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Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act School Breakfast Program 2013-2014 School Year. School Lunch Scramble Deb Lukkonen and S ami Beilke Email : mde.fns@state.mn.us. School Breakfast Program “Meal Pattern and Monitoring” for SY 2013-2014 ”. Meal Pattern Requirements Monitoring Requirements
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Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids ActSchool Breakfast Program 2013-2014 School Year School Lunch Scramble Deb Lukkonen and Sami Beilke Email: mde.fns@state.mn.us
School Breakfast Program “Meal Pattern and Monitoring” for SY 2013-2014” • Meal Pattern Requirements • Monitoring Requirements • Point of Service • Offer vs. Serve • Recordkeeping Requirements
Breakfast: The “Phased In” Approach Focus on implementing changes for SY 13-14 Be flexible and watch for updates from MDE Requirements may change for next year and/or future years
The Breakfast Bottom Line • New Breakfast Meal Pattern takes effect July 1, 2013 • Grade groups • 4 target nutrients similar to lunch • 3 food components required • Minimum of 4 required food items offered with OVS • Only ½ cup fruit required for SY 13-14 • No limits on juice in SY13-14 • Emphasis on grains and whole grain rich (WGR) • 50% WGR in SY13-14 • Meat/meat alternate can sub for some grain • After 1 oz. daily grain minimum is met • Breakfast is a mandatory part of state review
Overview and Timeline • Effective This Fall: SY 13-14 • Meal Pattern • A single Food-Based Menu Planning • New grade groups • Half of weekly grains must be whole grain rich • Nutrient Requirements • Offer weekly grain minimums (no maximums) • Calorie ranges take effect • 0 grams of trans fat per serving size • State Administrative Reviews 3-year cycle • Weighted nutrient analysis of 1 week menus • Includes a full breakfast review
Quick Quiz #1 True or False: The meal pattern grade groups for breakfast are the same as the grade groups for lunch
Grade Groups • Correspond to School Lunch Program • K-5 - 6-8 - 9-12 • Flexibilities • Portion size requirements of each grade group must be met • Overlap exists between 3 grade groups • A single menu can be used that meets portion size requirements of all 3 grade groups • Nutrient requirements of each grade group must still be met
Breakfast Meal Pattern without OVS • At least 3 food components/items must be offered in minimum portion size or greater • Only applies when OVS is not implemented • Any combination of: • Milk 8 fluid ounces • Grain 1 ounce equivalents • Fruit/Vegetable/Juice • (Meat/Meat Alternate, if at least 1 oz. grain offered first) • Possible menu combination without OVS • 1 oz equivalent grain, ½ cup fruit, 1 cup milk
Quick Quiz #2 For calorie requirements at breakfast, there are: Minimums Maximums Both minimums and maximums No calorie requirements
Calories • Minimum and maximum calorie levels applies to average meal served over the course of the week • Individual meals within a week may be above or below the weekly range • If offering 1 meal pattern to all students, calorie (and other nutrient requirements) for each grade group still apply • 450-500 calorie range would meet all grade group calorie requirements
Quick Quiz #3 For School Year 2013-2014, the planned portion size requirement for fruit is: ½ cup ¾ cup 1 cup There is not a requirement to serve fruit/vegetable.
Meal Pattern Components - Fruit • Portion Size • Only ½ cup required daily for SY 13-14 • No maximum limit for fruit quantities • Keep nutrient requirements in mind • Forms • Fresh, frozen, canned and dried allowed • Temporary allowance of frozen fruit withadded sugar • Allowed through SY 13-14 • Single fruit type or combination of fruits may be offered • Juice • No limits in SY13-14 • 100% juice only
Quick Quiz #4 True or False: In SY 2013-14, any vegetable may be substituted for a fruit at any time in the breakfast program.
Meal Pattern Components - Fruit • Substituting Vegetables for Fruits • Can serve any Fruit or Vegetable through SY13-14 • No vegetable subgroup requirements as for lunch • May offer combinations of fruits & veggies • ½ cup each of fruits and vegetables • Example: ½ cup orange juice and ½ cup mashed sweet potatoes • 1 cup combination of fruits/vegetables • Example: pineapple carrot salad
Quick Quiz #5 What percent of grains need to be whole grain rich for School Year 2013-2014? 50% 75% 100% There is no requirement for whole grains in School Year 2013-2014
Meal Pattern Components - Grains • Portion Size • 1 oz. equivalent daily minimum, no daily maximum (all grade groups) • Weekly minimums begin in SY13-14 (in oz. equivalents) • 7 (Grades K-5) • 8 (Grades 6-8) • 9 (Grades 9-12) • 9-10 oz. per week fulfills requirement for all grade groups (Be mindful of nutrient requirement limitations) • Forms • Half of grains must be whole grain rich (WGR) for SY 13-14
Definitions Whole Grain Rich: Foods that contain 100% whole grain or contain a blend of whole-grain meal and/or flour and enriched meal and/or flour of which at least 50% is whole grain. Whole grain rich products must contain at least 50% whole grain and the remaining grain must be enriched.
