USDA Foods for the Summer Food Service Program

Course Description

Learn about purpose and benefits of participating in the FDP, find out about the types of USDA Foods available and learn the steps for enrolling in the FDP.

• Course Number: 755
• Training Length: 19 minutes
• Certificate: None
• Target Audience: SFSP sponsors considering using USDA Foods for their SFSP
• Mandatory: No
• Cost: Free
• Course updated last: April 2018

Online Course

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

• Child Nutrition Information & Payment System (CNIPS) web page
  
  
• CDE FDP web page
  
  
• USDA FDP web page
  
  
• USDA Food Product Information Sheets
  
  
• Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 250

Crediting

• Crediting: 0.25 hours
• Key Area: Nutrition (1000)
  • Training Topic: Menu Planning (1100)
    • Learning Objective: Plan for effective use of USDA Foods (1170)

For more information on crediting, access the USDA Professional Standards Learning Objectives (PDF).

Additional Information

For more information on USDA Foods, access the California Department of Education Food Distribution Program web page.

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties, please contact the Education and Nutrition Policy Unit by phone at 916-445-9127. For questions regarding the course content, contact Amy Bell, Child Nutrition Consultant, by phone at (916) 322-5051 or by email abell@cde.ca.gov.