Food Components
What Makes up a Meal
Allergies & Production Records
ALA Carte & Reimbursable
100
How many food components does a student have to take?
What is 3 components
100
True or False:
A student may take two ¼ cup servings of different fruit or vegetable to meet the ½ cup minimum requirement.
What is True: A student can take ¼ cup of two different fruit or vegetable to equal ½ cup
100
What is the condition that occurs when someone has difficulty digesting milk products
What is Lactose Intolerance
100
For an item to be served as an ala carte entrée, it must be below ____calories?
What is 350
200
Name all 5 food components.
What is
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, GRAINS, MEAT/MEAT ALT., MILK
200
True or False:
You can have a combination food that counts as more than 1 components (ex: Smoothie or Hamburger)
What is
True:
Smoothie- fruit & milk;
Hamburger- grain & meat/meat alt
200
Name 4 of the top 8 Food Allergens?
What is Peanut, Tree nut ,Soy, Milk
Fish, Shellfish, Egg, Wheat
200
For an item to be served as an ala carte snack it must be less than ___ calories?
What is
200 or less for grades 9-12
180 or less for grades 6-8
150 or less for grades k-5
300
How do our schools meet he legume subgroup
What is Veggie beans on the line and salad bar and refried beans served in burritos and nachos
300
Give an example of a ½ cup of fruit or vegetable.
What is 1 medium apple, 1cup salad ( leafy greens), 4 oz apple juice
300
You accidentally burn your last gluten free pizza for your gluten free students. Can they have this sausage instead?
What is No it contains wheat
300
For an item to be considered an entrée, (as opposed to a snack) it must contain which component?
What is a meat/meat alternate
400
What 3 components are required at breakfast?
What is FRUIT, MILK, GRAIN
400
If a student refuses to take the required ½ cup of fruit or vegetable can it still be a reimbursable meal?
What is No. The student must take a fruit or vegetable in order for the meal to be reimbursable.
400
If you are planning for 200 pizza’s, 50 after school meals and 30 turkey sandwiches, how many milks need to be planned for?
What is 280
400
A student selects two ½ cups fruit and milk. Is this a reimbursable breakfast?
What is Yes. If the menu planners offer each ½ cup of fruit as separate food items ( 2 different types of fruit). In this example, three food items are selected for a reimbursable breakfast.
500
A vegetarian student takes ½ Cup Veggie Beans,1 cup of carrots and a milk. Is this a reimbursable meal? Why/Why Not?
What is depends on the age group, 1/2 cup beans is equal to 1 meat/meat alternate
500
If a student selects more than the minimum daily required serving of vegetables (such as 1C Salad & 1C carrots) that counts as 2 components.
What is False: Even though the student received more than ½ cup of vegetables, they still have to select 2 more different components
500
You are planning for 200 pizza’s, 50 burritos and 30 turkey sandwiches, how many mayo and mustard packets should you enter in Planned?
What is Depends on how many students take them. Don’t automatically put 30 because not all students want them and that takes up valuable fat & sodium real estate when menu planning ☺
500
Can pre-bagged meals be offered for breakfast or lunch?
What is Yes. If they have the correct number of components in each