New Meal Pattern Requirements & Offer Vs. Serve

1. New Meal Pattern Requirements & Offer Vs. Serve Contact Information: Nancy Dill, RD, LD Nancy.Dill@arkansas.gov Laura Jill Richmond, MS, RD, LD Laura.J.Richmond@arkansas.gov • ADE, Child Nutrition Unit • 501-324-9502

2. New Meal Pattern Requirements BREAKFAST

3. School Breakfast Program Changes Effective SY 2013-2014 • Half of the weekly grains must be whole grains • There is a minimum weekly grain requirement • No grain maximums assessed this year per USDA Memo SP 26-2013 • Calorie ranges for each age/grade group • Zero grams of trans fat per portion • A single food based menu planning approach • Three age/grade groups: K-5, 6-8, and 9-12

4. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Grain / Bread & Meat / Meat Alternate- Grades K-5 SY 2013-2014 1 Grain Serving Daily 7-10 Grain Servings per Week Range shown is MINIMUM and MAXIMUM NO Meat / Meat Alternate Requirement May Substitute 1 oz. Meat / Meat Alternate after daily grain requirement is met Eliminates serving only M/MA, must serve Grain Daily Half of grains must be whole grain rich

5. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Grain / Bread & Meat / Meat Alternate- Grades 6-8 SY 2013-2014 1 Grain Serving Daily 8-10 Grain Servings per Week Range is MINIMUM and MAXIMUM NO Meat / Meat Alternate Requirement May Substitute 1 oz. Meat / Meat Alternate after daily grain requirement is met Eliminates serving only M/MA, must serve Grain Daily Half of grains must be whole grain rich

6. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Grain / Bread & Meat / Meat Alternate- Grades 9-12 SY 2013-2014 1 Grain Serving Daily 9-10 Grain Servings per Week Range is MINIMUM and MAXIMUM NO Meat / Meat Alternate Requirement May Substitute 1 oz. Meat / Meat Alternate after daily grain requirement is met Eliminates serving only M/MA, must serve Grain Daily Half of grains must be whole grain rich

7. Crediting Grain/Bread Components The changes that went into effect last July 2012 for crediting grain/bread by weight apply to theSchool Breakfast Program in SY 13-14 and beyond. See Exhibit A: School Lunch and Breakfast whole grain-rich ounce equivalency (oz. eq.) requirements for school meal programs

8. Fruit/Juice/Vegetable Component • No change in what must be offered for the 2013-14 school year • No limit on fruit juice at this time • No vegetable substitution rules or subgroup rules at this time • No requirements to take fruit • THIS APPLIES TO THE 13-14 SCHOOL YEAR

9. Note on fruits and vegetables….. • For the 2013-14 School Year there is no change to the existing rule for fruit/vegetables at breakfast • There is no rule for vegetable subgroups for 2013-2014 • There is no limit on the amount of fruit that may be offered to students this year. • However, it is suggested that whole fruits (canned, fresh, frozen, dried) are offered during the week to assist students with the transition for the 2014-2015 school year when limits on juice offerings will apply. • (USDA memo SP-28-2013 v.2)

10. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Vegetable / Fruit - Grades K-5 SY 2014-2015 Vegetable – No Daily Requirement Fruit – 1 cup Daily (OFFERED) 5 cups per Week

11. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Vegetable / Fruit - Grades 6-8 SY 2014-2015 Vegetable – No Daily Requirement Fruit – 1 cup Daily (OFFERED) 5 cups per Week

12. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Vegetable / Fruit - Grades 9-12 SY 2014-2015 Vegetable – No Daily Requirement Fruit – 1 Cup Daily (OFFERED) 5 Cups per week

13. Breakfast Meal Pattern – Fluid Milk – All Grades SY 2012-2013 SY 2013-14 1 cup Unflavored LOWFAT (1% or Skim) Flavored SKIM (only) (Skim, Fat-free, and Non-fat are all the same) NO CHANGE

