Links & Resources
Resources and links for school nutrition topics:
Resources Provided to Local School Nutrition Programs
- A Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals
- Accommodating Children with Special Needs in School Nutrition Programs
- Eligibility Guidance for Child Nutrition Programs
- USDA Recipes for School Food Service
- A Guide to Purchasing Foodservice Equipment
- Building Human Resource Management Skills
Management Skills, Leadership Development, Achieving an Effective Food Service System - Changing the Scene
- Choice Plus: A Reference Guide for Foods
- Community Nutrition Action Kit
- Culinary Techniques for Healthy School Meals
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Developing a Bio-Security Checklist for School Food Service
- Emergency Readiness Plan
- Expanding Breakfast
- First Choice: A Purchasing Systems Manual
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
- Focus on the Customer
- Fruits and Vegetables Galore
- HACCP for Child Nutrition Programs
- Healthy Cuisine for Kids
- Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories
- MyPyramid
- MyPyramid for Kids Poster
- New Design Handbook for School Foodservice
- Offer vs. Serve Resource Manual
- School’s Fight BAC!
- Serving it Safe: A Manager's Toolkit
Government Resources
- National Food Service Management Institute
- Nutrition.Gov
- Summer Meals for Kids in Virginia
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture- Food and Nutrition Services
- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) -- Commodity Food Distribution Services
Food and Nutrition Resources
- American Dietetic Association
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
- International Food Information Council
- Team Nutrition (USDA)
- Tufts University Nutrition Resources
Resources on Trans Fats
- Memorandum to school divisions - January 8, 2008 (.pdf) - Resources to Identify and Reduce Trans Fatty Acids in Foods Purchased and Sold by the School Nutrition Programs
- Trans Fats - What is the big deal? (.ppt) - presentation by Dr. Becky Domokos-Bays, RD SNS, Alexandria City Public Schools
- Fat Facts (.doc) - prepared by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
- FDA Trans Fats and the Nutrition Facts Food Label
- 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans – Chapter 6 Fats
- Contribution of Various Foods to Trans Fat Intake in the American Diet
- Key Recommendations for the General Population – 2005 Dietary Guidelines
Food Safety Resources
- FightBAC! Food Safety Education
- Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
- Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA)
- Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
- National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation