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School Meal Fun Facts Federal Regulations governing the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve
Grains
Vegetables
Breakfast
School Meal Fun Facts Lunch – Offer Vs Serve Grains Vegetables Breakfast
School Meal Fun Facts Gelatin (Jello) made with 100% fruit juice is no longer permitted to be credited as this component.
School Meal Fun Facts Return to game board What is a fruit component?
School Meal Fun Facts This component (hint – is optional at breakfast) is not creditable in liquid form.
What is a Meat/Meat Alternate? Return to game board School Meal Fun Facts
School Meal Fun Facts Meat/meat alternate, vegetable, grain, fruit and milk.
School Meal Fun Facts What are the components of a reimbursable lunch? Return to game board
School Meal Fun Facts – 400 This component must be at least 8oz in volume and served as a beverage.
School Meal Fun Facts What is milk? There is no replacement for fluid milk. Return to game board
School Meal Fun Facts Red peppers are in the Red/Orange vegetable subgroup and green peppers are in this vegetable subgroup.
School Meal Fun Facts What is “Other”? Return to game board
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve The number of components a student may decline with OVS at lunch.
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve What is 2? Return to game board
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve One of these two components must be taken in a ½ cup portion for a lunch to be reimbursable.
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve What is a fruit or a vegetable? Return to game board
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve This does not change regardless of whether the child selects 3, 4 or 5 items.
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve What is the unit price of a meal. Return to game board
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve Food items that are not creditable as a component but may be offered. (e.g. pudding)
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve What are “extra” food items? NOTE-Extras must be included when counting calories, saturated fat and sodium Return to Game
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve – 500 OVS is required to be implemented for this grade grouping.
Lunch – Offer Vs Serve – 500 What are grades 9-12? Return to game board
Grains This many of the total WGR grain items must be offered at lunch and breakfast during the school year.
Grains What is half? Return to game board
Grains Grain portion sizes are quantified in this measurement.
Grains What is ounce equivalents? Return to game board
Grains The minimum daily portion size for grains at breakfast is this quantity.
Grains What is 1 ounce equivalent? Return to game board
Grains WGR is an acronym for this.
Grains What is Whole Grain-Rich? Return to game board
Grains The minimum daily grain serving size (lunch) for this grade group is 2 ounce equivalents.
Grains What is Grades 9-12? Return to game board
Vegetables Broccoli belongs to this vegetable sub- group.
Vegetables What is dark green? Return to game board
Vegetables Butternut squash belongs to this vegetable subgroup.
Vegetables What is Red/Orange? Return to game board
Vegetables This portion size of vegetables must be offered daily to grades K-5 and 6-8 at lunch.
Vegetables What is ¾ cup? Return to game board
Vegetables The volume of uncooked leafy vegetables is credited at this percent.
Vegetables What is 50%? Return to game board
Vegetables This vegetable may be credited as either a vegetable or a meat/meat alt.
Vegetables What are Beans/Peas/Legumes ? Return to game board
Breakfast There is no requirement for this component at breakfast.
Breakfast Return to game board What is a meat/meat alternate?
Breakfast A breakfast planned with only 3 components may not implement this option.
Breakfast Return to game board What is Offer Vs Serve? 3 components are required to credit as a reimbursable meal and offering only 3 components would not enable a component to be declined.
Breakfast This contains fruit or 100% juice, grains, meat/meat alt. (optional), milk.
Breakfast Return to game board What is a reimbursable breakfast?
Breakfast This component may be credited as a Grain or as an “extra” at breakfast.
Breakfast What is a meat/meat alternate? Return to game board
Breakfast Notification of school breakfast service must be sent to households this often…
Breakfast At least once at the beginning of the school year Return to game board
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