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Offer Versus Serve: Breakfast. August 28, 2014. Brought to You By:. Outline of the Webinar. 1. Background on OVS . 2. Definitions. 3. General rules. 4. Rules and regulations for OVS breakfast.
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Offer Versus Serve: Breakfast August 28, 2014
Brought to You By: OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Outline of the Webinar 1 Background on OVS 2 Definitions 3 General rules 4 Rules and regulations for OVS breakfast 5 Recognizing reimbursable OVS breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer versus Serve Background Section 4(e)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 • Section 9(a)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act • Regulations in 7 CFR 210.10(e) • Regulations in 7 CFR 220.8(e) OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Definitions 1 Offer versus Service (OVS) 2 Food component 3 Food item 4 Grade groups 5 Reimbursable breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer versus Serve OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Food Component One of five food groups that comprise reimbursable lunches Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) Vegetables (V). Milk Grains (G) Fruits (F) OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Food Component One of three food groups that comprise reimbursable breakfasts Milk Grains (G) Fruits (F) OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Food Item • The term Food Item is used for breakfast only • A specific food offered within the three food components • For OVS, meets the required minimum serving size OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Food Item Examples OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Grade Groups 1 • K-5: OVS optional for lunch and breakfast 2 • 6-8: OVS optional at lunch and breakfast 3 • 9-12: OVS optional at breakfast, required at lunch OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Reimbursable OVS Breakfast Weekly menu must meet the weekly minimum quantities for the grade group Menu planner must meet the daily minimum requirements for the three food components -Minimum of 4 food items -All food items available to all students Students must take at least three of the food items offered OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Reimbursable OVS Breakfast Students must take ½ cup of F or V or combination of F and V Students may select or decline any of the other food components -Milk not required -Grains not required OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
General Rules for OVS 1 Offering choices ≠ OVS 2 Unit pricing 3 Signage, menus, and training Meal service system exceptions 4 OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Choices ≠ OVS If there are choices of fruit but the student must take the full meal pattern quantity, is it OVS? If the student has choices but must take from every food component, is it OVS?. If there are choices of entrée but the student must select one, is it OVS? OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Unit Pricing Price remains the same despite number of food components taken or smaller portions School meals must be priced as a unit for paid, reduced price, and free students Different combinations may have different prices OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Signage, Menus and Training • Recommended: Consistency in food items for entrée and side dishes , and planned serving sizes for food bar items Schools must identify near or at the beginning of serving lines, what food items constitute unit- priced meals Students, servers, and cashiers must be able to identify a reimbursable breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Signage, Menus and Training Signage is not required for -Field trips -Breakfast in the classroom Schools must provide information on OVS to parents Schools should provide training for staff OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Meal Service Systems • Pre-Plated • Used by schools and RCCIs with logistical limitations • Encouraged to offer some level of choice and the opportunity to decline one or more components • Family Style • Offered meals must meet daily and weekly requirements (See Breakfast Meal Pattern Handout) • Adult supervising should initially offer full serving • Students must take ½ cup F/V for reimbursable breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Meal Service Systems • Food Bars • Clearly identify food items • Clearly identify the minimum serving size for each food item • Identify which combinations of food items to select for a reimbursable meal • Train cashiers on what a reimbursable meal is each day • Locate before POS or use dedicated monitor OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Meal Service Systems • Pre-Packaged • Similar to pre-plated • Allowed at all levels • Encouraged to have some menu items with choices or option to decline • OVS not required for breakfast in the classroom, field trips or for students leaving to go to work OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Meal Service Systems • Pre-Ordered • All food components in the minimum daily and weekly quantities must be offered • The student must be able to preselect a full reimbursable meal • The student must be able to decline food items unless the meal is pre-packaged • The student must be able to select a reimbursable breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Menu Planning and OVS 1 Reflect student preferences 2 Provide choices 3 Offer foods that enhance the flexibility of what the student must take for a reimbursable breakfast 4 Indicate which choices make a meal OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Rules & Regulations: Breakfast OVS • OVS is optional at all grade levels • OVS operates the same at breakfast as it does for lunch in these ways • Select at least three food items at breakfast • Select at least three food components at lunch • All required food components in the required daily and weekly amounts for each grade group must be offered • ½ cup of Fruit, Vegetable, or a combination must be taken • OVS operates differently at breakfast than it does for lunch in one important way • Food items are selected, not food components OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Grains • K-5 and grades 6-8 and 9-12 daily minimum is 1 oz eq • The weekly minimum varies by grade group • May be credited as a food item for OVS if at least daily minimum quantity of 1 oz eq grain is selected • ¼ oz. is the minimum amount that can credit toward the grain OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Grains • May be offered in one or more menu items to meet the minimum daily requirement • The menu planner may choose to allow students