School Nutrition Team Training

Training Resources

• Offer Versus Serve (OVS) - Meal or No Meal
  • A training resource created by the WI DPI School Nutrition Team to use for staff determining reimbursable meals.
• Institute of Child Nutrition Training Resources for School Nutrition Programs
• Institute of Child Nutrition - Reimbursable Meals
  • Provides general information in meal pattern planning and Offer versus Serve (OVS).
• Chop! Chop! Culinary Skills Videos
  • A series of six training videos that help you and your school food service staff use more whole grains and fresh, Wisconsin-grown fruits and vegetables in your school meal program by introducing new foods, recipes, and culinary skills. 
• School Nutrition Association (SNA) Webinars
  • Free for SNA members. Topics are timely and sessions are archived for easy viewing.
• USDA Webinar Series 
  • Creating Healthy Menus Using USDA Foods
  • Finding and Creating School Recipes for Success with USDA Foods
  • K-12 Cooking with USDA Foods