFVP (CSDE's FFVP webpage)

Food Buying Guide

• Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Training Webinars (USDA)
• FBG Training Modules (Institute of Child Nutrition)
  • Module 1: Overview of the FBG for CNPs 
  • Module 2: Recipe Analysis Workbook (RAW) 
  • Module 3: Product Formulation Statement (PFS)
  • Module 4: Exhibit A Grains Tool
  • Module 5: FBG Calculator
• How to Maximize the Exhibit A Grains Tool (USDA webinar)
• Navigating the Food Buying Guide Calculator (USDA webinar)

Food Service Management Company Contracts

• FSMC Request for Proposal (RFP) Process Training (Contracts in School Nutrition Programs section of CSDE's FSMC webpage)

Healthy Food Certification (HFC)

• Completing the Application Process for Healthy Food Certification (CSDE)
• Completing the Documentation Requirements for Healthy Food Certification (CSDE)
• Complying with Healthy Food Certification ("HFC Training Program" section of CSDE's HFC webpage)  

Meal Patterns and Offer versus Service (OVS)

• Grades K-12: 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)  
• Preschool: Preschool Meal Pattern Training for the School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs webpage)

Multiple Topics

• Education and Training Resources for School Nutrition Programs (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• iLearn Training for Child Nutrition Programs (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Manager’s Corner (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Professional Standards Training Database (USDA)
• School Nutrition STAR Webinars (Institute of Child Nutrition)
• Team Nutrition Webinars & Training (USDA)
• Training Zone (School Nutrition Association)

Nutrition

• Nutrition 101: A Taste of Food and Fitness (Institute of Child Nutrition)

Offer versus Serve (OVS)

• 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)
  • 17: Offer versus Serve (OVS) in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
  • 17: Knowledge Check: Meal or No Meal Lunch Edition
  • 18: Offer versus Serve (OVS) in the School Breakfast Program (SBP)
  • 18: Knowledge Check: Meal or No Meal Breakfast Edition

Procurement

• Training on Procurement (CSDE's Procurement for School Nutrition Programs webpage)

Professional Standards

• Professional Standards Training Tracker Tool (PSTTT) Recorded Webinars (USDA)

School Lunch Tray Table Talk

• School Lunch Tray and Table Talk (CSDE webpage)

Verification

• Verification Procedures for School Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Verification Procedures for School Nutrition Programs webpage)