Know Your Menus
Lunch Logic
Offer Vs. Serve
Meal Pattern
Offer, Serve, and CREDIT
100
This is your elem lunch menu:
Can a student just take the chicken tenders and a slushie?
YES
Tenders - 1 MMA, 1 WG,
Slushie - 1/2 C Fruit
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 BIS Lunch Menu:
Identify a vegetable served for each of the vegetable subgroups?
Dark Green = Broccoli
Red Orange = Marinara, Assorted Veggies/Carrots
Beans/Legumes = Baked Beans
Starchy = Corn, Tater Tots
Other = Side Salad, Assorted Veggies/Cucumber/Celery
200
A High School Student took this on their tray. Is this a reimbursable meal? Why or Why not?
Uncrustable with Cheese Stick and Goldfish Crackers and a Milk
NO. Must have a Fruit or Vegetable.
200
Minimum Number of food items and components that must be selected for a reimbursable meal under OVS for Breakfast and Lunch.
Breakfast - 3 Food Items
Lunch - 3 Food Components
200
What is a combination food? Give an example.
A food item that consists of more than one food component group. Examples: Pizza, Hamburger, etc.
Rule of thumb: Can't be a separated food item.
200
The milk cooler is located after the point of sale.
Is this reimbursable?
No
All components must be available BEFORE the point of sale.
300
This is the MS/HS Menu:
Can a MS student take Wings and Juice for a reimbursable meal? Can a HS student?
MS - Yes
HS - NO They would need to have 2 WG as a minimum.
300
A middle school student selected the following items: ½ cup green beans, 1 whole fresh apple, and a 2 oz corn bread (1 grain).
Does this count as a reimbursable meal? If not, what additional item(s) would be needed to make it reimbursable?
Yes, it is reimbursable.
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 HS Breakfast:
Can a student take a string cheese, yogurt and fruit for a reimbursable meal?
YES
400
Is a student able to be claimed for a reimbursable meal if they do not take an entree?
Yes! As long as they have 3 meal components with 1/2 C fruit or vegetable.
Example:
They could take rice, salsa, milk only.
Elem/MS would need 1/2 C rice and HS would need 1 C.
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
Pizza belongs to which Food Component group?
Meat / Meat Alternate & Grain
400
Name the 5 vegetable subgroups and one example of a vegetable in each.
500
Do you know what menu items you serve that are NOT Whole Grain?
HS - Garlic Texas Toast
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
Can you explain the difference between a food item and a food component in Offer vs Serve?
A food item is an individual food that counts toward a food component and is used in breakfast menus, (Ex: 1/2 cup of apples is 1 food item).
A food component is a required food groups used in lunch menus, (Ex: Fruit)
500
*Daily Double*
Can you explain the difference between daily minimum and weekly minimum meal components?
These refer to the minimum amount of each component that must be offered each school day/week on the menu.
500
Can an uncrustable bundle with string cheese and teddy grahams be offered to students daily?
NO. Graham crackers, sweet crackers, granola bars, cereal bars, breakfast bars, cookies, desserts, donuts, sweet rolls, toaster pastry are considered a GBD.
NOTE: only allowed 2oz/week of GBD in NSLP for grades K-12