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Offer verses. Serveand the

National School Lunch Program

2014-2015

Specific food components and portion sizes must be offered in order to claim USDA reimbursement for meals served to students…

USDA Meal Pattern and Reimbursable Meals

Food Component—•One of five food groupings for reimbursable meals

Food Item—• A specific food offered within the five food components

Definitions/Terminology

Five Components: Fruits Vegetables Grains Meat/Meat Alternates Fluid Milk

USDA Meal Pattern: Lunch

Grade Group Requirements Grades K-8

Component Minimum Daily Serving Meat/Meat Alternates 1 oz. Grains 1 oz. Vegetables 3/4 Cup Fruits 1/2 Cup Milk 1 Cup

*Shelby County Schools offers 2- ½ cup servings of Vegetables

Grade Group Requirements

Grades 9-12Component Minimum Daily Serving Meat/Meat Alternates 2 oz. Grains 2 oz. Vegetables 1 Cup Fruits 1 Cup Milk 1 Cup

*Shelby County Schools offers 2- ½ cup servings of Vegetables2- ½ cup servings of Fruit

Offer vs. Serve Goals:

To permit students to select only the foods they want to consume.

To reduce food waste in school nutrition programs.

Full amounts of each component must be available from which to choose

Students are permitted to decline one or two food components

Students have the option of which component(s) and food item(s) to decline or select

A meal is priced as a unit regardless if the student takes 3, 4 or all 5 meal components

The food items served must be Full Servings.

Offer vs. Serve: How It Works at Lunch?

Identification of the Reimbursable Meal

Identify Content of Reimbursable Lunch near or at the beginning of the serving

line(s). Students Technicians Supervisors

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What Must be taken at Lunch :

At least ½ cup serving of the Fruit OR Vegetable Component

At least 3 of 5 components

At least 2 of the components Must be full components

Supervisors must make sure Students and Technicians can identify at the “point of service” which combinations of food items qualify as a reimbursable meal. Technicians may suggest that students without a Fruit OR Vegetable take one

All schools will use the one touch reimbursable meal key.

Student meals who do not meet the requirement for reimbursable meal will be keyed in separately & charged a la carte prices.

All A La Carte items Must be keyed in separately.

LUNCH ACCOUNTABILITY

Point of Service Sales Screen

Remember:

All Components MUST be offered

Must have 3 of the 5 Components

Must have 2 Full Components

Must have ½ cup Fruit OR ½ cup Vegetable

Let’s Play…

Offer Versus Serve

Planned Reimbursable Meal Student Selects:

Hamburger

Yogurt Blast (Fruit Plate)

3 Cheese Bread w/ Marinara

Hamburger

Baked Crinkle Cut Fries (1/2 Cup)

Veggies With Dip (1/2 cup)

Asst. Fresh Fruit Basket

Chilled Peaches (1/2 cup)

Fluid Milk (1 Cup, Choice) Fluid Milk (1 Cup, Choice)

Is This a Reimbursable Meal? (Grades K – 8)


Hamburger

Yogurt Blast (Fruit Plate)

3 Cheese Bread w/ Marinara

Hamburger

Baked Crinkle Cut Fries (1/2 Cup)

Veggies With Dip (1/2 cup


Chilled Peaches (1/2 cup)

Fluid Milk (1 Cup, Choice) Fluid Milk (1 Cup, Choice)

No-There are 3 Components, but not a ½ cup of Fruit or Vegetable.

Is This a Reimbursable Meal? (Grades K – 8


Breaded Chicken SandwichBurrito w/ ChiliChef Salad w/Roll

Chef Salad w/ Roll

Seasoned Baked Potato (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden Salad


Chilled Peaches (1/2 Cup)

Fluid Milk (Choice)



Breaded Chicken SandwichBurrito w/ ChiliChef Salad w/Roll

Chef Salad w/ Roll

Seasoned Baked Potato (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden Salad


Chilled Peaches (1/2 Cup)

Fluid Milk (Choice)

Yes-There are 3 Components w/ 3 Full Components & 1 is a Vegetable



Fish StripsPizza Cheese WedgeVeggie Salad Combo

Pizza Cheese Wedge

Green Beans (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden Salad

Fruit Pear Slices (1/2 Cup)

