Meal Pattern Requirements – Breakfast & Lunch

1. Meal PatternRequirements – Breakfast & Lunch New Director’s Training Worcester, MA August 12, 2013 Presented by: Linda Fischer, RD, LDN Bridget Ziniti, M.Ed

2. Agenda • Introduction • Background – Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010) • Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • Video: Making It Count: Meal Pattern Requirements – Part 1 • Activity – Make the Food Count as the Right Component • Meal Pattern Chart – Weekly Requirements • Reimbursable Meals and Offer vs. Serve • Video: Making It Count: – Identify a Reimbursable Lunch – Part 1 • Activity – Recognizing Reimbursable Lunch Meals • Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements • USDA Policy Memo SP-28 • Meal Pattern Chart – Weekly Requirements • Activity – Recognizing Reimbursable Breakfast Meals Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

3. USDA - Nutrition Standards for School Meals Website www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/ Includes Up to Date: • Regulation Information • Technical Assistance and Guidance Materials Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4. Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 Signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2010. Some Provisions of the Bill: • Helps combat child hunger and obesity and improve the health and nutrition of the nation’s children. • Gives USDA the authority to set new standards for foods sold during the regular school day, which includes breakfast, lunch, and competitive foods. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

5. Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 Some Provisions of the Bill: • Authorizes additional funds for the new standards for federal-subsidized school lunches (Performance Based Funding - 6 cents). • Sets minimal standards for school wellness policies. • Increases the number of eligible children enrolled (Direct Certification through Virtual Gateway). Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

6. Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 Some Provisions of the Bill: • Authorizes USDA to provide meals in more after-school programs in “high-risk” areas (Supper Programs). • Requires school districts to be audited every 3 years to see if they have met nutrition standards (Administrative Review). Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

7. Video: Making It CountMeal Pattern RequirementsPart 1 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

8. Activity: Make the Food Count as the Right Component Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

9. LunchMeal Pattern Requirements Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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11. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • One food-based menu planning approach and same age/grade groups (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12). • Fruits and vegetables are two separate food components. • A daily serving of vegetables plus a weekly requirement for dark green, red/orange, beans/pea (legumes), starchy, and “other” vegetables. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

12. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • No more than half of the fruit or vegetable offerings may be in the form of juice. • All juice must be 100% full-strength. • Under Offer vs. Serve, students must select at least ½ cup of the fruits or the vegetables component as part of the reimbursable meal. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

13. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • Weekly grain ranges plus daily minimum requirement. (SP 26-2013) Extending Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grains Maximums for School Year 2013-2014 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

14. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • Beginning July 1, 2012 (SY 2013-2013), through June 30, 2014 (SY 2013-2014), half of the grains offered during the school week must meet the whole grain-rich criteria. • Beginning July 1, 2014 (SY 2014-2015), all grains must meet the whole grain-rich criteria. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

15. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • Weekly meat/meat alternate ranges plus a daily requirement. (SP 26-2013) Extending Flexibility in the Meat/Meat Alternate and Grains Maximums for School Year 2013-2014 • Fat-free (unflavored or flavored) and unflavored low-fat milk only. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

16. Lunch Meal Pattern Requirements • Calorie minimum and maximum levels. • Limit on saturated fat only (not on total fat). • Intermediate (Target 1 – SY 2012-2015; and Target 2 – SY 2017-2018) and final sodium reductions (SY 2022-2023). • Trans fat limit. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

17. Grain Requirements • (SP 30-2012) Grain Requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program defines: • Whole Grain-Rich Criteria • Crediting grains using the ounce equivalency (oz eq.) method • Exhibit A: School Lunch and Breakfast Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

18. Grain Requirements • Whole Grain-Rich Criteria Foods that qualify as whole grain-rich for the school meal programs are foods that: • Contain 100-percent whole grain or • Contain a blend of whole-grain meal and/or flour and enriched meal and/or flour of which at least 50-percent is whole grain Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

19. The 50 Percent Guideline • The 50 percent guideline for whole grain-rich requires that the grain content of a product contain 50-percent or more whole grains by weight, and the remaining grains, if any, be enriched. • This may be identified if the whole grain is listed as the first ingredient on the label declaration. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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23. Whole Grain from Multiple Ingredients Q. What do we do when the whole grain content comes from multiple ingredients? A. Documentation must be provided showing that the whole grains are the primary ingredient by weight even though a whole grain is not listed as the first ingredient. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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26. Grain Requirements • Crediting grains using the ounce equivalency (oz eq.) method • Exhibit A: School Lunch and Breakfast Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

