- Meal Pattern
USDA Meal Pattern Policies and Q & As
Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Final Rule Fact SheetLunch Meal Pattern
Breakfast Meal Pattern
- Meal Program Operations
- Menu Planning Tools
- Menu Certification
- Crediting
- Offer versus Serve
- Onsite Review
- Water Availability - RCCIs must make potable water available to children at no charge where meals are served during the meal service.
- Record Keeping
Edit Checks
Food Production Records
- Food Production Record Instructions for Breakfast and Lunch
- Interactive Food Production Record for Breakfast and Lunch
- Interactive Food Production Record for Salad Bar
- Grades K – 5 Lunch Production Record Example
- Grades 9 – 12 Lunch Production Record Example
- Salad Bar Food Production Record Example
Record Retention
- RCCI Resources & Materials
- Requirements
- Signage for Identifying a Reimbursable Meal
Sponsors must label, list, or otherwise identify foods or food components that are part of a meal (breakfast and lunch) near or at the beginning of the serving line and prior to the point of service.