to take two or more servings of the same grain to meet the three food item requirement for OVS (optional) • Desserts are allowed except those allowed only at lunch • See footnotes on Exhibit A: Grain Group Chart • Cookies, cake, and brownies not allowed at breakfast OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Meat/Meat Alternates • No requirement for meat/meat alternate component • May substitute for a grain after 1 oz eq of grain is offered • May be offered as an additional food • Does not count as a food item for OVS • Counts toward the dietary specifications • The minimum that can be credited is ¼ oz. OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Fruit • K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 minimum offered is 1 cup daily • Fruit may be offered in one or more menu items to meet the daily minimum • The minimum that can be credited in a food item is 1/8 cup • Students must select a minimum of ½ cup fruit • ½ cup of fruit or juice or vegetable • A mix of different fruits, or of different vegetables • A mix of both fruits and vegetables OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Fruit • Fruit may be credited as a food item if a minimum of ½ cup is selected • A 1 cup serving of fruit may be counted as one or two food items at the discretion of the menu planner • Students may be offered two or more servings of the same or different fruits to meet the 1 cup daily quantity requirement and it may credit as two food items • The menu planner has the option to allow students to take multiple servings of the same fruit to meet the minimum three food item requirement for OVS • Students may select more than the daily minimum or 1 cup if the dietary specifications weekly average does not exceed the range OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Vegetables • No requirement for vegetable component • May substitute for a fruit • More about this on the next slide • May be served as an additional food • Does not count as a food item or for OVS • Counts toward the dietary specifications • Do not need to follow substitution rules • The minimum that can be credited is 1/8 cup OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast:Substituting Vegetables for Fruits • Four of the subgroups of vegetables may be substituted for fruit at any time • Dark green • Red/orange • Dry beans/peas • Other • A starchy vegetable may be substituted for fruit only IF two cups of the four subgroups above are also planned for the week OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS • Milk • Grades K-12 minimum offered is 8 fluid oz. • Daily requirement to offer at least two varieties within the required type • This requirement is unrelated to OVS • Must select at least one cup of fluid milk of any type offered to be credited as a component • Duplicate servings of milk are not allowed OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items The Menu Planner decides how to count the items! Consider making all planned entrees and side dishes contain the same number of food items! OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 1 Food Item 1 oz Bread = 1 oz eq grain = 1 food item OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items Food Item Double portions can count as multiple food items or as 1 food item: For example: 2–1 oz slices of bread x 1 oz eq grain = 2 food items Or 1 food item OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 2 Food Items or 1 Food Item 1 oz eq grain 1 oz eq grain OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items Food Item A large portion can be counted as 2 or more food items (2 oz grain eq = 2 food items) A large portion can be counted as 1 food item (2 oz grain eq = 1 food item) OR OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 4 oz Muffin 1 Food Item 2 Food Items OR 2 oz eq grain 2 oz eq grain OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items Combination Food Items A combination food of Grains and M/MA can count as 2 or more items 1 oz eq grain + 1 oz eq M/MA = 2 food items You can count the M/MA as “Additional” OR Grain and count it as 1 food item 1 oz eq grain + 1 oz eq additional M/MA = 1 food item OR OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 2 Food Items 1 Food Item OR 1 oz grain eq + 1 oz eq additional M/MA = 1 oz eq G 1 oz grain eq + 1 oz M/MA = 2 oz grain eq OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 4 Food Items 1 Food Item 2 Food Items 2 oz eq grain + 2 oz eq M/MA = 4 oz eq = 4 Food Items 2 oz eq grain + 2 oz eq M/MA (Add’l) = 2 oz eq = 2 Food Items 2 oz eq grain + 2 oz eq M/MA = 4 oz eq = 1 Food Item 2 oz eq M/MA: ½ Egg=1 oz eq; Cheese=1/2 oz eq; Sausage= ½ oz eq
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items A combination food of Grains and Fruit OR Milk and Fruit may count as 1, 2, or more items: 1 oz eq grain + ½ cup fruit = 1 or 2 food items 1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit = 1 or 2 food items OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Offer vs Serve Counting Food Items 1 or 2 Food Items 1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS: How it Works With this menu, the apple is being counted by the menu planner as one food item and the bagel is being counted as one food item. Therefore, there are only three food items, so there can be no offer versus serve. The cream cheese is an extra, not a food item. OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS: How it Works For this menu, there are five separate food items. Any three food items may be selected. It is the option of the menu planner as to whether a student may select duplicates. In this case the student may not select duplicates. The student must select at least ½ cup of fruit. Again, no duplicates are allowed. OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Is this meal reimbursable for K-8? 9-12? 1 Food Item 1 oz eq G 1 oz eq G ½ cup 1 Food Item 1 Food Item 1 Food Item OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Is this meal reimbursable for K-8? 9-12? 1 Food Item 1 oz eq G 1 oz eq G ½ cup 1 Food Item 1 Food Item 1 Food Item Yes, 3 items, ½ cup Fruit No, 3 items, no Fruit No, 2 items, no Fruit OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Is this meal reimbursable for K-8? 9-12? 1 oz eq G 1 Food Item 1 oz eq G 1 Food Item ½ cup 1 Food Item 1 Food Item ½ cup 1 Food Item OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Is this meal reimbursable for K-8? 9-12? 1 Food Item 1 oz eq G 1 oz eq G 1 Food Item ½ cup 1 Food Item 1 Food Item ½ cup 1 Food Item Yes, 3 items, 1/2 cup F Yes, 3 items 1/2 cup F No, no duplicates OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu
Breakfast OVS: How it Works In this case the student mayselect duplicates. The cereal and toast are not bundled and served together. OVS: Breakfast http://cns.ucdavis.edu