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What is Offer vs. Serve? (OVS) Allows students to decline some of the
food offered in a school lunch or school breakfast
Goals Reduce food waste in the school meals
program Permit students choices to select the foods
they prefer
Requirements
OVS must be implemented at senior high school according to the National School Lunch Program
School meals must be priced as a unit One price established for a complete
reimbursable meal in the paid meal category and in the reduced lunch category
Food Bar/ Salad Bar OVS Instructions
Menu planner must Identify the reimbursable food/menu items
provided on the food bar and the minimum serving size of each
Indicate which foods and combinations of foods the students may choose to select a reimbursable meal
Requirements of Food-based Menu Planning
Breakfast 4 food items must be offered in the
specified minimum amounts 1 serving of juice/fruit/vegetable 1 serving of milk 2 serving of grain/breads or 2 serving of
meat/meat alternate or 1 serving meat/meat alternate and 1 serving grain/breads or an equivalent combination of meat/meat alternate//grains/breads
Requirements of Food-based Menu Planning Cont..
Lunch 5 food items must be offered in the
specified minimum amounts These include
Meat/meat alternate Grains/breads 2 servings of vegetables/fruit Milk
Requirements for Lunch
Students must be offered at least the minimum serving sizes of 5 food items from the 4 food components at all school levels
Double serving of the same food items (2 serving of milk or 2 servings of corn) may only be credited as 1 food item
Senior High Level Students are permitted to decline up to 2 of the 5
food items offered Below Senior High Level
School authority has the option to permit students to decline 1 or 2 of the 5 food items offered
Requirements for Breakfast
At all grade level OVS is optional Students must be offers at least the minimum serving
sizes of 4 food items from 3 or 4 components If implemented:
Students are allowed to refuse 1 food item from any component
Double servings of the same grains/breads or meat/meat alternate food items can be credited towards a reimbursable breakfast
Double servings of vegetables/ fruit can not be credited towards a reimbursable breakfast
Only 2 food items from the meat/meat alternate/grains/breads components may be counted towards a reimbursable breakfast
Requirements for Meat/Meat Alternate
Lunch If the meat/meat alternate is
provided in 2 items on a menu (such as soup and sandwich), a student must take full serving of both to meet the required amount for the full component
Breakfast A full serving of meat/meat
alternate is not required when combined with the grains/breads component
Requirements for Vegetables/Fruits
Students must take a full serving size to be counted as 1 vegetable/fruit
Mixtures that are on the menu (such as fruit cocktail or mixed vegetable) only count as 1 serving
Students much take 2 or more food items that total the full amount required to be credited as a full serving
Requirements for Grains/Breads
Lunch Students must take a minimum of 1 full serving
and the item may only be credited if the total selected adds up to one full serving
May be taken in combination with another food item (ex: entrée) or separately (ex: roll)
Schools may offer more than one grain/bread item; however if a student selects both, only 1 of the items can be credited
Requirements for Grains/Breads Cont..
Breakfast Full serving of grain/bread is not
required when combined with a meat/meat alternate component Example
Breakfast burrito Soft tortilla = ¾ serving
grains/breads Shredded cheese and
sausage = ¾ ounce of meat/meat alternate
Totals = 2 serving of these components = 2 of the 4 food items required
Requirements for Milk
Lunch Must be offered as a
beverage
Breakfast Must be offered as
beverage, on cereal, or both
Lunch Example #1
2 servings of fruit/vegetables are required to be served each meal, totaling ¾ cup to be offered
A meal planner chooses to offer 3 serving totaling ¾ cup ¼ cup of peaches ¼ cup of peas ¼ cup of green beans
Lunch Example #1
If a student selects the peaches and peas along with a carton of milk is this a reimbursable meal under OVS since the student has taken two different sources of fruit/vegetables?
Answer
No, it is not a reimbursable meal
¼ peaches + ¼ peas = ½ vegetables/fruits
For the vegetables/fruits to count as a full serving all three items must be selects adding up to ¾ cup
Breakfast Example #1
Tray 1 2 serving of scrambled egg (1 large egg) Apple juice
Is this meal Reimbursable?
Answer
Yes, it is reimbursable
There are 3 food items because double
serving of meat/meat alternate component are counted under the school breakfast program
Breakfast Example #2
Tray 2 1 serving of scrambled egg (1/2 large egg) Juice
Is this meal Reimbursable?
Answer
No, it is not reimbursable
Only 2 food items were selected so the student must select another serving of scrambled egg, a grain/bread item or milk
Breakfast Example #3
School offers An egg and cheese biscuit with 1 large egg,
scrambled, 1 ounce of cheese This provides 2 servings of grains/breads
If a student selects only this item, do they have a reimbursable breakfast?