Categories Select one Cashier's Training HealthierUS School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms Nutrition 101: A Taste of Food and Fitness - 4th Edition Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom Orientation to School Nutrition Management Basic Culinary Math for School Nutrition Professionals Financial Management: A Course for School Nutrition Directors 2nd Edition Financial Management: A Course for School Nutrition Managers Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs Mock Health Inspection Foundations for Training Excellence Healthy Cuisine for Kids - Fifth Edition Food Purchasing for Child Care Healthy Me! The Preschoolers Guide Norovirus Resources USDA Recipes for Healthy Kids Child and Adult Care Resources - Family Child Care FUNdamentals - Introduction to Happy Mealtimes in Child Care Settings - Food Safety in Child Care - Adult Day Care Fact Sheets - Child Care Mini-Posters - Menus for Child Care - More Than Mud Pies - 6th Edition - Ready Set Go! - USDA Recipes for Child Care - CACFP Training Resource Checklist - CACFP Meal Pattern Resources -- Optional Best Practices Training -- Infant Meal Pattern Requirements Training -- Child and Adult Meal Pattern Requirements Training Financial Management Information System Food Safety Resources - Food Safety in Schools - Seguridad de alimentos en las escuelas - Cool It! Methods for Cooling Foods Safely - Employee Health and Personal Hygiene - Responding to a Food Recall - Food Safety Basics - Food Safety Videos -- A Flash of Food Safety - Spanish -- A Flash of Food Safety - English - Manager’s Corner - Food Safety Standard Operating Procedures - Food Safety for Summer Meals - Water Emergency Preparedness - Norovirus for Schools - Food Safety Mini-Posters - Food Safety Fact Sheets - Food Safety SOP Logs - Food Safety SOP Resources - CARE Connections: Food Safety - Food Defense: Developing A Biosecurity Management Plan - Recursos en Español Produce Safety - Produce Safety University Graduate Training Resources - The Produce Lab Videos - Culinary Techniques - The Produce Lab Videos - Good Agricultural Practices (GAPS) - The Produce Lab Videos - Quality and Condition - Produce Safety Videos - What Went Right and What Went Wrong - Commodity Specific Fact Sheets - Produce Safety Best Practices Fact Sheets - Produce Safety Printable Posters Research Documents - CKS for Child Care Providers in CACFP - CKS for District-Level School Nutrition Professionals - CKS for State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals - CKS of Effective School Nutrition Assistants/Technicians - Competency-Based Performance Appraisals for School Nutrition Managers and Assistants/Technicians - Cost Variables Associated with Producing and Serving a Reimbursable National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Snack for Children in Afterschool Care Programs, 2006 - Wellness for Child and Adult Care Food Programs - Determining Factors Impacting the Decision of Middle/Junior High School Students to Participate in the National School Lunch Program - Determining the Perceptions, Practices, and the Perceived Barriers Associated with School Professionals Serving the Nutritional Needs of the Pre-K Child in the Public School Setting - Development of Middle/Jr. High School Student Surveys to Measure Factors that Impact Participation in and Satisfaction with the National School Lunch Program - Emergency Preparedness - Examining Diversity in the School Nutrition Workforce - Exploring Nutrition Literacy and Knowledge Among School Nutrition Managers - Exploring School Nutrition Professionals Preferences of USDA Recipes and R4HK Competition Recipes for Meeting New USDA Meal Pattern Requirements - Exploring Standard Child Nutrition Key Performance Indicators - Exploring the Impact of Productions and Equipment Decisions on the Operation of School Nutrition Programs - Exploring the Uniqueness of Child Nutrition Programs in Large School Districts - Farm to School Identifying Applied Research and Operational Resource Needs and Issues of Farm to School Programs - Financial Management Benchmarks for School Nutrition - Financial Management Issues and Practices in School Nutrition Programs - Focus Group Discussions with Elementary School Foodservice Directors, Teachers, and Parents Regarding the School Breakfast Program - Going Green! A Case Study Approach Examining Green and Environmental Conservation Practices in School Nutrition Programs - Got Milk! Exploring How Student Preferences Impact Their Milk Selection in Schools - Developing and Sustaining Green/Environmental Conservation Practices - ICN Applied Research Division SNA ANC 2016 Poster Session - Increasing Middle/Junior High School Student Participation and Satisfaction - ICN Best Practices for Serving Students with Special Food and/or Nutrition Needs In School Nutrition Programs - Identification of Issues Associated with Operating School Nutrition Programs in Districts with Less Than 30,000 Student Enrollment - Implementation of HACCP-based Food Safety Programs in School Nutrition Programs - In Classroom Breakfast Programs Best Practices - Investigation of Factors Impacting Participation of High School Students in the National School Lunch Program - Investigation of School Professionals' Perceptions and Practices Regarding Issues Influencing Recess Placement in Elementary Schools - Investigation of the Job Functions and Training Needs of State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals - Job Description Template for CNP Director/Supervisor/Administrator - Job Functions and Training Needs of State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals - Knowledge and Skills Needed for State Agency Child Nutrition professionals in the 21st Century - Marketing the School Nutrition Program Resource Guide for School Nutrition Professionals - Middle/Junior High School Participation and Non-Participation Survey Guide Internal Benchmarking for School Nutrition Programs - National Survey of School Nutrition Directors' Web-Based Training Needs - NFSMI Research Agenda Conference 2013 Linking Research to Practice - Nutrition and Wellness in Child Care Centers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Nutrition Information at Point of Selection in High Schools Does it Affect Entree Choices? - Overcoming Barriers to Participation in the Summer Food Service Program - An Identification of Best Practice Solutions - Practices and Perceptions of School Nutrition Professionals Toward Obtaining