Determining Whole Grain Rich • Step One: Food item meets oz. equivalents per Grain Chart • Step Two: The food item must meet one of the following: • WG content per 1 oz. = 8 grams or more • Product includes FDA Health Claim: • “Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and some cancers” • Ingredient declaration • Non-mixed dishes: lists whole grain first • Mixed dishes: whole grain listed as first grain ingredient
Quick Quiz #6 Yes! Is the following product whole grain rich?
Meal Pattern Components - Grains • Forms-continued • No specific requirements for sugar • Specific grain items designated as desserts for lunch cannot be served for breakfast • Includes cake, cobblers, cookies, dessert pies, brownies • Refer to Updated Grains Memo SP 30-2012 • http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/healthierschoolday/pdf/9_WGInstruction.pdf • Formulated Grain-Fruit Products • Can be used to meet the grain component only, do not credit toward fruit component • Does not include energy bars, granola bars, cereal bars, breakfast bars, fortified cereals or cereals with dried fruit
Meal Pattern ComponentsGrains • Forms-continued • Ensure Ready to Eat Breakfast Cereals are “fortified” • Check ingredient statement on side or back of box/bag • Fortified = enriched
Meat or Meat Alternates as Grains? • A meat/meat alternate can be served at breakfast and counted toward the grain component only if: • At least 1 ounce equivalent of grains is offered daily • 1 ounce equivalent of meat/meat alternate = 1 ounce equivalent of grain • Count meat/meat alternates toward the weekly: • Grain requirements AND • Nutrient requirements (calories, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat)
Crediting Meat/Meat Alternates • Yogurt • ½ cup = 1 oz. equiv • Cheese • 1 oz = 1 oz. equiv • Egg • ½ large egg = 1 oz. equiv • Peanut Butter • 2 Tbsp = 1 oz. equiv • Breakfast meats • need Child Nutrition label or product formulation statement • Tofu • see USDA memo • http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/Policy-Memos/2012/SP16-2012os.pdf
Meat/Meat Alternates as “Extras” • No requirement to offer meat/meat alternates • Meat/meat alternates can be counted as “extras”. When counted as an “extra”, it is: • Not credited toward grain requirement • Not counted toward Offer versus Serve • Is counted towards nutrient requirements • Ensure daily minimum requirement of 1 ounce equivalent of grain is met • Document when you are counting meat as an “extra” vs. the meal pattern
Milk • Allowable milk options include: • Fat-free skim (unflavored or flavored) • Low-fat 1% (unflavored only) • Fat-free or low-fat lactose-reduced or lactose-free • Must offer at least 2 choices of flavors or fat contents • Does not change nutrition standards for fluid milk substitutes • Refer to Clarification on the Use of Milk, Juice and Other Beverages in School Nutrition Programs Memo: • http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/SchSup/FNS/SNP/FoodServOper/SpecDiet/004533
Monitoring Requirements Outline • Offer versus Serve • Definitions • Timeline • Requirements • Breakfast Monitoring Requirements • Traditional • Grab and Go • Classroom • Alternate Point of Service
The Breakfast Bottom Line • Offer versus Serve • Offer at least 4 food items (specific to OVS only) • Fruit may be split to count as more than 1 food item • Student must select at least 3 food items from what is offered • Regardless of how many food items offered • Importance of bundling items into respective components • Monitoring • Same “point of service” requirements apply as before
Definitions • Food Component: category of food that must be offered at breakfast. There are 3 food component groups: “fruit”, milk, and “grain” • Food Item: foods or combinations of foods that may be offered within the 3 food component groups • 4 food items from the 3 food components must be offered for OVS • Larger portion size grain items may count as more than 1 food item • Example: a 2 ounce equivalent muffin can count as 1 or 2 food items (menu planners discretion)
OVS: Choices vs Items education.state.mn.us Items are the minimum a child can take Choices give students options to choose from different items Continue to encourage choices
Example: Choice vs Items education.state.mn.us • Menu = 1 milk, 1 slice of toast, 2 fruit choices • Fruit choices = ½ cup orange juice, ½ cup oranges, ½ cup apple, ½ cup peaches • Student could take 1 milk, 1 toast, and ½ cup oranges • Would not be required to take 3 out of 4 fruit choices! • SFAs should still offer choices, but decide how many items a student can take
Definitions, continued • “Fruit” Food Component • Fruit food item(s) • Vegetable food item(s) • Fruit food item(s) and vegetable food item(s) • Milk Food Component • 1% unflavored milk • Skim milk, flavored or unflavored • “Grain” Food Component • Grain food item(s) • Grain food item(s) and Meat/Meat Alternate item(s)
