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Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition, an initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, supports national efforts to promote lifelong healthy food choices and physical activity by improving the nutrition practices of the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). We provide resources to schools, child care settings, and summer meal sites that participate in these programs
All Team Nutrition resources are available on the Team Nutrition website (TeamNutrition.usda.gov). Schools, child care providers (centers, sponsors, and day care homes), and summer meal sites that participate in CNP may request free printed copies of certain materials. Printed materials may also be requested by the school districts and State agencies administering CNP. Eligible entities may request printed copies using our online order form (https://pueblo.gpo.gov/TN/TNPubs.php).
For more information about Team Nutrition visit our website at TeamNutrition.usda.gov or contact:
Team Nutrition
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 305-1624
Fax: (703) 305-2549
E-mail: teamnutrition@usda.gov
INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION (ICN)
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), located at the University of Mississippi, is committed to improving the operation and quality of all CNP. This is accomplished through staff development programs, training experiences, educational materials, and a national satellite network. The institute is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs. It is funded by a grant from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service.
For information on food service, food preparation, meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, food safety or available videos and training packages, visit the website at https://theicn.org/ or contact:
Institute of Child Nutrition
The University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
6 Jeanette Phillips Drive
University, MS 38677
Phone: (800) 321-3054
Fax: (800) 321-3061
E-mail: helpdesk@theicn.org
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM BREAKFAST MENU PLANNER FOR CHILDREN 3 THROUGH 18 YEARS OF AGE
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/its-breakfast-time
CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM SNACK MENU PLANNER FOR CHILDREN 3 THROUGH 18 YEARS OF AGE
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/lets-make-snack
CHILD NUTRITION RECIPE BOX
https://theicn.org/cnrb
CREDITING HANDBOOK FOR CACFP
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp/crediting-handbook
CREDITING TIP SHEETS IN CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cn/crediting-tipsheets
MENU PLANNER FOR SCHOOL MEALS: PLANNING, PREPARING, SERVING, AND MARKETING HEALTHY MEALS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/menu-planner
MULTICULTURAL RECIPES FOR CACFP
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/recipes-cacfp
OFFERING MEATS AND MEAT ALTERNATES AT SCHOOL BREAKFAST
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/offering-meats-and-meat-alternates-school-breakfast
OFFERING SMOOTHIES AS PART OF REIMBURSABLE SCHOOL MEALS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/offering-smoothies-part-reimbursable-school-meals
REDUCING ADDED SUGARS AT SCHOOL BREAKFAST
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/sbp/reducing-added-sugars
TEAM NUTRITION RECIPES
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/tn-nutrition-recipes
WHOLE GRAIN RESOURCE FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/whole-grain-resource-national-school-lunch-and-breakfast-programs
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn
FOOD BUYING GUIDE CALCULATOR
https://foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov
FOOD BUYING GUIDE FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED TOOL
https://foodbuyingguide.fns.usda.gov
FOOD BUYING GUIDE FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS MOBILE APP
https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/food-buying-guide-mobile-app
TEAM NUTRITION
https://www.TeamNutrition.usda.gov
TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/tools-schools
USDA FOODS DATABASE
https://www.fns.usda.gov/usda-fis/usda-foods-database
USDA FOODS IN SCHOOLS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/usda-fis
USDA FOODS PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEETS FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/nslp-usda-foods-product-information-sheets
ICN RESOURCES
https://theicn.org
USDA RECIPE STANDARDIZATION GUIDE FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS
https://theicn.org/cicn/usda-recipe-standardization-guide-for-school-nutrition-programs
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (AMS)
https://www.ams.usda.gov
DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS
https://health.gov/our-work/food-nutrition
FOOD AND NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTER (FNIC)
https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS)
https://www.fsis.usda.gov
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY (NAL)
https://www.nal.usda.gov
NATIONAL NUTRIENT DATABASE FOR STANDARD REFERENCE
https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md-bhnrc/beltsville-human-nutrition-research-center/nutrient-data-laboratory/docs/usda-national-nutrient-database-for-standard-reference
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION (CFSAN)
https://www.fda.gov/food
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov
FEDERAL REGISTER
https://www.federalregister.gov
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
https://www.fda.gov
NUTRITION.GOV
https://www.nutrition.gov
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
https://www.epa.gov
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOOD SAFETY
https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety
FIGHT BAC! PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
http://www.fightbac.org
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS)
https://www.fsis.usda.gov
FOODSAFETY.GOV (including Food Recalls and Alerts)
https://www.foodsafety.gov
FOOD SAFE SCHOOLS ACTION GUIDE
https://www.fns.usda.gov/fs/foodsafeschools
FSIS MOBILE APPLICATIONS
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/news-press-releases/news-feeds-subscriptions
INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION FOOD SAFETY ONLINE COURSES
https://theicn.org/icn-resources-a-z/food-safety
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office
Mercer Corporate Park
300 Corporate Boulevard
Robbinsville, NJ 08691-1598
(609) 259-5025
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia, West Virginia
Southeast Regional Office
61 Forsyth Street SW, Room 8T36
Atlanta, GA 30303-3415
(404) 562-1801
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Midwest Regional Office
77 West Jackson Boulevard, 20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(312) 353-6664
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Southwest Regional Office
1100 Commerce Street, Room 522
Dallas, TX 75242-980
(214) 290-9800
Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Mountain Plains Regional Office
1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 903
Denver, CO 80204-3581
(303) 844-0300
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming
Western Regional Office
90 Seventh St. Suite 10-300
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 705-1310
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa
Northeast Regional Office
10 Causeway Street, Room 501
Boston, MA 02222-1069
(617) 565-6370
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands
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