FNS - Food and Nutrition Service

07/01/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2024 07:07

School Lunch and Breakfast Sodium Limits and Timeline

School Meal Programs Sodium Requirements

School meals offered to each age/grade group must meet, on average over the school week, the sodium limits specified in the following tables within the established deadlines.

School Breakfast Program Sodium Limits

Age/Grade Group

Sodium Limit
In place through June 30, 2027

Sodium Limit
Must be implemented by July 1, 2027

Grades K-5

<540 mg

<485 mg

Grades 6-8

<600 mg

<535 mg

Grades 9-12

<640 mg

<570 mg

National School Lunch Program Sodium Limits

Age/Grade Group

Sodium Limit
In place through June 30, 2027

Sodium Limit
Must be implemented by July 1, 2027

Grades K-5

<1,110 mg

<935 mg

Grades 6-8

<1,225 mg

<1,035 mg

Grades 9-12

<1,280 mg

<1,080 mg