Nutrition Services
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School Meals Program
- Fresh Fruit & Veg Program
- Forms & Resources
- Training
- Important Dates
- School Breakfast Program
- Special Milk Program
- After School Snack Program
- Celebrations/Contest
- Grants
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Summer Food Service Program
Claims and Application
Quick Links
Nebraska Department of Education
Nutrition Services
301 Centennial Mall South
PO Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-9487
(800) 731-2233 (Nebraska Only)
or (402) 471-2488
EMAIL
National School Lunch Program - NSLP
New Meal Pattern - School Lunch Program
- USDA Website - Nutrition Standards for School Meals
- New Meal Pattern Chart - January 2012
- Implementation Timeline for Final Rule
- Comparison Current vs New Requirement
- Sodium Reduction: Timeline and Amount
- Q & A on Final Rule
- Nutrition Standards for School Meals - USDA Website
USDA Food and Nutrition Service Website
- Final Rule: Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs (1/26/12)
- Proposed Rule Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Federal Register Vol. 76 No. 9 January 12, 2011
Nutrition Services Workshops - Power Point Presentations
- Nebraska School Nutrition Association Conference 2012
- The Basics of New Meal Pattern - Summer 2012 Workshops
Webinars
New Healthier School Meal Standards: What you Need to Know.wmv - Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Speakers:
- Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center
- Cindy Long, Director, Child Nutrition Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Jean Ronnei, SNS, Saint Paul Public Schools
- Geri Henchy, Director of Nutrition Policy and Early Childhood Programs, Food Research and Action Center
The New School Meal Patterns: What You Need to Know- National School Nutrition Association
Speakers:
- Cindy Brooks, School Nutrition Association Public Policy & Legislation Committee Chair
- Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef & Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives
- Dr. Janey Thornton, PhD, SNS, Deputy Under Secretary Food, Nutrition & Consumer Services, USDA
- Melissa Rothstein, Deputy Director, Child Nutrition Programs, USDA
Best Practice:Menu Changes to Meet the New Proposed Meal Patterns - National School Nutrition Association
Links to Other Resources
National Agricultural Library
- Dietary Guidelines
- Lets Move
- USDA National Nutrient Database
- National School Lunch Program
- Resource Library