Offer versus Serve • What is Offer versus Serve (OVS)? • Allows students to decline food items, taking at least 3 of the 4 food items offered (at minimum) that they intend to eat • Why did USDA create OVS? • Increase customer satisfaction • Reduce plate waste • Help control food costs • OVS is optional for all grade levels for breakfast • Decided by the district/school • Determined for each grade level
Breakfast Meal Pattern with OVS • At least 4 food items must be offered in minimum portion size or greater • Student must select at least 3 food items • Offer 4food items, student must select 3 • Offer 5 food items, student must select 3 • Possible menu combination with OVS • 2 oz grain, ½ cup fruit, 1 cup milk • 1 oz grain, 1 oz meat, ½ cup fruit, 1 cup milk • 1 oz grain, ½ cup fruit, ½ cup fruit, 1 cup milk
OVS-How it works • Menu planner creates planned breakfast menu • At least 4 food items in correct portion sizes from any combination of: • Milk: 8 fluid ounces • Fruit (or vegetable): 1/2 cup for SY 13-14 only • Grains (or part meat/meat alternate) • At least 1 oz equivalent grain must be offered • Additional ½ cup fruit or 1 oz equivalent grain or meat/meat alternate may be offered as the 4th food item
OVS-How it works, continued • Student selects a reimbursable meal • Must select at least 3 food items from planned menu • 4 food items: student must take 3 food items • 5 food items: student must take 3 food items
OVS-How it works, continued • Monitor/Cashier determines that correct: • number of food items, • in planned portion size, • from the correct food components has been selected • Meal can be claimed for reimbursement
OVS and Fruits • Fruit may be counted as 2 food items on any or all days of the week • Offer two ½ cup servings of different fruits to make a reimbursable menu of 4 food items: • Waffle Sticks(1 oz eq) • Apple slices (1/2 cup) • Orange juice (1/2 cup) • Milk (8 fluid ounces) • Student must select 3 food items for a reimbursable meal. • Can count both servings of fruit toward 2 of 3 required food items under OVS
OVS and Fruits, example • YES • YES • YES • YES • YES • Planned menu: • Waffle Sticks (1 oz eq) • Apple slices (1/2 cup) • Orange juice (1/2 cup) • Milk (8 fluid ounces) • Student selects the following (in planned portion sizes): • Waffle Sticks, apple slices, orange juice, milk: • Waffle Sticks, apple slices, milk: • Waffle Sticks, orange juice, milk: • Apple slices, orange juice, milk: • Waffle Sticks, apple slices, orange juice:
OVS and Grains • A larger portion size of grain can count as more than 1 food item: • Example a 2 oz. equivalent muffin = 2 food items • 2 additional food items needed for reimbursable planned menu of 4 food items • (Milk and Fruit) • Student cannot decline the 2 oz. equivalent grain in this example
OVS and Grains • A larger portion size of grain can count as less than 2 food items: • Example a 2 oz. equivalent muffin = 1 food items • This decision is made by the menu planner • 3 additional food items needed for reimbursable planned menu of 4 food items • (Another Grain, Milk and Fruit) • Student can decline the 2 oz. equivalent grain in this example
OVS and Grains - Example 1 • YES • YES • YES NO • Planned Menu: • 2 oz. equivalent muffin (2 food items) • 1/2 cup apples • 1 cup milk • There are 4 food items, student must take 3 food items in planned portion sizes • Student selects: • Muffin, apples, milk: • Muffin and apples: • Muffin and milk: • Apples and milk:
OVS and Grains - Example 2 • YES • YES • YES • YES • Planned Menu: • 2 oz. equivalent muffin (2 food items) • ½ cup apples • ½ cup juice • 1 cup milk • There are now 5 food items. Student must take at least 3 food items. • Student selects: • Muffin, apples, juice, milk: • Muffin, apples, milk: • Muffin, juice, milk: • Muffin, milk:
OVS Caveats • Allowing students to select 2 of the same grain item: • Menu planner offers 2 different 1 oz. eq grain items at breakfast: • A student may be allowed to take 2 of the same grain and count as 2 items • At the discretion of the menu planner
OVS Caveats, continued Student selects 3 items: YES YES YES YES • Example planned menu (4 food items): • 1 cup milk • 1/2 cup melonplus • 2 grains • 1 oz eq cereal • 1 oz eq toast • Melon, milkand toast: • Melon, milkand cereal: • Melon, toastand toast: • Melon, cerealand cereal:
OVS Caveats , continued • Grains-meat/meat alternate combo items • Counting meat/meat alternate toward weekly grain requirement • Combo item = 2 “grain” food items • Example: egg sandwich with 1 oz eq of grains and 1 oz eq of meat/meat alternate counting as grains = 2 “grain” food items • Not counting meat/meat alternate toward weekly grain requirement (“extra”) • Combo item = 1 “grain” food item • 3 additional items must be planned • Student may decline the combination • Example: egg sandwich with 1 oz eq of grains and 1 oz eq of meat/meat alternate not counting as grains (extra) = 1 “grain” food item • Extras must be factored into nutrient requirements