Milk Component

Oregon Department of Education – Child Nutrition Programs

Milk Componentfor

Breakfast and Lunch Meal Pattern

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Milk Nutrition

Excellent Nutrient Sources:

ProteinCalciumVitamin AVitamin D (fortified)

MagnesiumPhosphorusPotassium

Main Body Functions:

Optimal Bone Formation Healthy Blood Pressure

Breakfast Meal Pattern Lunch Meal Pattern

Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12

Meal Pattern Amount of Food Per Week (Minimum Per Day)

Fruits (cups)c,d 5 (1)e 5 (1)e 5 (1)e 2½ (½) 2½ (½) 5 (1)

Vegetables (cups)c,d 0 0 0 3¾ (¾) 3¾ (¾) 5 (1)

Dark Greenf 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½

Red/Orangef 0 0 0 ¾ ¾ 1¼

Beans/Peasf

(Legumes)0 0 0 ½ ½ ½

Starchyf 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½

Otherf,g 0 0 0 ½ ½ ¾

Additional Veg to Reach Totalh 0 0 0 1 1 1½

Grains (oz eq)i 7 (1)j 8 (1)j 9 (1)j 8 (1) j 8 (1) j 10 (2) j

Meats/Meat Alternates (oz eq)

0k 0k 0k

8 (1) j

9 (1) j

10 (2) j

Fluid Milk (cups)l 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1)

Other Specifications: Daily Amount Based on the Average for a 5-Day Week

Min- Max Calories (kcal)m,n,o 350-500 400-550 450-600 550-650 600-700 750-850

Saturated Fat(% of total calories)n,o

<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10

Sodium(mg)n,p ≤ 540 ≤ 600 ≤ 640 ≤ 1230 ≤ 1360 ≤ 1420

Trans Fatn,o Nutrition Label of manufacturer specifications must indicate zero grams of trans fat per serving.

Milk Component—Requirements

5

Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-125 cups weekly

1 cup daily5 cups weekly

1 cup daily5 cups weekly

1 cup daily

Fluid milk must be low-fat (1% milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored). Schools may offer fat-free unflavored and flavored milk as choices. Lactose-free milk is an acceptable alternative. It must be low-fat (1 % milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored).

Offer at least 2 different varieties

Fluid Milk—Substitution Provision

• Applicable to all institutions participating in a Child Nutrition Program

• Milk substitute for a child with a medical or special dietary need other than a disability, -nondairy product offered as part of the reimbursable meal must meet the nutrient standards established by the final rule

6

Fluid Milk—Substitutions

• Allows parents/guardians to request other than for a disability

• Offered as part of the reimbursable meal must be included in weighted nutrient analysis and, therefore, are subject to the overall weekly average fat limit and calorie range

7

Resources

www.ode.state.or.us/go/snptraining

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3707Grade/Grid

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3429Special Dietary Needs

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