Asst. Fresh Fruit Asst. Fresh Fruit Basket

WG Roll

Fluid Milk (Choice)



Fish StripsPizza Cheese WedgeVeggie Salad Combo

Pizza Cheese Wedge

Green Beans (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden Salad

Fruit Pear Slices (1/2 Cup)

Asst. Fresh Fruit Asst. Fresh Fruit Basket

WG Roll

Yes-There are 3 Components w/ 3 Full Components and at least 1 is a Fruit or Vegetable



Crispito w Chili & CheeseHot DogChef Salad

Hot Dog

Whole Kernel Corn (1/2 Cup)

Refried Beans (1/2 Cup)Refried Beans


Mandarin Oranges (1/2 cup) Mandarin Oranges

WG Roll

Fluid Milk (Choice)



Crispito w Chili & CheeseHot DogChef Salad

Hot Dog

Whole Kernel Corn (1/2 Cup)

Refried Beans (1/2 Cup)Refried Beans


Mandarin Oranges (1/2 cup) Mandarin Oranges

WG Roll

Yes-There are 4 Components



SpaghettiFish Filet SandwichVeggie Salad Combo

Romaine Garden Salad (1/2 Cup)Green Beans (1/2 Cup)

Calf. Blend Veg.

Chilled Pears Slices (1/2 cup)Fruit Cocktail (1/2 cup)

WG Roll

Fruit Cocktail

Fluid Milk (Choice) Choc. Skim Milk

Is This a Reimbursable Meal? (Grades 9 – 12)


SpaghettiFish Filet SandwichVeggie Salad Combo

Romaine Garden Salad (1/2 Cup)

Green Beans (1/2 Cup)Calf. Blend Veg.

Chilled Pears Slices (1/2 cup)Fruit Cocktail (1/2 cup)

WG Roll

Fruit Cocktail


No- Student selected 3 Components & a Fruit & Veg, but only 1 full Component.

Is This a Reimbursable Meal? (Grades 9 – 12)

Partial Components


Turkey Burger on WG BunChicken Wing BonelessSoy Jammer w/ CHS/Chips

Seasoned Baked Potato (1/2 Cup)California Blend Veg w CHS (1/2 Cup)Sandwich Trimmings

Seasoned Baked PotatoCalifornia Blend Veg w CHS


Chilled Pears Slices (1/2 Cup) Asst. Fresh Fruit Basket


Is This a Reimbursable Meal? (Grades 9– 12)


Turkey Burger on WG BunChicken Wing BonelessSoy Jammer w/ CHS/Chips

Seasoned Baked Potato (1/2 Cup)California Blend Veg w CHS (1/2 Cup)

Sandwich Trimmings

Seasoned Baked PotatoCalifornia Blend Veg w CHS


Chilled Pears Slices (1/2 Cup) Asst. Fresh Fruit Basket


Yes-There are 3 Components w/ 2 Full Components & at least ½ cup of Fruit/Veg



Breaded Chicken SandwichLasagna w/ Garlic BreadChef Salad w/Ranch

Breaded Chicken Sandwich

Green Beans (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden SaladSandwich Trimmings

Sandwich Trimmings

Asst. Fresh Fruit BasketChilled Peaches (1/2 Cup)

WG Roll

Fluid Milk (Choice)



Breaded Chicken SandwichLasagna w/ Garlic BreadChef Salad w/Ranch

Breaded Chicken Sandwich

Green Beans (1/2 Cup)Romaine Garden SaladSandwich Trimmings

Sandwich Trimmings

Asst. Fresh Fruit BasketChilled Peaches (1/2 Cup)

WG Roll

Fluid Milk (Choice)

No- Student selected 2 Full Components & not a ½ cup Fruit & Veg. Sandwich trimmings are not ½ cup.


ANYQUESTIONS?

How does

Offer vs. Serve

work for

Breakfast

with

Food-Based

Menu

Planning?

