Definitions
A meal that can be counted and claimed for reimbursement because it has all the required food components.
What is a reimbursable meal?
True or False: A student must take 3 food components for breakfast
A student must take 3 food items (not components) for breakfast.
True or False: 2 fruits and a milk is a reimbursable lunch
What is False?
A student must choose 3 food components for breakfast
What type of food service model is used for breakfast in the classroom (Grades K-12)?
What is Offer versus Serve?
True or False: You only need to put out one type of milk if you know that is all your students will take
You must offer at least 2 types of milk (1% and nonfat)
Point in the food service operation where a determination can accurately be made that a reimbursable meal has been served to an eligible child.
What is Point of Service (POS)?
What food components must be offered for breakfast?
What is fruit, grain, and milk?
What is the minimum amount of fruit or vegetable a student must take for a reimbursable lunch?
What is 1/2 cup?
True or False: Every child must take a milk with breakfast and lunch
What is False?
True or False: You must determine that a student is served a reimbursable meal at the point of service.
What is True?
This allows students to decline some of the food components offered in a reimbursable meal.
What is Offer Versus Serve (OVS)?
True or False: A smoothie counts as one food item
What is False? A smoothie counts as two food items (1 serving of meat alternate & 1/2 cup of fruit)
Name the 5 Food Components for Lunch
What is Fruit, Vegetable, Grain, Meat/Meat Alternate, Milk
A school only offers 1% milk at each meal as they know that none of their students drink nonfat milk. Does this meet OVS requirements?
What is No? A minimum of two types of milk must be served under OVS.
What is the serving size of dried fruit?
What is 1/4 cup?
1/4 cup of dried fruit is equivalent to 1/2 cup of fruit
One of three food groups in a reimbursable breakfast and one of five food groups in a reimbursable lunch.
What is a Food Component?
Is this a reimbursable breakfast?
- Egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on an English muffin
-1/2 cup fruit
What is Yes?
The breakfast sandwich counts as two food items (grain and meat alternate) plus 1/2 cup of fruit = 3 food items
What is the serving size for uncooked, leafy green vegetables?
What is 1 cup?
A school pre-plates all of their meals to save time. Is this OVS?
What is No?
True or False: Preschool students can have the same menu as K-5 students if they are comingled.
What is True?
A specific food offered within the food components.
What is a Food Item?
Name 2 food items that count as two items.
What is...?
- Smoothie
- Zeezee bar
- Oatmeal
- Egg & cheese breakfast sandwich
- Breakfast quesadilla
Name all of the vegetable subgroups?
What is red/orange, dark green, starchy, legumes, and other?
Name at least 2 benefits of OVS.
What is reduced food waste?
What is allow students to choose what they want to eat?
Breakfast in the Classroom scenario:
A classroom bag for 12 students is packed with:
-12 Oranges
-10 1% Milk
- 2 Skim Milk
- 12 Bagels
- 12 Cream Cheese
- 2 Sunbutter PC
Did they offer enough?
No - Must offer 1 cup of fruit; need to add another fruit to the bag
Ex: Applesauce Cups.
Classroom feeding is OVS