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Meal Pattern for School Lunch and Breakfast

Reading the Meal Pattern Chart

National School Lunch Program 2014-2015 School Year

Lunch Meal Pattern Amount of food per week (Minimum per day)

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

Fruit (cups) 2 ½ ( ½ ) 2 ½ ( ½ ) 5 (1) 2 ½ ( ½ )Vegetables (cups) 3 ¾ ( ¾ ) 3 ¾ ( ¾ ) 5 (1) 3 ¾ ( ¾ ) Dark Green ½ ½ ½ ½ Red/Orange ¾ ¾ 1 ¼ ¾ Beans/Peas ( legumes) ½ ½ ½ ½ Starchy ½ ½ ½ ½ Other vegetable ½ ½ ¾ ½

Additional Vegetables to reach total 1 1 1 ½ 1

Grains (oz eq)* 8 (1) 8 (1) 10 (2) 8 (1)Meat/Meat Alternate (oz)* 8 (1) 9 (1) 10 (2) 9 (1)Fluid Milk (cups)*** 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1)Calories 550-650 600-700 750-850 600-650Sodium ≤ 1230 ≤ 1360 ≤ 1420 ≤ 1230*Note: The maximums for Grains and Meat /Meat alternative have been permanently suspended * ALL Grains must be Whole Grain-Rich (WGR)

***Fluid milk must offered in a variety of low-fat (1%, unflavored) and/or fat-free (flavored or unflavored)

“Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs”

www.fns.usda.gov

School Meals PolicySP 10-2012

Hot Off the Press!!!!!!Through 2015-2016

Schools that demonstrate challenges serving Whole Grain Rich pasta can receive a waiver from ODE/OCN to serve enriched pasta products

Additional details forthcoming

All Grain ‘Items’ = Whole Grain-Rich

≥50%Starting July 1, 2014

At least 50% of the product contains whole grains

An ‘Item’ is a food or a combination of foods, as defined by the school

Are the following products whole

grain rich?

Serving size (1 oz): Wheat flour, white flour, water,

dough conditioners, sugar

No

“Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers.”

Yes

Recipe containing 2 lb. of whole wheat spaghetti and 2 lb. of

enriched spaghetti

Yes

Is this combination/’item’ WGR?Menu item Total weight of

GrainWhole grain content

Chicken Nuggets with non-WGR breading

WGR Dinner Roll

Breading 14 g

Roll 28 g

Total Grain 42 g

Breading 0 g

Roll 14 g

Total WG 14 g

14 g = 33% Whole Grain42 g

Remedy: 1.Offer 100% Whole wheat dinner roll (28 g of Whole Grain)2.Don’t count breading as part of total Grain – but be sure to offer enough daily and weekly Grain

Is this combination/’item’ WGR?Menu item Total weight of

GrainWhole grain content

Chicken Nuggets with non-WGR breading

100% Whole Wheat Dinner Roll

Breading 14 g

Roll 28 g

Total weight 42 g

Breading 0 g

Roll 28 g

Total WG 28 g

28 g = 67% Whole Grain = WGR42 g

LunchNo changes in Offer vs. Serve

Students must select ½ cup F or V

SodiumTarget 1 in effect starting July 1

Let’s Look at Some Examples

At the cash register:Is this a Reimbursable Lunch?

• Chicken Patty on Bun

• 1% plain milk

No

At the cash register:Is this a Reimbursable Lunch?• Chicken Patty on Bun

• ½ cup Tossed salad

• 1% Plain milk

No; only ¼ cup Vegetable

Is this a complete K-8 menu?• Beef Taco (2 oz M/MA, 1 oz eq. WGR)

• ½ cup 100% Orange juice

• ¾ cup 100% Tomato juice

• Choice of milk

Offering only juice is OK, as long as only half the weekly offerings are in the form of juice

Is the following a whole grain rich item?

Mixture of 5 pounds 100% Whole Grain pasta plus 3 pounds enriched pasta

Yes, mixtures such as these are allowableSFA defines the “product”

How many components can be credited?

Smoothie made with yogurt, milk and fresh fruit.

• Smoothies at lunch can only count toward the Milk and Fruit – Fluid milk must also be offered separately.

• The yogurt can be credited (M/MA) only at Breakfast.

Reducing Waste

USDA Memo

•Students may take some foods out of cafeteria to reduce waste.

•Foods that need no heating or refrigeration

•Fresh fruit and vegetables

•Consult your local health department prior to implementing

Breakfast Meal PatternFood item K-5 6-8 9-12 K-12

Amount of food per week (minimum per day)

FruitJuice orVegetable, cup

5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1)

Grain, oz. eq. * 7 (1) 8 (1) 9 (1) 9 (1)

Milk, cup 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1)

M/MA, oz. **(optional)

Count as second grain component after 1 oz

grain offered or EXTRA

Count as second grain component after 1 oz

grain offered or EXTRA

Count as second grain component after 1 oz

grain offered or EXTRA

Count as second grain component after 1 oz

grain offered or EXTRA

Calories 350-500 400-550 450-600 450-500

Sodium (mg) ≤ 540 ≤ 600 ≤ 640 ≤ 540

* All grains must be whole grain-rich* Grain daily and weekly minimums must be met** Cannot serve only 2 M/MA; at least one Grain must be offered

School Breakfast Meal Pattern Effective July 1, 2014

Average weekly

Grade Sodium

K-5 540 mg

6-8 600 mg

9-12 640 mg

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Fruit/Vegetable/Juice•Offer 1 cup per day (K-12)•Fresh, frozen, canned and dried fruit allowed

– Dried fruit credits as twice the volume served

– ¼ cup Raisins= ½ cup of Fruit

•May offer a single fruit type or combination of fruits•No maximum limit on fruit

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Vegetables and fruits may be offered interchangeably

• No vegetable subgroup requirements

• To offer a Starchy V, you must offer 2 cups of V from R/O, DG, B/P/L or Other group the same week

100% Juice•Only half of weekly offering may be in the form of juice

– Could offer ½ cup fresh fruit PLUS ½ cup juice daily

Whole Grains •All Grains must be Whole Grain-Rich

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Offer vs. Serve (OVS)

Optional at all grade levels

Must offer 4 items to operate OVS

Allows students to decline 1 food item

•Students ARE required to take ½ cup F or V •Don’t have to operate OVS every day•Students may take 2 servings of Grain or F

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Offer vs. Serve (OVS): Grains

May a school using OVS offer two different 1 oz eq Grain items, allow students to take two of the same Grain items and count them as two items for the purposes of OVS?

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Offer vs. Serve (OVS): Grains

– Yes, may offer 1 cup milk, 1 cup F, plus two Grains: cereal (1oz eq) and toast ( 1oz eq)

– For OVS, student can take ½ cup F and two pieces of toast

– SFA decides to allow students to select duplicate items

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Let’s Make Breakfast!

Menu

Pop Tart (1oz eq)

Apples (1 cup)

Fat-Free or 1% unflavored milk (1 cup)

How many items are in this meal?

Could a student decline an item under OVS? No

Three

School Breakfast Meal PatternEffective July 1, 2014

Let’s Make Breakfast!

Menu

RTE Cereal (1 oz eq) students may select 2

Raisins (½ cup)

Fat-Free or 1% unflavored milk (1 cup)

How many items are in this meal?

Could a student decline an item under OVS? Yes

Four

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