COMPONENT ONE: MILK (one serving)

8oz. of fluid milk (as a beverage or on cereal or both)

COMPONENT TWO: JUICE/FRUIT/VEGETABLE(one serving)

1/2 cup of fruit and/or vegetable; or full- strength fruit or vegetable juice

COMPONENT THREE: GRAINS (two servings)

2 servings of grain OR 1 serving of grain and 1 serving of

meat/meat alternate

The three food components for breakfast are:

BIGGER, BETTER BREAKFAST:

We offer a variety of three (3) breakfast choices every day:

A: Grab & Go Choice Such as:

UBR (2 Grains) Apple Cinnamon Bar (1 Grain) w/ Cheese (1 Meat)

Yogurt & Granola (Meat & Grain) Blueberry Muffin (2 Grains)

B: A Hot Entrée Choice Such as:

Sausage Bagel (Meat & Grain) Chicken Slider (Meat & Grain)

C: Cereal & Graham Crackers (2 Grains)

*Grizzlies Kit- (2 Grains & 1 Fruit)

*Do Not Mix and Match Choices*

TRADITIONAL FOOD-BASED MENU PLANNING

BREAKFAST

Offer Vs. Serve Students must be offered all Three required Food Components:

- One serving Milk

- One serving of Juice/Fruits/Vegetables

- Two servings of Grains

OR

One serving of Grain & One serving of Meat/Meat Alternate

For an Offer vs. Serve Breakfast to qualify as reimbursable it must contain certain combinations of foods.

Supervisors need to make sure the technicians and students can identify at the “point of service” which combinations of food items qualify as a reimbursable meal.

The serving sizes must equal the minimum quantities required by age/grade group.

Students must select three food items and one must be a fruit, juice, or vegetable.

The breakfast must be priced as a unit. (In other words, the charge for the meal is the same whether or not a student chooses to decline a food item.)

Offer vs. Serve (cont.)

Students must select the three food items from two different components.

Can you identify whether or not the food items

selected make a Reimbursable

Breakfast when using the

Offer Vs. Serve Provision?

Planned Reimbursable Breakfast Student Selects:

Sausage and BiscuitUltimate Breakfast RoundGrizzlies Breakfast Kit

Grizzlies Breakfast Kit

Variety of 100% Fruit JuiceAsst. Fresh Fruit

Asst. Fresh Fruit

Fluid Milk (Choice) Skim Milk

Is This a Reimbursable Breakfast?


Sausage and BiscuitUltimate Breakfast RoundGrizzlies Breakfast Kit

Grizzlies Breakfast Kit


Asst. Fresh Fruit


Yes-There are 5 items; and a full serving of fruit.



Cinnamon Glazed PancakeBreakfast Apple StickCereal & Graham Crackers

Breakfast Apple Stick


Variety of 100% Fruit Juice

Fluid Milk (Choice)



Cinnamon Glazed PancakeBreakfast Apple StickCereal & Graham Crackers Breakfast Apple Stick



Fluid Milk (Choice)

Yes-There are 3 items



Sausage & BiscuitBlueberry MuffinCereal & Graham Cracker

Blueberry Muffin






Turkey Sausage WrapYogurt & GranolaCereal & Graham Cracker

Turkey Sausage Wrap


Fluid Milk (Choice)



Turkey Sausage WrapYogurt & GranolaCereal & Graham Cracker

Turkey Sausage Wrap


Fluid Milk (Choice)

No-There are only 2 items



French Toast Sticks w/ SmokiesApple Cinn Bar w/ String CheeseCereal & Graham Cracker

French Toast Sticks w/Smokies

Variety of 100% Fruit JuiceAsst. Fresh Fruit Asst. Fresh Fruit




French Toast Sticks w/ SmokiesApple Cinn Bar w/ String CheeseCereal & Graham Cracker

French Toast Sticks w/ Smokies


Asst. Fresh Fruit




Offer vs. Serve Reminders Lunch- Students must select ½ Cup of Fruit or

Vegetable, at least 3 Components & 2 Full Components

Breakfast- Student must select a minimum of 3 Food Items from 2 Components

Breakfast –Student must select a fruit/juice or vegetable

Ask the Student ”May I Help You”. Do Not Automatically place items on their plate that they did not choose

Students Do Not Have to Choose a Milk at Breakfast or Lunch, BUT 1% and Skim Milk must be offered at each meal.

Offer vs. Serve Reminders (cont.)

Serve the Correct Portion Sizes

All Pre K- 12 Students Entering the Serving Line, MUST Make Their Own Food Choices

Students May Select (2) ½ cup servings from the fruit/juice/vegetable component to comprise a reimbursable meal

ANY QUESTIONS?

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