Links to Good Resources
To Order Publications:
Healthy School Meals Resource Systems (HSMRS)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/ (301) 504-5719
Team Nutrition
www.fns.usda.gov/tn or (703) 305-1624
National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Resources:
Prevent Child Abuse Texas
https://www.texprotects.org/ or (512) 250-8438
Food and Nutrition Service Publications:
Assisted NuMenus Guidance: School Lunch and Breakfast Menus
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
A Tool Kit for Healthy School Meals: Recipes and Training Materials
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Building Blocks for Fun and Healthy Meals A Menu Planner for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/6839327/PDF or (703) 305-1624
Building for the Future: Nutrition Guidance for the Child Nutrition Programs
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment
www.fns.usda.gov/tn or (703) 305-1624
Child Care Recipes: Food for Health and Fun
www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Recipes/childcare.html or (301) 504-5719
Choice Plus: A Reference Guide for Foods and Ingredients
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Cooking A World of New Tastes
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Food Guide Pyramid
www.cnpp.usda.gov or (703) 605-4266
Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children Booklet
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children Poster
www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/fg_pyramid.html or (703) 305-1624
Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children Wall Chart
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/menuplan/menuplan.html or (703) 305-1624
Quantity Recipes for School Food Service
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/quantity.html or (800) 321-3054
School Lunch Challenge Recipes I & II
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Chef/recipechallenges.html or (301) 504-5719
School Meal Initiatives (SMI) Regulations
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Regulations/7cfrpart210.pdf or (703) 305-2590
Training Guidelines for Healthy School Meals
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Training/tg.html or (301) 504-5719
Food and Nutrition Useful Resources:
Child Nutrition Programs
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd or (703) 305-2590
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Home Page
www.fns.usda.gov/fns or (703) 305-2286
Food Distribution Division (FDD)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd or (703) 305-2888
Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM (Power PantherTM)
www.fns.usda.gov/fns/mascot/mascot.htm or (703) 305-2017
Team Nutrition
www.fns.usda.gov/tn or (703) 305-1624
National Food Service Management Institute Publications:
First Choice: A Purchasing Systems Manual for School Food Service
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Guide for Purchasing Food Service Equipment
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
The New Design Handbook for School Food Service
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
National Food Service Management Institute Publications:
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
www.ams.usda.gov or (202) 720-8732
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
www.cnpp.usda.gov or (703) 605-4266
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic or (301) 504-5719
Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
www.fsis.usda.gov or (202) 720-8732
National Agricultural Library
www.nal.usda.gov or (301) 504-5755
Nutrient Data Base for Standard Reference
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp or (301) 504-0630
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 5th Edition
www.cnpp.usda.gov/Pubs/DG2000/Index.htm or (703) 605-4266
Other Federal Resources:
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov or (888) SAFE FOOD or (888) 723-3366
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov or (800) 311-3435
Federal Register
www.nara.gov/fedreg/index.html or (202) 512-2250
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
www.fda.gov or (888) INFO-FDA or (888) 463-6332
Nutrition.gov
www.nutrition.gov
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
www.epa.gov
Food Safety Resources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Food Safety Initiative
www.cdc.gov/foodsafety or (404) 639-2213
Fight BAC! Keep Foods Safe From Bacteria
www.fightbac.org
Food Allergy and Anaplylaxis Network
www.foodallergy.org or (800) 929-4040
Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne or (301) 504-5719
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
www.fsis.usda.gov or (202) 720-8732
Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Food Safety Mini-Poster Kit
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Food Safety Training and Education Alliance (FSTEA)
www.fstea.org
Foodsafety.gov
www.foodsafety.gov
Managing Food Safety: The Next Step
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
National Coalition for Food Safe Schools (NCFSS)
www.foodsafeschools.org
Serving It Safe
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/fnssafety.html or (800) 321-3054
Serving It Safe Poster
www.theicn.org or (800) 321-3054
Thermy?
www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy or (800) 535-4555