Related Resources
Menu Planning and Crediting Foods
- Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Crediting Foods for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Meal Patterns for Grades K-12 in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Meal Patterns for Preschoolers in School Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Meal Patterns for the Afterschool Snack Program (CSDE ASP webpage)
- Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
Procurement Resources
- CT Source (Department of Administrative Services)
- Food Distribution Program (USDA Foods) (CSDE webpage)
- Food Service Management Company (FSMC) Contracts (CSDE webpage)
- Forecasting the Procurement of Foods (Institute of Child Nutrition)
- Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (USDA)
- Grades and Standards for Foods (USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service)
- Inventory Management (Chapter 5 of USDA's Menu Planner for School Meals)
- Procurement Acronyms and Definitions (CSDE)
- Procuring Local Foods (USDA)
- Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs (Institute of Child Nutrition)
- USDA Foods School Recipient Agency (RA) Processing Handbook (American Commodity Distribution Association)