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Local education agencies are free to use the following resources.

Dietary Specifications

• Sodium Reference Sheet

Food Allergy

• (Food Allergy Research & Education)

Food Safety

• (NFSMI)
• (WA State)

Food Waste

Identification of Reimbursable Meals

• ID Reimbursable Meal ¨C Ideas and Resources
• ID Reimbursable Meal ¨C Sign - List
• ID Reimbursable Meal ¨C Sign - Tray Image

Meal Pattern

• Meal Pattern Chart Lunch and Breakfast | Spanish
• Meal Pattern Chart 3 day week
• Meal Pattern Chart 4 day week
• Meal Pattern Chart 7 day week
• Preschool Meal Pattern
• Meal Patterns Reference Sheet
• Meal Pattern Flexibilities Reference Sheet
• USDA Meal Program Comparison Chart
• Substituting Vegetables for Grains Reference Sheet
• Substituting Vegetables for Grains in Tribal Communities - Documentation

Meal Pattern Contribution and Standardizing Recipes

• Standardizing Recipe Components
• Figuring Meal Pattern Contribution
• Calculating Grains Contribution from a Recipe
• Exhibit A with Ranges

Menu Planners

• Menu Builder Tool
• Breakfast Menu Planner All grade group 7-Day Week
• Breakfast Menu Planner All grade groups
• Lunch Menu Planner All grade groups 7-Day Week
• Lunch Menu Planner All grade groups
• Lunch Menu Planner K-5
• Lunch Menu Planner 6-8
• Lunch Menu Planner 9-12
• Fruit and Vegetable Bar Planner
• 7 day week (legal size paper)
• (certification worksheets)
• Editable Shortage Notice Letter Template | Chinese | Marshallese | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Vietnamese
  • º£½ÇÉçÇø must be communicated to in a language they understand. º£½ÇÉçÇø CNS Provides translated documents for families in the top 6 languages encountered in student homes in the state. Ensure to translate vital documents into the top languages encountered in your service area.
  • We recommend LEAs to send an Important Information Notice with the English materials while translating documents into the top languages encountered in their service area. Review the LEP-Important Information to Translate Notice Reference Sheet for more details.

Offer vs Serve

• Lunch OVS Quick Reference
• Offer vs Serve Reference Sheet

Product Documentation

• Food Buying Guide Reference Sheet
• Tips for Processed Products Documentation
• Product Documentation Reference Sheet

Production Records

• Lunch Production record (1)
• Lunch Production record (2)
• Lunch Production Record (2) with Temps
• Breakfast Production Record
• Breakfast Production Record (1)
• Breakfast Production Record with Temps
• Condiment Study
• Fruit and Vegetable Bar Production Record
• Production Record Reference Sheet

Recipes and Menus

• White Chicken Chili

Vegetable Sub Group

• Vegetable Subgroup Posters
• Vegetable Subgroup handout (color version)
• Meal Pattern Promotion and Talking Points

Whole Grains

• Whole Grains Reference
• Whole Grain-Rich Exemption Request

Wellness Policy

• - A tool to help you score and improve your local School Wellness Policy.