14. New Meal Pattern Requirements BREAKFAST NUTRIENTS

15. Breakfast Nutrient – Calories SY 2013-2014 MINIMUM and MAXIMUM Grades K-5 350-500 Grades 6-8 400-550 Grades 9-12 450-600

16. Breakfast Nutrient –Saturated Fat, Trans Fat SY 2012-2013 Saturated Fat Less than 10% of Total calories Trans Fat Zero Grams per Serving – USDA SY 2013-14 AR SY 2012-13 SY 2013-2014- NO CHANGE

17. Breakfast Nutrient –Sodium SY 2014-2015 Grade K-5 ≤ 540 mg Grade 6-8 ≤ 600 mg Grade 9-12 ≤ 640 mg

18. K-5 Summary (SY 13-14) • ½ cup fruit (1 Cup beginning SY 2014-15) • 1 serving grain/bread per day; 7-10 servings per week • 1 cup milk (observe rules for fat and flavor) • No requirement for daily or weekly meat/meat alternate (may serve m/ma after daily g/b requirement is met.

19. 6-8 Summary (SY 13-14) • ½ cup fruit (1 cup beginning 2014-15) • 1 oz. grain/bread per day; 8-10 oz. per week • 1 cup milk ( observe rules for fat and flavor) • No daily or weekly requirement for meat/meat alternate (may serve m/ma after daily g/b requirement is met)

20. 9-12 Summary • ½ cup fruit (1 cup beginning 2014-15) • 1 oz. grain/bread per day; 9-10 per week • 1 cup milk per day (observe rules for fat and flavor) • No daily or weekly requirement for meat/meat alternate (may serve m/ma after dailyg/b requirement is met.)

21. Offer versus Serve

22. OVS - What Didn’t Change(Breakfast and Lunch) • Onlyrequired for senior high schools (grades 9-12) for the NLSP • Optional for lower grades for the NSLP • Optional for the SBP at all grade levels • Proper signage must be posted in an area where students can see it.

23. OVS -What Didn’t Change • Student’s option to decline item(s) • Same price if child declines item(s) • Full amount of each component must be available to choose

24. Definitions • Food component • One of five food groups for reimbursable meals • Food item • A specific food offered within the five food components (1.Meat/Meat Alternate, 2.Grain/Bread, 3. Vegetable, 4.Fruit, and 5.Milk)

25. What Must Be Offered for SBPfor SY 2013-2014 • OVS must offer a minimum of three meal components and four food items • – Milk • – Fruit (or optional vegetable) • – Grains (2 oz. grain product = 2 items) • – One additional item • Students are NOT required to take a fruit under OVS in SY 2013-14.

26. What must be offered for the SBP • for SY 2014-2015 • 1 cup of fruit must be offered • Only ½ of the fruit offered can be in the form of juice • All grains must be whole grains • Sodium target goes into effect • BEGINNING 2014-15 SY STUDENTS MUST TAKE ½ CUP FRUIT OR VEGETABLE

27. Breakfast Example • When a school offers a 2 oz. grain at breakfast, it counts as two items. (Ex: 2 oz. muffin or biscuit) • For OVS, a large grain item also counts as two of the four items offered. • It is acceptable to offer a large grain item, fruit, and milk. • A student that selects the 2 oz. eq. muffin and the fruit would have a reimbursable meal. • Under SY 13-14 guidance, if a student selects the 2 oz. muffin and the milk, that’s reimbursable, too, since the ½ cup fruit is not mandatory until SY 14-15.

28. Combination Food Item How to Count a Combination Food • One option is to count the combination food (egg casserole) as two items under the grains component. In this scenario, the student may not decline the egg casserole under OVS. • The other option is to choose not to count the meat/meat alternate toward the grain component. The M/MA is an “extra” food and does not count as an item for OVS. The breakfast casserole as a whole would count as one grain item.