27. Grain Requirements • All grains are measured in ounce equivalents and must be rounded down to the nearest quarter. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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29. Example of Rounding Down Grains to Nearest (.25) oz. eq. Information from the food label • Whole wheat tortilla (8”) = 44 grams • 44  28 = 1.57; rounds down to the nearest quarter ounce of 1.5 oz. eq. Information from the grain chart (exhibit A – group B) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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31. Video: Making It CountIdentify a Reimbursable LunchPart 1 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

32. Identifying Reimbursable Meals Under Offer Versus Serve • Regulation (7 CFR 210.10(a)(2) requires that schools identify, near or at the beginning of serving lines, what foods constitute unit priced reimbursable meals. • Schools using OVS must also identify what a student must select in order to have a reimbursable meal under OVS. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

33. Identifying Reimbursable Meals Under Offer Versus Serve • In addition to signage or other methods used in the food service areas, schools should provide information on OVS in materials, such as menus and newsletters, provided to parents or posted on websites. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

34. Sample Signage – Greenwich, CT

35. Sample Signage – Greenwich, CT

36. Sample Signage – State of Iowa

37. Sample Signage – State of Washington

38. Sample Signage – State of Wisconsin

39. Activity: Reimbursable Meals with Offer Versus Serve Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

40. Is The Following Lunch* Reimbursable? Yes! School Offers: - Hot Dog on WG Bun • Oven Fries • Green Beans • Fresh Orange • Canned Pears • Oatmeal Cookie • Assorted Milk • Student Selects: • Hot Dog On WG Bun • Oven Fries • Oatmeal Cookie *Assume all portions are in compliance with the meal pattern

41. Is The Following Lunch*Reimbursable? Yes! School Offers: - Popcorn Chicken - Whole Wheat Roll • Broccoli • Mashed Potatoes • Fresh Grapes • Canned Peaches • Assorted Milk • Student Selects: • Whole Wheat Roll • Canned Peaches • Milk *Assume all portions are in compliance with the meal pattern

42. Is The Following Lunch* Reimbursable? No! School Offers: - WG Pasta with or without Sauce - Garlic Bread Stick • Garden Salad • Carrot Sticks • Fresh Apple • Strawberry Cup • Assorted Milk • Student Selects: • Plain Pasta • Garlic Bread Stick • Fresh Apple • Milk * Based on Traditional Food Based Menu Planning Approach

43. Is The Following Lunch* Reimbursable? No! School Offers: - WG Pancakes • Sausage Links • Orange Juice • Applesauce • Maple Syrup • Assorted Milk • Student Selects: • WG Pancakes • Sausage Links • Orange Juice • Maple Syrup * Based on Traditional Food Based Menu Planning Approach

44. Is The Following Lunch* Reimbursable? No! School Offers: - Chicken Fajitas on WG Wrap • Lettuce & Tomato • Black Bean Salad • Watermelon • Raisins • Assorted Milk • Student Selects: • Chicken Fajitas on WG Wrap • Milk * Based on Traditional Food Based Menu Planning Approach

45. BreakfastMeal Pattern Requirements Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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47. Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements (SP 28-2013 (v.2) Questions & Answers on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern in School Year 2013-2014 • Aspects of the SBP meal pattern are being phased-in over multiple years. • Additional guidance will be provided for SY 2014-2015 and beyond, when all of the component requirements are in effect. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

48. Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements General Requirements: • In SY 2013-2014 all schools must use a food based menu planning approach for breakfast. • Schools must implement the three age-grade groups (K-5, 6-8 and 9-12). • Schools must plan breakfast meals that meet the calorie ranges, on average, over the course of the week. • Foods offered must contain zero grams of trans fat per portion. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

49. Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirements Food Component: • Is one of three food groups that comprise reimbursable breakfasts. These are grains (with optional meat/meat alternate allowed); fruit/vegetable; and milk. Food Item: • Is a specific food offered within the three food components. For the purposes of Offer vs. Serve, a school must offer at least four food items and students must select as least three food items. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

50. Breakfast Food Components Grains: • For all grade groups, schools must offer at least 1 ounce equivalent (oz eq.) of grains each day. • The minimum weekly offering varies by age-grade group: • 7 oz eq. for grades K-5 • 8 oz eq. for grades 6-8 • 9 oz eq. for grades 9-12 • Half of grains offered must be whole grain-rich in SY 2013-2014 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education