New Meal PatternCatrina Peters, MS, RD

Nutrition Programs ProfessionalNevada Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Division

New Meal PatternUpdate on NDA Materials

• Branding of Nevada School Meal Pattern• PSA with very special guest to be aired soon!• Menu Signage

• Delivery in August• Brochures, Magnets, PowerPoint Slide Deck

• Working on topics as they were ranked most desirable• Training Videos

New Meal Pattern

• Lunch• Breakfast• What is coming up on the horizon?• Resources

Lunch

New Meal Pattern-Lunch

Two main changes for lunch this school year (SY 14/15)

1. First sodium target now in place (Effective July 1, 2014)

2. All grain items must meet Whole Grain Rich criteria • (50% or greater whole grain ingredients)

New Meal Pattern-LunchSodium Target

Grade Group Sodium Target 1 (mg)

K-5 <1,230

6-8 <1,360

9-12 <1,420

New Meal Pattern-Lunch

• How is this calculated?• Weekly average• Allows for some days to be higher than others

• How can I lower the sodium in meals?• Watch for high sodium items

• Condiments-soy sauce, ketchup, salad dressing• Entrees-Asian items with sauce already in them, teriyaki chicken• Processed entrees• Lunchmeats/cold cuts

New Meal Pattern-Lunch• All grain items must meet whole grain rich criteria

• What does this mean?• >50% of grain ingredients are whole grains

• How do I know if something meets whole grain rich criteria?• Check out the label• Looks for the whole grains council stamp• Look for the FDA whole grains health claim• Ask your NPP!

New Meal Pattern-Lunch• New Whole Grain Guidance• http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/whole-grain-resource

New Meal Pattern-Lunch• What about the Pasta exemption?

• See memo NSLP 2015-4

• Must write State Agency to request flexibility to use enriched pasta

• Must demonstrate hardship in acquiring acceptable whole grain rich pasta

Breakfast

New Meal Pattern-BreakfastMain Changes This School Year

1. A full cup of fruit must be offered2. Students must take ½ cup of fruit for breakfast to be

reimbursable3. All other vegetable subgroups must be offered before

starchy can be offered 4. All grains must be whole grains5. Sodium Target 1 in effect

New Meal Pattern-BreakfastA full cup of fruit must be offered• Schools may offer a single fruit type, or a combination of fruits• Fresh, frozen, canned, and dried fruit allowed• Fruit or fruit juice allowed• Limit on fruit juice applies weekly• Total volume of juice offered over the week/total volume of fruit offered over the

week• ½ cup of juice may be offered daily in SBP along with whole fruit

New Meal Pattern-BreakfastStudents must take ½ cup of fruit for breakfast to be reimbursable

• OVS can help with food costs• Can be any type or combination of fruit, fruit juice,

dried fruit, frozen fruit

New Meal Pattern-BreakfastAll other vegetable subgroups must be offered before starchy can be offered

• The SBP does not have a total vegetable or a weekly vegetable subgroups requirement

• If a school chooses to offer vegetables in place of fruits, it must plan how and when to offer them

• To serve starchy vegetables at breakfast must provide at least 2 cups of the red/orange, dark green, legumes, or “other” vegetable subgroups are offered over the course of the week

• It does not matter what day of the week the starchy vegetables are included in the menu

New Meal Pattern-Breakfast

All other vegetable subgroups must be offered before starchy can be offered

• Why?• How?• Breakfast burrito with black beans and salsa• Omelet/Fritatta-spinach, red peppers, tomatoes• Breakfast cassaroles• Greens in smoothies

New Meal Pattern-BreakfastAll grains must be whole grain rich

• Lots of whole grain cereals now available• Even whole grain rice crispies!

• Many processed breakfast products have been reformulated to meet this requirement

New Meal Pattern-Breakfast

Grade Group Sodium Target 1 (mg)

K-5 <540

6-8 <600

9-12 <640

OVS: Components vs. Items• Always offer all three components in at least the required amounts• For OVS, must offer at least four food items at breakfast• Students may decline one food item (must select ½ c fruits)• Regulatory definition: A food item is a specific food offered within the food

components• For purposes of OVS, an item is the daily required minimum amount of each

food component that a child can take1 cup of milk1 oz eq of grains ½ cup of fruit (less than required offering beginning 2014-15)

OVS- Fruits• Under OVS, fruits component may be split and count as two food items • At discretion of operator

• Example: Oatmeal rounds (1 oz eq), apple slices (1/2 cup), orange juice (1/2 cup), and milk• Four food items• Student can select any three items (must include at least ½ cup of

fruits for reimbursable meal)• Can split fruit any or all days of the week

New Meal Pattern-Looking Forward

• What’s worked well?

• What is still a challenge?

Questions & Discussion