29. Taking Duplicate Items Allowing the student to take two (2) of the same item is left to the discretion of the menu planner. Example: milk, fruit, toast, and cereal are offered for breakfast. The student takes milk and 2 pieces of toast. The student has 3 items so the meal is reimbursable. This is allowed for fruit, grains, and meat that is credited toward the grain. It is not allowed for milk. See Offer vs. Serve Guidance School Year 2013-2014 pg. 19. A reimbursable meal

30. A reimbursable meal Remember, milk cannot be duplicated

31. Breakfast Menu Planning • For example, a menu may offer 1 cup milk and ½ cup fruit, plus two grains: cereal (1 oz.. eq.) and toast (1 oz.. eq.). • The student could select the fruit and two pieces of toast and this would count as the three items required for a reimbursable meal under OVS. • The menu planner has discretion (with the exception of milk) whether or not to allow students to select duplicate items.

32. Pre-bagged Meals • If a school participates in OVS at breakfast and offers breakfasts where some or all of the components are bundled together, the operator should attempt to the extent possible to offer choices aside from the pre-bagged items. • However,there is no requirement that all possible combinations of choices be made available to the student.

35. Reimbursable? MenuCredits as: • ½ Cup Juice ½ Cup Fruit • 1 oz. Dry Cereal 1 oz. g/b • 1 Slice Toast 1 oz. g/b • 1 Cup Milk* 1 cup milk *Skim unflavored and chocolate varieties are offered

36. The Student Selects: 4 oz. Juice 8 oz. Milk 1 oz. Whole Grain Cereal Is this a reimbursable meal?

37. Reimbursable? MenuCredits as • ½ cup Fruit ½ cup fruit • Sausage/Biscuit 1 oz. m/ma & 2 g/b Milk 1 cup milk

38. The Student Selects: 2 oz. grain bread; 1 oz. meat/ma ½ Cup Fresh Fruit Is this a reimbursable meal?

39. The Student Selects: 8 oz. Milk ½ Cup Fruit Is this a reimbursable meal?

40. Reimbursable? Menu Credits as • Fresh Fruit ½ cup ½ cup fruit • Pancakes/Syrup 2 oz. g/b • Milk 1 cup 1 cup milk

41. The Student Selects: 8 oz. milk 2 oz. WG pancakes Is this a reimbursable meal?

42. Reimbursable? MenuCredits as Variety Juice ½ cup fruit 1 scrambled Egg 1 oz. M/MA Whole Wheat Toast/Jelly 1 oz. G/B Milk 1 cup Milk

43. The Student Selects: 4 oz. Fruit Juice 1 oz. WG Toast Is this a reimbursable meal?

44. Reimbursable? Menu: Credits as: • Fruit Juice ½ Cup ½ Cup Fruit • Dry Cereal 1 oz. Grain/Bread • Cinnamon Toast 1 oz. Grain/Bread • Milk 1 Cup Milk

45. The Student Selects: 8 oz. Milk 1 oz. WG Toast 1oz .WG Cereal Is this a reimbursable meal?

46. Reimbursable? Menu Credits as Fruit cup or variety juice ½ Cup fruit Bran muffin 2 oz. g/b Sausage link 1 oz. m/ma Milk 1 cup milk

47. The Student Selects: 2 oz. Bran Muffin ½ Cup Fruit Juice Is this a reimbursable meal?

48. Remember…….. • Under current meal pattern/OVS requirements: • The students must have 2 components and 3 items on their breakfast tray. • A 2 oz. grain/bread counts as 2 items. • There is no requirement to be take fruit for the 13-14 SY • 1 oz. of meat/meat alternate can count toward the weekly grain bread after the daily grain bread requirement is met. • ½ of grains must be whole grains (100% beginning 14-15 SY)

49. Duplicate items are allowed except for milk • No restrictions apply to vegetables or their subgroups for the 2013-2014 school year. • No limit on fruit juice for this 2013-2014 but whole fruits are encouraged to help with transition next year.

50. Questions