About HMRS : Healthy Meals Resource System

	In cooperation with the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Maryland, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center has developed the Healthy Meals Resource System (HMRS) as the training and technical assistance component of Team Nutrition. For more information, view:
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	Provide access to resources and training materials for Child Nutrition personnel in a timely manner Facilitate dissemination of pertinent information Provide a conduit for industry and professional groups working in Child Nutrition Programs Aid in the collection and sharing of State and local resource

	The HMRS Web site includes the Education and Training Materials Database, a searchable collection of training materials for school nutrition personnel; several online discussion groups for specific target audiences; and food safety information. Special categories of interest to school food service personnel provide added resources of mutual benefit. These include the Directory of Chefs, a cooperative program where chefs and school personnel are working together, industry partnerships with USDA that provide for cooperative efforts, and software vendors for nutrient analysis.


	The Healthy Meals Resource System, as USDA's Training and Technical Assistance Component, assists state and local school food service and child care programs in meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. By using this Resource System, child care providers and school nutrition personnel and trainers can easily locate appropriate and useful training materials available for loan from the collection of the National Agricultural Library.


	The National Agricultural Library collection includes many Child Nutrition publications from USDA/Food and Nutrition Service, Regions, States, NET products, Team Nutrition grantees, Cooperative Extension, materials from Institutions such as NFSMI, SNA, Associations, Universities and commercial products. For borrowing information, please visit the NAL Web site. The NAL Catalog, AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is the searchable database of bibliographic records created by the National Agricultural Library.


	Team Nutrition is the implementation tool for USDA's School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. Visit USDA's Team Nutrition to learn more about the program goals and values, training grants, available resources, supporters, educators, how to join the Team, and more.