Cashier’s Training National Food Service Management Institute

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Training Objectives Competencies Terms and Definitions

Cashier’s Responsibilities What are some responsibilities of a cashier?

Reimbursable Meal Students know how to select a reimbursable meal. Parents reinforce nutrition education messages.

Signage and Menu Clear information about allowable choices – students, servers, cashiers Avoid problems at point of service Provide training for servers and cashiers Not required for field trips, breakfast in the classroom, and other venues

Signage Example Choose 1 Hamburger on a bun or Turkey sandwich Choose up to 2 Seasoned corn Green beans Potato wedges Choose up to 2 Orange Fruit cocktail Banana Apple juice Choose 1 Nonfat unflavored fluid milk or Nonfat flavored fluid milk

Lunch Meal Components Handout: National School Lunch and School Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements

Offer Versus Serve (OVS) Allows students to decline certain number of food components Goal is to minimize plate waste

OVS Lunch Only senior high schools required to have OVS for lunch Can choose whether or not to implement OVS at junior high, middle, and elementary schools Must take a minimum ½ cup of either the fruit or vegetable component

Lunch OVS Offer all five required components

OVS Lunch Selection May or may not decline two of the five components A minimum of one half-cup of either the fruit, vegetable, or fruit/vegetable Fruit/vegetable 2 out of 3 components one must be a full serving Set at a single price for 3, 4, or 5 components

Can take smaller portions of the fruit vegetable components only (must select minimum ½ cup) Full portion of meat/meat alternate, grains, fluid milk or does not count as a required component Fruit or vegetable ⅛ cup minimum creditable serving OVS Smaller Portions

High School Fruit and Vegetable Example Example 9-12 – ½ cup fruit pieces, ½ cup fruit juice = 1 cup lunch requirement – ½ cup spinach, ½ cup broccoli =1 cup lunch requirement – select ½ cup

Fish Taco Example 1 Fish Taco – ¼ cup fresh tomatoes, – Selects fish taco and milk – Not a reimbursable meal – Did not select a minimum of ½ cup of fruit or vegetable

Fish Taco Example 2 Fish Taco – ¼ cup fresh tomatoes, ¼ cup black beans, ¼ cup lettuce – Selects fish taco and fluid milk – Is a reimbursable meal – Did select a minimum of ½ cup of fruit or vegetable

Create a Lunch Meal Activity Introduce yourself. Navigate around the room until you have created a reimbursable Offer Versus Serve lunch meal. Remember, you do not need to include all 5 components for a reimbursable lunch meal.

OVS Reimbursable Lunch Meal Activity Determine if the student selection is a reimbursable lunch meal. Provide justification if it is or is not a reimbursable lunch meal. Activity: OVS Reimbursable Lunch Meal Worksheet

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round Activity You will have 3 seconds to review each slide and determine which of the slides represent a reimbursable meal. At the end of the speed round we will discuss the answers. Be prepared to justify your answers.

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 1 Grilled Chicken Wrap 2 oz eq Meat/Meat Alternate WW Tortilla 2 oz Grains ⅛ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ⅛ cup Legumes Vegetable

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 2 Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Tossed Salad ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ½ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fresh Orange ½ cup Fruit

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 3 Vegetarian Chile Meat/Meat Alternate 2 oz ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable WW Crackers 1 oz eq Grain Milk 1 cup Milk

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 4 Carrots ½ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Hamburger on a WW Bun 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1.5 oz eq Grain s Black Bean Salad ½ cup Legumes ¼ cup Other Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 5 Hummus 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate WW Pita 1 oz eq Grain Black Bean Salad ½ cup Legumes ¼ cup Other Vegetable

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 6 Fish Taco 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate WW Tortilla 1 oz eq Grain Cole Slaw ¼ cup Other Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 7 Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable WW Spaghetti and Marinara 1 oz eq Grain ¼ cup Red /Orange Vegetable Fresh Orange ½ cup Fruit

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 8 Whole Grain-Rich Roll 1 oz eq Grain WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 9 Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 10 Chicken Stir Fry 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate ¼ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Brown Rice 1 oz eq Grain

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 11 Chicken Caesar Salad 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 12 Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable

Does not meet the ½ cup fruit or vegetable requirement K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 1 Answer Grilled Chicken Wrap 2 oz eq Meat/Meat Alternate WW Tortilla 2 oz Grains ⅛ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ⅛ cup Legumes Vegetable Not Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 2 Answer Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Tossed Salad ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ½ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Only two meal components selected Fresh Orange ½ cup Fruit Not Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 3 Answer Vegetarian Chile Meat/Meat Alternate 2 oz ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Does not meet the ½ cup fruit or vegetable requirement WW Crackers 1 oz eq Grain Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 4 Answer Carrots ½ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Hamburger on a WW Bun 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1.5 oz eq Grains Black Bean Salad ½ cup Legumes ¼ cup Other Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 5 Answer Hummus 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate WW Pita 1 oz eq Grain Black Bean Salad ½ cup Legumes ¼ cup Other Vegetable Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 6 Answer Fish Taco 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate WW Tortilla 1 oz eq Grain Cole Slaw ¼ cup Other Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal Does not meet the ½ cup fruit or vegetable requirement

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 7 Answer Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable WW Spaghetti and Marinara 1 oz eq Grain ¼ cup Red /Orange Vegetable Fresh Orange ½ cup Fruit Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 8 Answer Whole Grain-Rich Roll 1 oz eq Grain WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal Does not meet the ½ cup fruit or vegetable requirement

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 9 Answer Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 10 Answer Chicken Stir Fry 2 oz eq Meat/Meat Alternate ¼ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Brown Rice 1 oz eq Grain Reimbursable Meal

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 12 Answer Milk 1 cup Milk Reimbursable Meal Chicken Caesar Salad 2 oz eq Meat/Meat Alternate ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable

K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 12 Answer Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz Meat/Meat Alternate 1 oz eq Grains ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Fluid Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Reimbursable Meal

Breakfast Meal Components Juice/Fruit/ Vegetable Grains Meat/Meat Alternate Fluid Milk 3 Components 4 Items

Offer Versus Serve (OVS) Breakfast Minimize plate waste Must offer enough for each child child to take the full requirement Select ½ cup fruit, vegetable, fruit/vegetable combined

Breakfast Food Item Select three food items Food item - specific food within a component OVS only applies to daily food selection Single price meal no matter how many food items are declined

Four Food Items Must Be Offered Offer four food items Select three food items Grains (or meat/meat alternate) and milk daily minimum requirement Minimum ½ cup fruit, vegetable, or fruit vegetable combined

Sample Breakfast Menu Whole Grain Cereal 1 oz eq Berries ½ cup Fluid Milk 1 cup Juice ½ cup

OVS Breakfast Menu Example Breakfast Burrito 1 oz eq Grain and 1 oz eq M/MA Mixed Fruit 1 cup Fluid Milk 1 cup

OVS Breakfast Smoothies Menu Example Strawberry Smoothie Fruit ½ cup Fluid Milk 1 cup Mixed Fruit ½ cup Granola 1 oz eq Fluid Milk 1 cup

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