Food & Nutrition Division
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What's New
RESOURCES AND TO ORDER MATERIALS
TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION POLICY
SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS OVERVIEW
FOR PARENTS
FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS
FOR KIDS

Accommodations for SFAs after Hurricane Ike  


Disaster Commodities Feeding Report 


Healthy Students = Healthy Families 

Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) Schedule  

Update on Salmonella Outbreak  


Texas Public School Nutrition Policy at a Glance: 2008-2009 School Year 

2008-09 Reimbursement Rates  

Civil Rights Policy Reinterpreted by USDA, Food and Nutrition Services, Southwest Regional Office  

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Web Site for Educators, Parents and Caregivers, and Kids  


2008 Summer Feeding Sites 


2008 Summer Workshop Schedule 

2008-09 School Meal Applications  


CNPIMS 2009 Renewal 


COST SAVING TIPS: Maximizing School Nutrition Budgets 


USDA Technical Assistance Memo  


April Fruit and Vegetable Month Contest! 

Menu Planning Training  

Texas School Breakfast Requirement  

What's New
Get the latest information about the child nutrition programs in Texas public schools, from funding and menu planning to marketing and helping create healthy school environments.

Check often for new ideas on fundraising, student rewards, nutrition education and read about the school districts that earn perfect reviews!



Accommodations for SFAs after Hurricane Ike

(For Child Nutrition Professionals)
  Information for SFAs facing challenges after Hurricane Ike.

 
Disaster Commodities Feeding Report


Complete and return this report to be credited for commodities used during a declared emergency. 
Healthy Students = Healthy Families

Click here to read the latest news about the Healthy Students = Healthy Families Committee, which advises the Texas Department of Agriculture on all aspects of the nutrition policy for public schools. 
Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) Schedule

(For Child Nutrition Professionals)
  

 
Update on Salmonella Outbreak


(For Child Nutrition Professionals)
  

 
Texas Public School Nutrition Policy at a Glance: 2008-2009 School Year


A quick reference guide outlining the Texas Department of Agriculture's nutrition guidelines for public schools participating in the federally funded Child Nutrition Programs, effective August 2008. 
2008-09 Reimbursement Rates

(CNPIMS (Child Nutrition Programs Information Management System))
  

 
Civil Rights Policy Reinterpreted by USDA, Food and Nutrition Services, Southwest Regional Office


(For Child Nutrition Professionals)
  

 
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Web Site for Educators, Parents and Caregivers, and Kids


(For Parents)
  

 
2008 Summer Feeding Sites


Click here to search for summer feeding sites by city, zip code or county. 
2008 Summer Workshop Schedule

Click here to view the list of 2008 summer workshops. 
2008-09 School Meal Applications

(School Meal Applications)
  

 
CNPIMS 2009 Renewal


Click here for step-by-step instructions for completing the 2009 renewal process in CNPIMS. 
COST SAVING TIPS: Maximizing School Nutrition Budgets

 
USDA Technical Assistance Memo

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued new guidelines that may change some procedures for providing technical assistance immediately prior to Coordinated Review Efforts (CREs). A copy of the official guidance is available here. 
April Fruit and Vegetable Month Contest!

 
Menu Planning Training

(Training and Presentations)
  

 
Texas School Breakfast Requirement


(School Breakfast Program)