What Makes a Meal

Meal Pattern Training

Training Goals O Understand the Lunch and Breakfast meal

pattern

O Learn the components (food groups) that make up the meal pattern

O Be able to recognize a reimbursable meal

Important DefinitionsO Menu Items- The actual food served (Chicken Nuggets, Green

Beans)

O Food Components- one of the five food groups—meat/meat alternates, fruit, vegetable, grains, and fluid milk—that make up a reimbursable meal.

O Reimbursable Meal- A meal that offers all of the required meal pattern food items in the required serving sizes for the student’s age/grade. We receive funding for this meal.

O Offer vs Serve - allows a student to decline up to 2 components.

What’s for Lunch?

Lunch Meal Pattern

Meal Components

1. Meat/Meat Alternate 2. Grain3. Vegetable4. Fruit5. Milk

Meat/Meat Alternate

O Daily Minimum =1 oz

O Meat (chicken, beef)

O Cheese

O Yogurt

Grains

O Daily Minimum =1 oz

O Sliced Bread/Roll/Buns

O Rice/Pasta

O Breading on Chicken

O Pizza Crust

O Tortilla Chips

VegetablesO Daily minimum offering = 3/4 cup

O We serve ½ cup portions

O Students can take 1 or 2 vegetables

O No Duplicates

Vegetable Sub-Groups

Red-Orange (1 1/4 cup per week)

Carrots

Tomatoes

Starchy (1/2 cup per week)

Potatoes-

Corn

Green Peas

Dark Green (1/2 cup per week)

Broccoli

Romaine Lettuce

Bean/Legume (1/2 cup per week)

Charro Beans

Refried Beans

Other (1/2 cup per week)

Cucumbers

Pickles

Green Beans

Fruit

O Daily minimum offering = 1/2 cup

O All portions are ½ cup

O Elem students can take 1 fruit

Milk

O We HAVE to ALWAYS offer 2 varieties at all times

O 1% White Milk and fat-free Chocolate

O Portion size = 8 oz carton

O Students can select 1 milk with their meal

Where can I find the components of a menu item?

Minimum Meal Requirements

for LUNCHO Student must take at

least 3 components.

O 1 of the 3 components must be at least ½ cup fruit or vegetable.

O 2 components have to be full components.

Look for the fruit or veggie on the tray.

Then look for 2 more full components.

Minimum Meal Requirements

for LUNCH1. Does a student have to

take an entrée?

2. Does a student have to take a milk?

3. Does a student have to take a fruit?

4. Can a student take a second vegetable?

O 1 of the 3 components must be at least ½ cup fruit or vegetable.

O Student must take at least 3 components.

O 2 components have to be full components.

NoNo

No

YES

The minimum of each component

must be available to every student!

Meat: 1 oz

Grain: 1 oz

Vegetable: ¾ cup

Fruit: ½ cup

Milk: 1 cup in both required varieties

These portions have to

be available to all

students on all lines.

Adult Meals Entrée and Large

Garden Salad

(Salad Base w/ Cheese)

Entrée and Grain

Up to 4 sides

(duplicate sides allowed)

Bottled Water, Tea, Milk included

OR

Lettuce Review Lunch

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

NOYES

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLEMEAL?

YES NO

Lunch Review 1. List the Components and Daily Minimum?

2. What component(s) does a student have to have on their tray and how much?

3. Does a student have to take a milk?

4. How many fruits can a student take at lunch?

5. How many veggies can they take?

6. Does white and choc milk have to be offered to every student?

7. What do you do if you run out of milk?

Breakfast Meal Pattern

Similar to lunch pattern, but there are some major differences

Breakfast vs LunchSimilar Different

O Still offer components.

O Must have 3 to make a reimbursable meal.

O Student must take a ½ cup fruit or juice.

O Only offer 3 components, not 5.

O Breakfast counts “credits,” not components.

O We don’t offer veggies at breakfast, so student has to take a fruit.

But…

But…

But…

Breakfast Meal Pattern

3 Components offered:

1. Grain (sometimes a Meat/Meat Alternate may be served in place of a grain.

2. Fruit

Students can take 1 or 2 Fruit or 1 fruit and 1 Juice

3. Milk

Minimum Meal Requirement

O Have at least 3 food credits

O 1 of the 3 credits must be fruit or juice

Crediting Menu Items

1 credit (Single Item)

O Toast/Cinnamon Toast

O Cereal

O Danimals Yogurt

O Cheese Stick

O 1 serving fruit/juice

O Milk

2 credits (Combined item - not sold separately)

O Pancake on Stick

O Mini Pancakes (2 Grain)

O Breakfast Sandwich

O Yogurt Parfait

O Cinnamon Roll ( 2 Grain)

O Donut (2 Grain)

Crediting Menu Items

Sample MenuDay 1 Day 2

O Pancake on Stick

O Cereal

O Toast

O Cinnamon Toast

O Danimals Yogurt

O Grapes

O Fruit Juice

O Milk

O Muffin O Cheese StickO CerealO ToastO Cinnamon ToastO Yogurt ParfaitO BananaO Fruit JuiceO Milk

HOW MANY CREDITS IN EACH MENU ITEM?

Credit Review

1 Grain = 1 credit

1 Meat = 1 credit

½ c Fruit = 1 credit

1 Milk = 1 credit

Where can I find the number of credits in a menu item?

Remember that ½ cup of fruit counts as 1 credit

Cereal & Toast Combinations

Fruit and Fruit Juice

O Each ½ cup Serving of Fruit and Juice = 1 credit

O Students may select 1 or 2 servings of Fruit and/or Juice.

O Possible Combinations

O 1 Fruit

O 1 Juice

O 2 Fruit

O 1 Fruit & 1 Juice

O No Duplicate Items

Milk

O We HAVE to ALWAYS offer 2 varieties at all times

O 1% White Milk and fat-free Chocolate

O Portion size = 8 oz carton

O 1 milk = 1 credit

The minimum of each component

must be available to every student!

Let’s Practice

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?

YES NO

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