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

2009-10 FSMC Documents  


Report on Summer Nutrition Program Participation 


Study Regarding Breakfast Participation  


Study Regarding Trans-Fatty Acids 

Civil Rights Training Video  

SNAPS HOLIDAY PAYMENT SCHEDULE  

TDA's Houston Office Temporarily Relocated  

Accommodations for SFAs after Hurricane Ike  


Disaster Commodities Feeding Report 


Healthy Students = Healthy Families 

Coordinated Review Effort (CRE) Schedule  


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

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  

2008-09 School Meal Applications  


COST SAVING TIPS: Maximizing School Nutrition Budgets 


USDA Technical Assistance Memo  

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.

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2009-10 FSMC Documents

(Food Service Management Company (FSMC) Contract Documents)
  

 
Report on Summer Nutrition Program Participation


Report ordered by SB 714 and submitted to the Texas Legislature in October 2008. 
Study Regarding Breakfast Participation

Report ordered by HB 4062 and submitted to the Texas Legislature in November 2008. 
Study Regarding Trans-Fatty Acids

Report ordered by HB 4062 and submitted to the Texas Legislature in November 2008. 
Civil Rights Training Video

(Civil Rights Training Video)
  Civil Rights Training Video

 
SNAPS HOLIDAY PAYMENT SCHEDULE


(Handbooks)
  

 
TDA's Houston Office Temporarily Relocated


(For Child Nutrition Professionals)
  

 
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)
  

 
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. 
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)
  

 
2008-09 School Meal Applications


(School Meal Applications)
  

 
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. 
Menu Planning Training

(Training and Presentations)
  

 
Texas School Breakfast Requirement


(School Breakfast Program)