1. What is a Reimbursable Lunch?

2. REIMBURSABLE LUNCH WHICH CONTAINS THE 5 DIFFERENT FOOD GROUPS.
Milk
Fruit
Meat & Grain
Note: Many of our entrees contain 2 food groups (meat & grain)
Vegetable

3. What is a reimbursable lunch using Offer vs. Serve (3 out of 5 rule)?
Students must select full portions of at least 3 of the 5 food group items offered
Students may decline food items
Adults must allow students to make their own choices without pressure to select certain foods
Students must take ½ cup of fruit or vegetable before you click, tally, run their card or enter their student ID

4. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

5. No, this is not a reimbursable lunch.
Although this lunch contains 3 food items, it is not a reimbursable lunch because it does not contain 1 serving of a fruit or vegetable.
Grain
Meat
Milk

6. Additionally, no syrup should be offered on the salad bar.
All pancakes should be pre-syruped before serving to the student.
Do not heat syrup
Do not put syrup into soufflé cups

7. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

8. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
This lunch contains
3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Milk
Fruit
Vegetable

9. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

10. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
Milk
Vegetable
Fruit
Grain

11. What must be offered with the vegetarian marinara (no beef)?
2 cheese sticks
Do the students have to take the cheese sticks?
No! However, they must be offered and available on the service line.

12. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

13. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
Meat/Meat Alternate
Grain
This lunch contains
3 food group items, including a serving of vegetables, therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Vegetable

14. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

15. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
Milk
Vegetable
Meat Alt

16. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

17. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
Grain
Vegetable
Meat Alt
Meat Alt

18. Loaded Baked Potato Entrée
Potato = vegetable!!!
Cheese = 1 serving of meat alternative (#16 scoop)
Chili = 1 serving of meat alternative (#16 scoop)
Broccoli = vegetable
Roll = 1 serving of grain
High school students must have:
Cheese + Chili OR
2 servings of cheese OR
2 servings of chili

19. Tips for Baked Potato Entree
Bake potato, and slit lengthwise
Add cheese and return to warmer
If some students prefer no cheese, leave some potatoes plain
Offer roasted broccoli as vegetable on your line for all meals (i.e. hot dog, chicken nuggets, etc)
Only chili and roll left to add to cheesy baked potato on the line – helps with speed of service

20. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

21. No, this is not a reimbursable lunch.
Grain
Meat Alternate
1 ounce serving
Milk
This lunch does not contain a serving of fruit or vegetables and therefore is not a reimbursable lunch.

22. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

23. No, this is NOT a reimbursable lunch.
This lunch
only contains
2 food groups, therefore it is NOT a reimbursable lunch.
Milk
Fruit

24. Is this a reimbursable lunch?

25. Yes, this is a reimbursable lunch.
Grain
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Fruit
Meat/
Meat alternate

26. A student who is eligible for free lunch brought her lunch from home
A student who is eligible for free lunch brought her lunch from home. Can she have a Free milk?

27. No, this is not a reimbursable lunch.
A student who is eligible for Free or Reduced price meals or at a CEP school, must take 3 out of the 5 food group components in order to get free milk.
Pay for milk or go to no thank you table.
**Options:
Child can pay for the milk
Take a milk from the “No Thank You” table.
Child can take a fruit, vegetable and a milk to complement their lunch from home. This option is a reimbursable meal!

28. Remember this first example?
This would be a good example of a reimbursable

29. Reimbursable meal quick check
Is there a FRUIT or VEGETABLE on the tray?
Yes
Are there 3 of the 5 components on the tray in proper portion sizes?
Congratulations! This is a reimbursable lunch! No
Add correct portion size of missing component (Milk, Meat/Meat Alternate, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable)
Add a FRUIT or VEGETABLE

30. Reminder!
All student allergies and special diet requests/substitution forms need to be scanned and ed to your program manager.
Any time you are providing a substitution to a student because of an allergy, you must have a medical substitution form on file or your meal may not be considered reimbursable and may not be claimed in WebSMARTT or to ODE.

31. PBJ, Yogurt, String Cheese – Oh my!
PBJ sandwich = 1 meat alt + 1 grain
Yami yogurt = 1 meat alt
String cheese = 1 meat alt
Granola
#16 scoop or ¼ cup = 1 grain
#8 scoop or ½ cup = 2 grains

32. Combinations PBJ + string cheese = 2 meat alt + 1 grain
PBJ + yogurt = 2 meat alt + 1 grain
PBJ + string cheese + ¼ cup granola = 2 meat alt + 2 grains
PBJ + yogurt + ¼ cup granola = 2 meat alt + 2 grains
Yogurt + ¼ cup granola = 1 meat alt + 1 grain
Yogurt + ½ cup granola = 1 meat alt + 2 grains
2 Yogurts + ½ cup granola = 2 meat alt + 2 grains

33. MLC
Jaime has added a sign to help her students with choices and how they can individualize their meal.

34. Rose City Park – Access and Beverly Cleary
The student’s view: notice how Amy has the granola is in the middle, so students can choose to take it with either PBJ or yogurt meals

35. Grout and King
Good job using the menu signs to alert students of allergens!
Grout and King teams help students make
choices by pairing the most popular options together on the line, whether the students grab the foods themselves or if they are pre-plated.

