1 Lunch Meal Pattern Training National Food Service Management Institute
Offer Versus Serve (OVS) Students must be offered all five required components: meat/meat alternate, fruits, vegetables grains, and fluid milk. Students are allowed to decline two of the five required food components. 2
OVS Lunch Students must take a minimum of one half-cup of either the Fruit or Vegetable component. Only senior high schools are required to have Offer Versus Serve for lunch. Local SFA can choose whether or not they want to have Offer Versus Serve for their junior high, middle, and elementary schools. 3
Can take smaller portions of the Fruit and Vegetable components only Must take full portion of Meat/Meat Alternate, Grains, fluid milk Must be set at a single price no matter how many components are declined Workbook Activity 4 OVS Smaller Portions
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. 5
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 1 Grilled Chicken Wrap 2 oz. eq Meat/Meat Alternate WW Tortilla 2 oz. Grains Vegetables ⅛ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ⅛ cup Legumes Vegetable 6
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 7
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 3 Vegetarian Chile Meat/Meat Alternate 2 oz. Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable WW Crackers 1 oz. eq Grain Milk 1 cup Milk 8
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 4 Carrots ½ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Hamburger on a WW Bun 2 oz. Meat/Meat 1.5 oz. eq Grains Black Bean Salad ½ cup Legumes ¼ cup Other Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk 9
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 10
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 Milk 1 cup Milk 11
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 7 Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable WW Spaghetti and Marinara 1 oz. eq Grain Vegetables ¼ cup Red /Orange Vegetable Fresh Orange ½ cup Fruit 12
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 Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk 13
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 Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable 14
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 10 Chicken Stir Fry 2 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Vegetables ¼ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Brown Rice 1 oz. eq Grain 15
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 11 Chicken Caesar Salad 2 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Vegetables ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk 16
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 12 Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Grains 1 oz. eq Grains Vegetables ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable 17
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 18
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 19
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 3 Answer Vegetarian Chile Meat/Meat Alternate 2 oz. ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable WW Crackers 1 oz. eq Grain Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal 20
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 Milk 1 cup Milk 21 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 22
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 Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal 23
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 24
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 Milk 1 cup Milk Not Reimbursable Meal 25
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 Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Reimbursable Meal 26
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 10 Answer 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 Reimbursable Meal 27
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 11 Answer Chicken Caesar Salad 2 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Vegetables ½ cup Dark Green Vegetable ¼ cup Other Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk 28 Reimbursable Meal
K-8 OVS Lunch Speed Round 12 Answer Grapes ½ cup Fruit WW Spaghetti and Meat Balls 2 oz. Meat/Meat Alternate Grains 1 oz. eq Grains Vegetables ¼ cup Red/Orange Vegetable Milk 1 cup Milk Broccoli ¾ cup Dark Green Vegetable Reimbursable Meal 29
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