Complete Meals
What are the requirements for a reimbursable lunch under Offer vs Serve?
Students must take at least 3 of the 5 meal components and one selection must be at least half cup from either the fruit or vegetable component.
Name "the big 9" food allergens.
Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame
Where do we get our serving sizes from?
Serving sizes come from the USDA.
What are the requirements of a reimbursable meal?
At least 3 and 1 fruit or vegetable.
What does NSLP stand for?
National School Lunch Program
T/F: Pizza is considered a combination food that contains 3 meal components.
False. It only contains 2 components.
How long should you keep monthly temperature logs after they are removed from the refrigeration units?
Stored in a file for the rest of the school year.
T/F: If a recipe calls for 8 ounces of minced garlic, it is acceptable to use 8 ounces of powdered garlic.
False. Recipes should be followed as exact as possible. If the recipe calls for fresh garlic, planning and preparation should be done ahead of time so that fresh minced garlic is available during time of production.
How much fruit must be served for lunch under the NSLP for students K-5? 9-12?
K-5 is 1/2 cup per day
9-12 is 1 cup per day
What is the purpose of Offer vs. Serve?
To give students the choice to decide what they want to eat.
True or false: Students have to take a drink (milk or juice) to make a complete meal?
False, as long as they have 3 meal components they do not have to take a drink.
True or False: I can use wire scrub pads to clean tough stuck on messes on my sheet and hotel pans.
False, wire scrub pads create scratches in the metal.
What is the purpose of a production record?
To look back on to prepare for the next time you have to serve a meal. Anything else?
What are the vegetable sub groups?
Dark green, starchy, red/orange,legumes, other
True or False: The hot vegetarian option needs to be on the serving line every day.
True! Students eat with their eyes first, so they should be able to see all the options on the line.
True or False: A fruit and a milk is a complete meal.
False
When should you wash your hands?
Every time you are switching tasks to prevent cross contamination.
How many 4 oz servings are in a 10# log of ground beef?
80 servings
If I run out of broccoli during lunch service, what can I replace it with?
green beans, mixed veggies, anything else in the dark green subgroup
True or false: Students have to take a fruit and vegetable at lunchtime, but can only take a fruit at breakfast for it to be a reimbursable meal.
False: Students only have to take 1 (a fruit or a vegetable), but can choose to take both if they wants it.
What is this breakfast missing?
Cereal, banana, and ....
apple, milk, or juice
What should you do with leftovers?
Freeze them for next time, serve again the next day, use during Chef's Choice, ect.
True or False. I do not have to include fruit on the production record because I serve it everyday.
FALSE!!!!
What are the milk requirements for Offer vs. Serve?
You need to offer two different types of milk at all meals.
What is the organization that audited us in December?
DESE