Food Components
What are the 5 Food Components in the NSLP?
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Meat/Meat Alternates, Milk
What are the 2 service models that can be used the NSLP?
Offer vs Serve
An elementary student was offered all 5 food components, and under OVS, they selected the following:
1/2 cup brown rice
1/2 cup broccoli
1 cups salad
2 oz grilled chicken
Is this reimbursable?
YES
The daily minimum requirement for M/MA in grades 9-12 is ...
2oz
Students MUST take milk at lunch
FALSE
The minimum daily serving requirement for Red/Orange vegetables is....
3/4 cup for grades K-8
1 1/4 cup for grades 9-12
Offer vs Served is required in what grades?
9-12
It is optional in K-8
A middle School student was offered all 5 components and under OVS, they selected the following
1 medium apple
1 carton milk
1/2 cup brown rice
Yes
The weekly minimum requirement for fruit in grades K-8 is....
2 1/2 cups
True or False?
The daily minimum fruit requirement is the same for all gradesFALSE
K-8: daily minimum is 1/2 cup
9-12: daily minimum is 1 cup
Dried fruit credit as:
1x the volume
2x the volume
3x the volume
Dried fruit credits as 2x the volume served
example: 1/4 cup dried raisins or cranberries credits as 1/2 cup of fruit
What is the point of offer vs serve
To allow students choice in what they eat by declining some options
A high school student came through the lunch line and asked for a piece of stuffed crust pizza and an apple. Is this a reimbursable ?
Why or Why not?
Yes because the pizza has a 2oz grain equivalent and a 2 oz M/MA and they took an apple.
The weekly minimum requirement for fruit in grades 9-12 is.....
5 cups
A minimum of 1 cups of fruit must be OFFERED every day
80% of all grains must be whole grain
True
The daily minimum vegetable requirement is what for:
K-8
9-12
The daily minimum for
K-8 is 3/4 cup minimum everyday
9-12 1 cup minimum everyday
Why do we offer 2 vegetables everyday?
Because if you only offered each subgroup in the minimum amounts, we would be short the minimum for the week. Also, it allows students more choice in the foods they eat.
How many grams of sugar can milk have per 8oz
Less than 10g of sugar
What is the minimum grain requirement for the week in grades:
K-8
9-12
K-8 is 8oz weekly
9-12 10oz weekly
Green beans are considered a Dark Green Vegetable
FALSE! They are considered an OTHER because the their nutrient content
Name the 5 Vegetable Subgroups
Starchy
Dark Green
Red/Orange
Legumes/Beans/Peas
Other
How many reimbursable lunches did Agawam Public Schools Serve last Year.
Must come with 1,000
377,020
A 2oz Apple Muffin= 1 oz grain equivalent
Why?
Because the apples make up the other 1oz equivalent.
What is the only food group that has the same minimum requirement across all age groups?
Fluid Milk
1 cup per day, 5 cups per week
True or False?
A school runs out of white milk before lunch starts. They offer only chocolate milk. All the lunches served that day are still considered reimbursable because milk was available.
FALSE! You must offer 2 types of milk during every meal service.