Know Your Menus
Lunch
OVS
Meal Pattern
Crediting
100
This is your menu
If the student took Ravioli, Breadstick and Fruit is that a reimursable meal?
NO - It does not have a 1/2 C fruit or vegetable
100
What is the minimum number of food components a student must take for lunch to be reimbursable?
3 components
One must be at least 1/2 cup Fruit or Vegetable
The other 2 must be FULL components
100
Name a benefit of OVS.
Allows choice.
Students more likely to eat what they choose.
Reduces waste.
100
What are the 5 meal components of a reimbursable meal?
Meat/Meat Alternate
Grain
Fruit
Vegetable
Milk
100
TRUE or FALSE
Nutrition requirements mandate that all grains served must be whole grain.
FALSE - 80% of grains served must be whole grain
200
This is your menu.
Does a student need to take the cheese stick or crackers with the Uncrustable?
NO. The sandwich alone meets the minimum Grain and MMA that needs to be taken.
200
A student took this on their tray. Is this a reimbursable meal? Why or Why not?
Beef & Bean Chili
Cornbread
Half pint chocolate milk
NO. Does not have 1/2 C of fruit or vegetable
200
Is this meal reimbursable for K-8 LUNCH menu?
What the student selected:
Turkey and cheese sandwich (2oz M/MA, 2 oz Grain)
Milk
No
What is missing?
200
How many milk options must be offered to students?
TWO
Explanation: may continue to offer fat-free and low-fat (1%) milk, both flavored and unflavored.
(Added sugar product-based limits for flavored varieties of milk must be implemented by school year 2025-26)
200
True or False:
Pre-K meal pattern is allowed to have a flavored milk option.
False - preschool may only be served UNFLAVORED milk
Age 1-2: Whole milk only
Age 3-5: Low-fat (1%) or Fat-free (skim) milk only.**
*not required to offer different milks*
300
This is your menu.
For the week, identify a vegetable that is served from each vegetable subgroup.
Red/Orange - Carrots
Beans/Legumes - Baked Beans
Starchy - Hash Brown, Fries, Mashed Potatoes
Other - Green Beans, Cucumbers
Dark Green - Garden Salad
300
Is this a reimbursable meal?
Grilled Cheese with Tomato Soup
Yes!
300
True or False:
You must remind a student to take a milk.
False
300
What is the daily amount of fruit offered for grades 9-12 is measured in cups.
What is 1 cup?
300
What type of documentation is needed to determine how pizza is credited in the meal pattern?
A CN (Child Nutrition) Label or a PFS (Product Formulation Statement). 
400
This is your menu:
If a student just wanted mozzarella sticks with marinara, is that a reimbursable meal?
YES.
Mozzarella sticks credit for grain + MMA
Marinara (2.8oz) - 1/2 C Vegetable
400
Is this meal reimbursable for grades K-8 at lunch?
Uncrustable and Milk
NO - 1/2 C fruit or vegetable is missing
400
Is this a reimbursable meal for lunch as a high school student?
Yogurt Parfait
1 C yogurt = 2 M/MA
1/2 C Fruit
1/4 C Granola = 1 oz WG
No,
Has 2 components but grain is not in minimum 2 oz amount required for HS students.
NOTE: Would be adequate for K-8
400
Name the 5 vegetable subgroups and one example of a vegetable in each.
400
True or False?
Beans, peas, and lentils credit as either the M/MA component or the vegetables component.
True!
500
What items do you serve on your menu that are NOT whole grain?
Croissant
Tortilla
500
Is there a limit on the quantity of condiments that students can take with a meal?
YES.
Policies should be in place for serving condiments.
Excess condiments = Excess sodium
500
For Lunch, is this meal reimbursable for grades 9-12:
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup grapes
1 cup milk
No,
If 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable is taken, the other two components must be in their full minimum required quantities.
500
*****DAILY DOUBLE*****
Can you explain the difference between daily minimum and weekly minimum meal components?
500
What are grain-based desserts?
Graham crackers, sweet crackers, granola bars, cereal bars, breakfast bars, cookies, desserts, donuts, sweet rolls, toaster pastry
NOTE: only allowed 2oz/week of GBD in NSLP for grades K-12