Menu Planning and Meal Patterns Toolkit

Local education agencies are free to use the following resources.

Menu Planners

• Menu Builder Supplement
• Menu Builder Tool
• Meal Pattern Promotion and Talking Points
• Breakfast Menu Planner
• Lunch Menu Planner All grade groups
• Lunch Menu Planner K-5
• Lunch Menu Planner 6-8
• Lunch Menu Planner 9-12
• Fruit and Vegetable Bar Planner
• 7 day week (legal size paper)

Sample Production Records

• Lunch Production record (1)
• Lunch Production record (2)
• Lunch Production Record (2) with Temps
• Breakfast Production Record
• Breakfast Production Record with Temps

Meal Pattern Contribution and Standardizing Recipes

• Standardizing Recipe Components
• Figuring Meal Pattern Contribution
• Calculating Grains Contribution from a Recipe
• Exhibit A with Ranges

Identification of Reimbursable Meals

• ID Reimbursable Meal – Ideas and Resources
• ID Reimbursable Meal – Sign - List
• ID Reimbursable Meal – Sign - Tray Image

Meal Pattern Charts

• Meal Pattern Chart Lunch and Breakfast
• Meal Pattern Chart 3 day week
• Meal Pattern Chart 4 day week
• Meal Pattern Chart 7 day week

Vegetable Sub Group

• Dark green sub group
• Red/Orange sub group
• Beans/Legumes sub group
• Starchy sub group
• Other sub group
• Vegetable Sub group handout (color version)
• Vegetable Sub group handout b/w (black and white version)
• Meal Pattern Promotion and Talking Points

Menu Certification Tools

• USDA 6 Cents Certification Tool and other helpful resources
• Certification Training (PPT)
• Certification Tip Sheet
• Certification of Menus for the Extra Six Cents Reimbursement - November 2012