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Meal Pattern and Sample Menus

School Lunch Tray

School Meals

USDA Nutrient Analysis Protocols Manual – How to Analyze Menus for USDA’s School Meals Programs

USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals

USDA Certification of Compliance

USDA School Meal Patterns (Breakfast and Lunch)

Food Buying Guides

There are many Food Buying Guide sites but the following link gives the updates to the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs direct from USDA/FNS. It identifies the Vegetables by Subgroup and more specifics on the changes to school meals.

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USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (Revised September 2024)
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ICN Food Buying Guide: Calculator for Child Nutrition Programs

Food Distribution

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NSLP USDA Foods Product Information Sheets

Recipes

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Child Nutrition Recipe Box

MyPlate Louisiana

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USDA MyPlate Web Page

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Coloring Sheet Student Activity

Local Foods MyPlate Menu Student Activity

Louisiana Fit Kids Logo Louisiana Cycle Menus
(LCM)
Fit for Kids

Louisiana Cycle Menus (LCM) includes a four week cycle menu for the School Breakfast and School Lunch Program. This set of cycle menus includes K-12 Breakfast Meal Pattern, K-8 Lunch Meal Pattern, and the 9-12 Lunch Meal Pattern. These menus are meant to help Louisiana schools serve tasty meals that fit within the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meal Guidelines . All crediting must be verified by local SFAs. Any change in recipe, ingredient, or portion will change the crediting listed in the menu.

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Many of the recipes included in LCM were provided by local School Food Authorities (SFAs). You may recognize some Louisiana regional favorites such as: jambalaya, chicken and sausage gumbo, corn maque choux, pastalaya, baked Cajun fish and Red River Silly Chili. We’ve also included a sampling of Louisiana Harvest of the Month menu items including: baked sweet potatoes, strawberries, watermelon, cucumbers and squash.

All menu items have been entered into the USDA Menu Certification Worksheet and meet the required meal components.

School Food Service Menus Summer Feeding Menus
K-12 Breakfast Summer Breakfast
K-8 Lunch Summer Lunch
9-12 Lunch

The Louisiana Fit Kids Team welcomes feedback on the first installment of cycle menus. Please e-mail us with questions or comments!

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USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Child Nutrition (CN) Label Verification Reporting System

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