the HealthierUS School Challenge Award - Ready, Set, Go! Creating and Maintaining a Wellness Environment in Child Care Centers Participating in the CACFP - Research Related to Child Nutrition Programs - Sustaining and Strengthening Local Wellness Initiatives - School Nutrition Experiences for Dietetics Students - School Nutrition Professionals' Perceptions Regarding Their Role in Supporting and Contributing to School Wellness - School Nutrition Professionals’ Involvement in the Equipment Purchasing and Facility Design Process - School Nutrition Program Utilization of the NFSMI FUNDamentals Financial Management Software - School Wellness Policy Readiness of Principals to Implement Changes - Secondary Analysis of the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Data Base A Two Part Study - Serving the Nutritional Needs of Pre-Kindergarten Children in the Public School Setting Best Practices - Steps to Nutrition Success Checklist A Program Self-Assessment Checklist for Family Day Care Home and Child Care Center Providers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Succession Planning for Management Level Staff in the School Nutrition Programs - Sustainability of School Wellness Policy Initiatives - Team Nutrition Local Wellness Demonstration Project - Training and Educational Resource Needs of Child Care Professionals Participating in the CACFP - Unpublished Dissertations and Theses in Child Nutrition Programs and School Aged Children - Afterschool Care Program NSLP Snack Service - Determining the Job Functions of Child Care Providers in CACFP Operations - Identification of Available Training Resources Appropriate for Family Day Care Home Providers - Job Functions/Duties, Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Sponsor Monitors Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program - Management Issues Impacting Family Day Care Homes Operating Within the Child and Adult Care Food Program Guidelines- A Review of Literature - Training and Educational Resource Needs of Child Care Professionals Participating in the CACFP - Procurement Practices Influencing Programs Operating Within the Guidelines of the Child and Adult Care Food Program: A Review of Literature - Determining the Job Functions of Child Care Providers in CACFP Operations - Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers Basics at a Glance Buy American U.S. Agriculture Supporting Healthy School Meals USDA Recipes for Schools Videos Applied Research Division Publications - Manuscripts - Poster Sessions - Research Briefs - Other Resources - Technical Reports Culinary Techniques for Healthy School Meals No Time To Train:Short Lessons for School Nutrition Assistants Non-Resource PDFs Mealtime Memos - 2010 Mealtime Memos - 2011 Mealtime Memos - 2012 Mealtime Memos - 2013 Mealtime Memos - 2014 Mealtime Memos - 2015 Mealtime Memos - 2016 Mealtime Memos - 2017 Mealtime Memos - 2018 Mealtime Memos - 2019 Mealtime Memos Connect: The Cafeteria to The Classroom Food Safety for Summer Meals Forecasting the Procurement of Foods Ground Rules for Training Mini-Posters Tools and Tips for Trainers - Communication - Environmentally Friendly Meetings - Food Service Management Skills - Ground Rules for Training Mini Posters - Meals and Breaks During Training - Meeting Accessibility for People with Disabilities - Nutrition Fact Sheets and Activities - Physical Activity During Training - Presentation Development - Training Techniques - Human Resources Social Media Marketing for School Nutrition Programs Marketing Your School Nutrition Program Key Performance Indicators S.T.A.R. - June 2018 - July 2018 - August 2018 - September 2018 - October 2018 School Nutrition Mini Posters School Meal Pattern Meal Pattern Mini-Posters eLearning How-To Documents ICN Strategic Plan ARD Tools and Templates - Middle/Junior High School Student Survey Guide and Tools - High School Student Survey Guide and Tools Team Up For School Nutrtion - January 2016 - May 2016 - April 2016 - June 2016 - February 2016 - July 2016 - March 2016 - September 2016 - February 2017 - March 2017 - April 2017 - May 2017 - June 2017 - July 2017 - August 2017 - September 2017 - October 2017 - February 2018 - November 2017 - January 2018 - March 2018 - August 2016 Food Waste Resources and Tools Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers Overview of USDA Child Nutrition Programs Online Course & Presentations Portions Spanish - Cuidado de niños (Child Care) -- Mini-Cartels generals (General Posters) - Nutrición escolar (School Nutrition) -- Mini-Cartels sobre seguridad de alimentos (Food Safety Posters) -- Capacitación (Trainings) -- Ficha técnica sobre seguridad de los alimentos (Food safety fact sheets) -- Mini-cartels generals (General Posters) - Mealtime Memos en Español (Mealtime Memos) -- 2008 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2009 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2010 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2011 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2012 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2016 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish -- 2015 Issues of Mealtime Memo in Spanish - New category Weights and Measures Emergency Readiness Plan: Guide and Forms for the School Foodservice Operation Inventory Management and Tracking ARD A-Z - Marketing for School Nutrition Programs - CQI for the School Nutrition Environment - Data Driven Decision Making - Developing and Sustaining Green Practices - Increasing Middle/Jr High Student participation - Checklist for Implementing or Assessing Recess - Sustaining and Strengthening Local Wellness Initiaives - School Nutrition Experiences for Dietetic Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Care Provers in CACFP Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for District-Level School Nutrition Professionals Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for State Agency Child Nutrition Professionals Food Allergies Resources - Food Allergy Fact Sheets - Food Allergies for School Nutrition Directors - Food Allergies School Nutrition Resources - Food Allergies Child Care Resources Food Allergies Post Job Description Template S.T.A.R. Resources Cooperative Purchasing for State Agency STAR Digital Binder - STAR Initiative Overview - Meal Preparation Module - Procurement and Inventory Module - Nutrition and Menu Management - Manager's Corner Curriculum - Strategies - Templates - Action Plans - Facilitation - Resources - VILT