Team Nutrition Training and Resources

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently shared new and updated Team Nutrition resources to support school menu planning and a healthy school environment. These resources include trainings, webinars, information on ordering print materials, and resources pertaining to the School Breakfast Program and USDA’s Food Buying Guide.

Trainings

• Seven (7) new 15-minute, on-demand trainings were added to The Road to Successful Menu Planning for School Meals training series.

Menu Planning

• Menu Planning for the National School Lunch Program Afterschool Snack Service (Video; 18:12)
• Nuts and Seeds Flexibilities in School Meals (Video; 8:00)
• School Breakfast Menu Flexibilities: Grains and Meats/Meat Alternates and Substituting Vegetables for Fruit (Video; 13:59)
• School Lunch Menu Flexibilities: Beans, Peas, and Lentils (Video; 15:09)

Reducing Added Sugars

• Reducing Added Sugars at Breakfast: Menu Planning Tips (Video; 22:23)
• Reducing Added Sugars in Recipes (Video; 23:00)
• Using Nutrient Analysis Software for Added Sugars (Video; 12:50)

Webinars

The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) is offering the following upcoming webinars:

• October 2, 2025: Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition (CICN) Webinar – Streamlining Food Production: How to Create Operational Efficiencies to Allow for More Scratch and Speed Scratch Food Production
• October 30, 2025: STAR Webinar – Best Practices for Crafting Cycle Menus

To register, or to view past webinars, visit the ICN iLearn web page .

Ordering Print Materials

As a program operator that participates in the USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs free print copies of materials can be ordered using the online order form .

Resources

School Breakfast

• Today’s Breakfast Poster : School nutrition professionals can use this new poster to display daily breakfast menu options reminding students to eat a variety of foods.
• MyPlate Guide to School Breakfast for Families : This revised infographic highlights healthy foods that are part of a balanced school breakfast and shows parents how they can help their child eat a healthy school breakfast.

Food Buying Guide

• New food yields were added to the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) Interactive Web-based Tool and the FBG Mobile Application. The following new foods are now available: Crushed pineapple, pineapple chunks, pineapple tidbits, dried mango, açai puree, dragon fruit (pitaya), and chopped romaine lettuce.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this subject, email TeamNutrition@USDA.gov.