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| Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
This brochure translates the concepts of the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children into a useable format and presents various options available to school nutrition personnel to meet nutrition goals, criteria for reimbursable meals, and meal structures for both breakfast and lunch. |
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| Mississippi Cycles II (MSC II)
Mississippi Department of Education; 2005
MSC II menu system enables SFS Administrators and Managers to implement cost effective menus appealing to children and designed to meet established USDA nutrient standards. In addition, MSC II includes recipes, nutrient analysis of recipes and menus, and a means to customize the menus for school sites. |
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| The Chili Dude Presents New Mexico Menus (PDF|1.54 MB)
New Mexico Department of Education.
This manual was designed to aid school food service personnel in meeting the nutrient standards through the assisted NuMenus option. Included are four weeks of breakfast menus, six weeks of lunch menus, holiday meals, and substitute meals with a composite nutrient analysis sheet for these weeks. |
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| Menu Planning Tools
South Dakota Team Nutrition.
10-hour training session composed of 5 sections for use by participants in an instructor-led training session. These materials were developed as part of a Team Nutrition grant awarded to the South Dakota Department of Education & Cultural Affairs, Child & Adult Nutrition Services. |
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| Connecticut Cycle Menus
Connecticut Team Nutrition Program.
The menus are designed for grades K-6, but can be adapted for grades K-8. The menus include basic items that are accepted by children and used regularly in school nutrition programs. Each cycle menu includes recipes, food specifications, and production sheets. |
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| Healthy Cuisine for Kids
National Food Service Management Institute.
Workshop helps child nutrition professionals develop culinary skills needed to prepare and serve healthy and appealing meals. Some basic nutrition is included in each module. The nutrition information assists participants in understanding the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and how to apply them in school meals. |
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| Menu Marketing Tools
National Dairy Council.
Provides a free online tool for creating decorative school menu calendars, including a section with Monthly Fun Facts and Nutrition Messages to add to the back of menus. |
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Last Modified: Sep 4, 2008 |
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