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Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals

The Menu Planner is designed to educate school foodservice staff on the link between nutrition and health. It has been updated to reflect the nutrition goals of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This nutrition resource includes chapters on how to promote the school meals programs.

Printed: August 1998

Revised: 2008

CD copies of the Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals and the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs will be packaged in a dual mailer and will be available to order by schools in Fall 2008.

Available: Only available in PDF:

• Cover Page
  
• Introduction
  
• Chapter 1 You Can Meet the Nutrition Goals in a Variety of Ways
  
• Chapter 2 Food Based Menu Planning
  
• Chapter 3 Nutrient Based Menu Planning
  
• Chapter 4 The ABC's of Successful Menu Planning
  
• Chapter 5 Nutrient Analysis
  
• Chapter 6 Quality Meals: Good for Your Customers and Your Staff
  
• Chapter 7 Menu Planning Records
  
• Chapter 8 Marketing Your Product
  
• Appendix