The National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program require federally mandated meal patterns for breakfast, lunch and snack. A school must offer the food components and quantities required in the established meal patterns for meals claimed for reimbursement.
Additional resources: Short and Long Week Calculations; USDA Approved Nutrient Analysist Software
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