Great Grains
Grain equivalents in a food item (such as a muffin or roll) that come from a manufacturer MUST be determined using one of these documents.
What is a CN (Child Nutrition) Label or PFS (Product Formulation Statement).
These prepared vegetables included in the "other" sub-group and used mainly as a condiment, do not count towards the meal pattern because of the generally high sodium level.
What are pickles.
Use this measuring cup to serve a 2 oz. equivalent portion of shredded cheese.
What is a 1/2 cup measure.
Offer Vs. Serve or OVS is a required service model for lunch at this type of school.
What is a high school.
This form of fruit is counted as double in NSLP and CACFP but NOT in SFSP.
Used to make Tabouleh (a middle eastern grain salad), this whole grain is often overlooked on School Nutrition menus.
What is bulgur or cracked wheat.
Over the course of one week, menu planners must offer 3/4 cup of food from this vegetable sub group.
What is the Red/Orange Sub-group.
The required amount for a 2 oz. equivalent serving of this soy based meat/meat alternate is.
What is 4.4 oz of tofu.
The two optional food components at breakfast under the OVS rule are:
One strategy that should be used to encourage students to take fruit on the serving line.
What is 1) offer a variety of different fruits, 2)Offer cut up fresh fruit, or 3)Offer fruits in more than one location on the serving line.
This grain, often served with Mexican food, is often difficult to source as a whole grain.
This vegetable is often mistaken for being in the "Leafy Green" sub-group because of the color, but it is really in the "Starch" sub group.
What are Green Peas.
What is peanut butter.
Under OVS, schools must offer at lease 4 food items from 3 required components at this meal.
What is breakfast?
This is the minimum serving size of any fruit that can be creditable.
What is 1/8 cup or 2 T. Including dried fruit. 1/16 cup or 1 T. is not creditable.
This term refers to the process of adding one or more vitamins, minerals, or protein to a food and often to grains.
What is "enriched".
These vegetables in the "Leafy Green" sub-group count as 1/2 of a serving when served uncooked or raw.
What is Lettuce or Spinach.
When making sandwiches with these products, you must check the CN label or PFS (Product Formulation Statement) to determine how much to use.
What are sliced deli meats.
Offer Vs Serve is a service method intended to do this. (two words) ______ _______.
What is reduce waste.
Fruit can be offered on the serving line in many forms including these 4.
What is dried, canned, frozen, and fresh.
Pizza crust that is made from a blend of 50% Whole Wheat flour and 50% all purpose enriched flour is a product that meets this Child Nutrition criteria.
What is "Whole Grain Rich".
These foods can be credited as part of a vegetable sub-group or as a meat/meat alternate but NOT both in the same meal.
To be a complete reimbursable lunch meal a fruit & yogurt parfait must contain these foods in these amounts.
What is 1 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup fruit, and 1/4 cup granola.
A reimbursable lunch meal can only be charged when these two requirements are met under offer vs. serve.
What is:3 different food components AND one is a 1/2 cup of a fruit or a vegetable
School breakfast menus can include this amount of 100% juice weekly.
This term is used to credit the grain and protein content of a food item. It is different from a serving.
What is an ounce equivalent.
The number on a dipper or scoop represents the number of scoops required to fill this.
What is a quart.
This meal component has only one food item.
What is MILK.
For grades 9-12 you must plan to offer a minimum of 1 cup of this meal component DAILY at lunch.
Under OVS the main difference between lunch and breakfast is that students can choose