Meal Definitions
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Breakfast meals are based on three components that are offered - Grain, Fruit, and Milk:
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- Grain - component #1
- Must offer a minimum of 1 serving of whole grain per day
- All grain offerings must be whole grain
- Fruit - component #2
- Must offer a minimum of 1 cup of fruit per day
- Milk - component #3
- Must offer two types of milk
- Flavored milk must be non-fat
- Nutrient Requirements
- Minimum and Maximum calorie requirements
- Saturated Fat requirements
- Sodium Requirements
- Zero Trans Fats
- A reimbursable breakfast is when a student takes any three or four items offered - a student can take all components if they choose, however, at least one of the items taken MUST be a minimum of 1/2 cup of fruit.
- Grain - component #1
Lunch meals are based on five components offered - Meat or Meat Alternate, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable, and Milk:
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- Meat or Meat Alternate - component #1
- Must offer a minimum of 2 oz. meat or meat alternate per day
- Meat ex. (Beef, Chicken, Pork) Meat Alternate ex. (Bean, Cheese, Peanut Butter, Tofu)
- Grain - component #2
- Must offer a minimum of 2 servings of grain per day
- All grain offerings must be whole grain
- Fruit - component #3
- Must offer a minimum of 1 cup of fruit per day (from two sources)
- Vegetable - component #4
- Must offer a minimum of 1 cup of vegetables per day (from two sources)
- Vegetable sub-groups are offered, including – red-orange, dark green, legume, and starchy
- Milk - component #5
- Must offer two types of milk
- Flavored milk must be non-fat
- Nutrient Requirements
- Minimum and Maximum calorie requirements
- Saturated Fat requirements
- Sodium Requirements
- Zero Trans Fats
- A reimbursable lunch is when a student takes any three of the five components offered - a student can take all components if they choose, however, at least one of the items taken MUST be a minimum of 1/2 cup of fruit or 1/2 cup of vegetables.
- Meat or Meat Alternate - component #1