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Department of Nutrition Services. Renee Dudley, Debra Brunner, Christina Rothe. Community Eligible Provision (CEP). Free Breakfast & Lunch for ALL students All MPS schools, including contract schools This is the 5 th year of CEP Families - no applications
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Department of Nutrition Services Renee Dudley, Debra Brunner, Christina Rothe
Community Eligible Provision (CEP) • Free Breakfast & Lunch for ALL students • All MPS schools, including contract schools • This is the 5th year of CEP • Families - no applications • Students – no identification at Point of Service
2017-18 Meals Served • Over 50,000 lunches per day • Year round – including summer • 13.4 million cartons of milk
Funding for Meal Programs • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) • Meal Reimbursement: • $3.39 per lunch • $2.14 per breakfast • $5.53 per day to Feed Students • Includes food, supplies and labor
Meal Pattern Debra Brunner RD, CD
Components used in Building a Healthy Lunch
Offer versus Serve (OVS) OVS allows students to decline some of the foods offered • Intended to • reduce food waste • allow choices • empower students • What students must select should not be confused with what must be offered to students • Students must be allowed to choose; however they must have at least ½ cup of fruit or vegetable
Special Dietary Needs Christina Rothe RD, CD
Special Dietary Needs Forms • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations require substitutions or modifications in school meals for children whose disabilities restrict their diets
Licensed medical practitioner statement • The licensed medical practitioner's statement must identify: • Explanation of how the child’s physical or mental impairment restricts the child’s diet • The food(s) to be avoided • The food or choice of foods that must be substituted
Licensed Medical Practitioner cont. • Licensed “Medical Practitioner” means any physician, dentist, optometrist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber or podiatrist licensed in any state. • If the documentation to support a dietary accommodation has not been signed by one of these practitioners, the school is not required to accommodate the request.
Incomplete Special Dietary Needs Forms • Missing signature and contact information from Licensed Medical Practitioner • Missing signature and contact information from parents • Missing the explanation of how the physical or mental impairment restricts the child’s diet