Nutrition

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• Professional Standards for School Nutrition Professionals

• School Breakfast Program (SBP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SBP provides nutritious breakfasts to students in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.

• School Nutrition Programs

  Information and guidance on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's school nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Afterschool Snack Program (ASP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), Special Milk Program (SMP), and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP.

• Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the NSLP

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SSO combines features of the NSLP, SBP, and SFSP to reduce paperwork and administrative burden, making it easier for schools to feed children from low-income areas during the traditional summer vacation periods.

• Special Milk Program (SMP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SMP provides low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk to children in public and private nonprofit schools and child care institutions that do not participate in other USDA Child Nutrition Programs.

• Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's SFSP provides nutritious meals for children ages 18 and younger when schools end for the summer.