36. Arleta
The Arleta team offers pre-plated popular choices; set up is easy for student helpers to grab options with a shorter service line.

37. Woodmere

38. If you have any questions, please contact your
Program Manager.
Thank you!

39. The following slides refer to the High School Burrito Bar.
This menu option is only available to students in grades 9-12.

40. featuring locally sourced food daily
Burrito/Nacho Bar
featuring locally sourced food daily
Sides and toppings
Grain:
Spanish rice
Veggies:
Shredded lettuce
Sliced bell pepper and onion mix
Corn
Condiments:
Sour Cream
Salsa
Fresh cilantro
Freshly diced green onions
Pick a grain:
Flour Tortilla
Corn Tortilla Chips
Pick up to two proteins:
Chicken
Beef
Refried Beans
Shredded Cheese

41. ¼ cup of beans + large handful of shredded lettuce
Burrito/Nacho Bar
If the student does not take a serving of beans and a hefty handful of shredded lettuce, they must take a fruit.
¼ cup of beans + large handful of shredded lettuce =
½ cup of vegetable

42. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
2 #16 scoops of cheese
1 #16 scoop of beans

43. YES, this is a reimbursable lunch
Milk
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Meat/Meat Alternate
(2 #16 scoops)
Add lettuce- beans are 1 #16 scoop.
Vegetable
#16 scoop of beans
and ½ cup of lettuce
Grain

44. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of cheese
All #16 scoops and handful lettuce.

45. NO, this is not a reimbursable lunch
Vegetable
(1) #16 scoop of beans and a handful of lettuce
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), but there is only 1 ounce of meat/meat alternate
Grain
Meat/Meat Alternate –
only 1 ounce
Refried and Black BEANS can be a Vegetable or a Meat Alternative- NOT BOTH!

46. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of taco meat
1 #16 scoop
of cheese

47. NO, this is not reimbursable lunch
Vegetable
Increase lettuce to a “hefty handful” for 1 cup serving, or add at least ½ cup of fruit
Milk
Meat/Meat Alternate
(2 ounces)
Grain

48. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of taco meat
1 #16 scoop
of cheese

49. YES, this is a reimbursable lunch
Fruit
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Meat/Meat Alternate
(2 ounces)
Grain

50. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of taco meat
1 #16 scoop
of cheese

51. NO, this is not a reimbursable lunch?
Milk
Although this meal has 3 food groups, the student would need to add a fruit or vegetable
Meat/Meat Alternate
(2 ounces)
Grain

52. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
2 #16 scoops
of cheese
1 #16 scoop
of beans

53. YES, this is a reimbursable lunch
Fruit
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Meat Alternate
(2 #16 scoops)
Grain
Vegetable
Beans are #16 scoop and lettuce is a “hefty handful”, approximately ½ cup (credits as ¼ cup).
Beans are considered a vegetable

54. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of cheese
2 #16 scoops
of beans
1 #16 scoop
of taco meat

55. YES, this is a reimbursable lunch?
Grain
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Vegetable
Make sure there are 2 -#16 scoops of beans
Beans are considered a vegetable
2 - #16 scoops of beans needed to make it a yes.
Meat/Meat Alternate
(2 ounces)

56. Is this a reimbursable lunch?
1 #16 scoop
of cheese
2 #16 scoops
of beans

57. YES, this is a reimbursable lunch
Milk
This lunch contains 3 food group servings (at least one being a fruit or vegetable), therefore it is a reimbursable lunch.
Vegetable
Grain

58. Reimbursable meal quick check
Is there a FRUIT or VEGETABLE on the tray?
Yes
Are there 3 of the 5 components on the tray in proper portion sizes?
Congratulations! This is a reimbursable lunch! No
Add correct portion size of missing component (Milk, Meat/Meat Alternate, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable)
Add a FRUIT or VEGETABLE

59. Reminder!
All student allergies and special diet requests/substitution forms need to be scanned and ed to your program manager.
Any time you are providing a substitution to a student because of an allergy, you must have a medical substitution form on file or your meal may not be considered reimbursable and may not be claimed in WebSMARTT or to ODE.

60. If you have any questions, please contact your
Program Manager.
Thank you!