Step Up Illinois School Meals
with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Meal Planning

Recipes

Links to Available Resources	Fruits / Veggies	Whole Grains	Calcium- Rich Foods	Lean Protein	Low Fat
Serving More Cooked Dry Peas and Dry Beans	x			x	x
Beans: Recipes, Fact Sheets, Resources, and Nutritional Information-USDA				x	x
Best Practices: Handling Fresh Produce in Schools	x
Delivering More: Scaling Up Farm to School Programs	x
Fruits and Vegetables: Preparation, Serving, Quantity Recipes, Resources, Marketing and Promotion - USDA	x
Fruit and Veggie Quantity Cookbook, New Hampshire DHHS	x
Have You Heard The Buzz About Whole Grains?		x
Hawaii Team Nutrition's Whole Grain Recipes		x
Lowering the Sodium in School Meals, USDA	x	x	x	x	x
North Dakota's Department of Public Instruction, Practical Nutrition: Pathways to a Quality School Foodservice	x	x	x	x	x
Rachel Ray Creates Healthy Recipes for School Meals	X	x	x	x	x
Recipes for a Crowd Large Quantity Recipes	x	x	x	x
Rice Bowls: balanced nutrition with a low bottom line	x	x		x	x
School Food Service Quantity Recipe Page	x	x	x	x	x
School Meals That Rock: Healthy ideas from schools across the U.S.	x	x	x	x	x
School Menu and a La Carte Templates, Kelloggs
School Nutrition Association (SNA) Recipe database	x	x	x	x	x
The Lunch Box: A resource for meal planning with whole foods	x	x	x	x	x
Top Ten Tips for Using Healthy Legumes in School Meals	x			x	x
USDA Recipe Finder	x	x	x	x	x
Whole Grains: Background Information, Selection, Cooking Tips, Recipes, Reports and Studies - USDA		x

Cycle Menus and Strategies for Dietary Guidelines Implementation
(schools receiving or striving for HealthierUS School Challenge certification)

Links to Available Resources	Fruits / Veggies	Whole Grains	Calcium- Rich Foods	Lean Protein	Low Fat
Healthy Cycle Menus Booklet - for the NSLP and SBP, Idaho Dept. of Ed.	x	x	x	x	x
"Before and After" Elementary Lunch Menu (USDA)	x	x	x	x	x
K-12 Breakfast and Lunch Menu Templates	x	x	x	x	x
Eleven Illinois Schools Strive to Meet the Challenge!	x	x		x	x
Great Trays - menus that meet dietary regulations, MN	x	x	x	x	x
Healthier Montana Menu Challenge	x	x	x	x	x
Illinois School Nutrition Success Stories	x	x		x	x
Iowa Gold Star Cycle Menu	x	x	x	x	x
Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public School District Elementary School Menus	x	x	x	x	x
Best Practice: Menu Changes to Meet the New Proposed Meal Patterns (webinar)	x	x		x
Prince William County Public Schools (Virginia)	x	x	x	x	x
HUSSC Gold level Award Menus from Bushnell-Prairie Elementary and Ridgeview Elementary	x	x	x	x	x

Nutrition Checkup

Links to Available Resources	Fruits / Veggies	Whole Grains	Calcium- Rich Foods	Lean Protein	Low Fat
Free Nutrition and Menu Planning Software for School Nutrition Association Members	X	X	X	X	X
Free Menu Planner for Healthy School Meals from Team Nutrition and USDA	X	X	X	X	X
Illinois NET Program's Practical Ideas for Dietary Guidelines Implementation	X	X	X	X	X
List of USDA Approved Nutrition Software for Purchase	X	X	X	X	X
Recommended Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools, CDC (for foods outside the school meal programs)	x	x	x	x	x
School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children, Institute of Medicine	x	x	x	x	x
Smarter Lunchrooms	x	x	x	x	x
Tray Talk: SNA Webpage Showcases Success Stories in Healthy School Meals	x	x	x	x	x
USDA�s National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference	X	X	X	X	X

Food Preference Surveys

Links to Available Resources	Fruits / Veggies	Whole Grains	Calcium- Rich Foods	Lean Protein	Low Fat
Taste Testing and Evaluating Recipes, USDA	x	x	x	x	x
Taste Testing New Foods in the Cafeteria and Classroom	x	x	x	x	x
NFSMI Student Non-participation and School Lunch Experience Surveys - survey guide and results template included