Child Nutrition Training

• Accountability
• Afterschool Snack Program
• Allowable Milk Substitutes in School Meals Programs
• Counting & Claiming Reimbursable Meals
• Crediting Meal Components
• Determining Student Eligibility
• Determining Student Eligibility (PDF)
• Dietary Accommodations
• Edit Checks
• Food Safety and Standard Operating Procedures
• Food Safety and Standard Operating Procedures (PDF)
• Informal Procurement
• Local Foods
• Meal or No Meal (PDF)
• Meal or No Meal Presentation
• National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Information
• Offer Versus Serve in NSLP and SBP
• Onsite Monitoring Requirements
• Overview of School Nutrition
• Pre-K Meal Pattern
• Procurement Basics
• Production Records
• Production Records (PDF)
• Professional Standards
• Reducing Sodium in Meals
• Reducing Sugar Limits in Schools
• Resource Management
• School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern Requirements
• Smart Snacks
• Standardized Recipes Video
• Standardized Recipes (PDF)
• Triennial Assessment of the Local Wellness Policy
• Whole Grains

Presentations

• Additional Requirements for School Nutrition Programs
• Civil Rights and Dietary Accommodations — Overview only; does not count as the required annual training. Find the required training on the Civil Rights page.
• Additional Requirements in the NSLP & SBP
• Meal Pattern and Crediting in the NSLP & SBP
• Offer Versus Serve in the NSLP & SBP
• Overview of School Nutrition Programs
• Production Records
• Civil Rights and Dietary Accommodations (2.20.2026)
• Methods of Determining Student Eligibility in the NSLP & SBP
• Counting and Claiming School Meals
• USDA Food Program
• Procurement 101
• CNPWeb User Access and Updates
• Resource Management

Handouts

• Annual Requirements
• Exhibit A Grain Requirements
• Key Terms and Definitions
• Lunch Menu Planning Form
• National School Lunch Program Quick Guide
• National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern
• Offer vs Serve Breakfast Tip Sheet
• Offer vs Serve Lunch Tip Sheet
• Production Record
• School Breakfast Program Quick Guide
• School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern
• Special Dietary Needs Quick Guide
• Vegetable Subgroup

ServSafe.com also offers a class and online exam option. The device used must have a working camera and the person must be visible to the proctor.

ServSafe Posters

• Basic Food Safety Practices Checklist
• Food Safety Basics Comprehensive Chart
• Restaurant Manager's Guide to Passing a Health Inspection
• Self-Inspection Checklist
• Developing a Culture of Food Safety — Manager's Edition
• Culture of Food Safety Scorecard
• Developing a Culture of Food Safety
• Big 9 Allergens

Team Nutrition's training series, The Road to Successful Menu Planning for School Meals, helps schools plan and implement menus that support updates to the school nutrition standards. This series includes quarterly 1-hour live and recorded webinars co-hosted with the Institute of Child Nutrition, plus short on-demand trainings designed to provide quick tips and tools for meeting added sugars and sodium standards through School Year 2027–2028.

Live/Recorded Webinar

• Creating Your Road Map to School Meal Planning Success!

On-Demand Trainings (approx. 15 minutes each)

• Defining Added Sugars and How to Find Them On a Nutrition Facts Label
• Choosing Yogurt That is Lower in Added Sugars for School Meals
• Choosing Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars for School Meals
• Choosing Flavored Milk That is Lower in Added Sugars for School Meals