Manager Meeting August 2012

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5 Componants

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•Vegetable•Fruit•Meat / Meat Alternative•Grains•Milk

Elementary

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at least 2 other componants

1/2 cup Fruit or Vegetable

Offer vs. Serve (why we do it)• Minimizes food waste

• Students may refuse some items and the meal is still reimbursable

• Defines minimum that students must take• A minimum number of components• A minimum portion size

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Definitions• Food component• One of five food groups for a

reimbursable meals• Example: Grain

• Food item or Menu Item• An actual specific food offered within

the five food components• Example: Hamburger• Items may have more than one

component . Hamburger: Meat/Grain 5

Components vs. Items• Turkey Sandwich• 2 components• 1 item

• Pizza• 2 components• 1 item

• Pasta• 1 Item• 1 component

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Offer vs. Serve

What’s the Same?

• Offer the full serving requirement for each component.

What has changed?

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• Students may decline two of the five components

• Students must take a fruit or vegetable and 2 other full components.

FYI:

It takes 1 cup of Salad to equal

½ cup of vegetable component

Creamie, Jello, and Chocolate Pudding,Do not count for anything. Zip, Zero, Nada, Nothing !

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It is easier to identify the grain, meat/meat alternate and milk.

The requirement for Elementary School for fruits and vegetables is

trickier because ½ cup of fruit or ½ cup of vegetable is the minimum component but because of offer vs serve, students may take a variety of fruits and/or vegetables to equal ½ cup.

Easier vs. Trickier

Offer vs. Serve for Lunch

School Must Offer:• Fruit• Vegetable• Grains• Meat/Meat Alternate• Milk

Student Must Take:• Fruit or Vegetable Plus 2

full components• ½ cup of the fruit or

vegetable must be taken• May be a combination of

fruits and vegetables

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• Two full components must be selected in addition to the fruit or vegetable

• Each required menu item must be available for students to take or refuse throughout the meal service.

Offer vs. Serve for Lunch --You be the judge• Menu: turkey, broccoli, peaches, salad, roll, creamie,

milkTurkey, roll, milk

Roll, ½ cup broccoli, milk½ peaches, ½ cup broccoli, milk

Turkey, ½ cup salad, milkTurkey, 1 cup Salad, milk

Turkey, ½ cup peaches, roll, milkTurkey, ¼ c peaches, ¼ c broccoliTurkey, ½ cup broccoli, creamie

• Menu: cheese pizza, carrots, apples, milkPizza, ½ cup carrots, milk

Pizza, ¼ c carrots, ¼ c applesPizza, milk

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OVS for Breakfast SY 2012-2013

Offer Vs Serve: • Must offer 4 items in 3 component

groups• Grains (optional meat/meat alternate

substitution)• Fruit• Milk • One additional item (Juice)

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If new meal pattern is followed• Minimum offered fruit: 1/2 cup for all grades• Students are not required to take fruit if OVS

Identifying a Reimbursable Meal• Students must be able to identify a reimbursable meal at or

near the beginning of the serving line. (Menu Boards)

• POS (Point of Service) adults to identify reimbursable meal

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•Will need to know components•Will need to know minimum serving sizes