Offer vs. ServeAt Breakfast

Training for Food Service Staff

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Objectives-Identify the requirements for Offer vs Serve in the School Breakfast Program

-Practice identifying meals that meet the requirements of a reimbursable meal-Brainstorm strategies to encourage students to choose and enjoy fruits at

breakfast

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• Offer vs Serve is optional at Breakfast for all grade groups

• OVS works differently at Breakfast than it does at Lunch

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Important Meal Pattern Reminders that affect OVS

•Meat/ Meat Alternates (M/MA) can substitute as a Grain OR count as an Extra•Vegetables can substitute as a Fruit OR

count as an extra(Extra = Not counted as a component or item)

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For SY 2013-14•Must offer all three components (in at least the minimum required amounts)

•Must offer at least 4 food items•Student must select at least 3 food items•Items selected: -Can be from any of the required components

-Must be in the required minimum servings.

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Additionally:

Starting SY 2014-15•Student must take at least ½ cup fruit

(and/or vegetable)

(Remember in 2014-15 the required planned portion for fruit = 1 cup!)

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• A mix of different fruits • A mix of fruits and vegetables

• Minimum creditable amount is ⅛ c.

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The ½ cup minimum serving of fruit may be:

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Component

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One of three food groups that comprise a reimbursable breakfast

(grains or meat/meat alternate; fruit or vegetable; milk)

A specific food offered within the three food components.

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1 oz grain eq

1 Item

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Double portions can count as multiple items:

For example:

2 x 1 oz grain = 2 items

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1 oz grain eq11

2 Items

1 oz grain eq

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A large portion can be counted

as 2 or more items

(2 oz grain eq = 2 items)

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A large portion can be counted as 1

item

(2 oz grain eq = 1 item)OR

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2 oz grain eq

2 Items

132 oz grain eq

1 ItemOR

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A combination food of Grains and M/MA can count as 2 or more items

1 oz grain +1 oz eq M/MA = 2 items

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You can count the M/MA as “Extra”

and only count the grains as items

1 oz grain +1 oz eq M/MA = 1 item

OR

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1 oz grain eq + 1 oz M/MA = 2 oz grain eq

2 Items

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2 Items 1 Item

1 oz grain eq + 1 oz M/MA = 1 oz grain eq

OR

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2 oz M/MA: Egg=1 oz eq; Cheese=.5 oz eq; Sausage=.5 oz eq

4 Items 2 Items

2 oz grain eq + 2 oz M/MA (extra)

= 2 oz eq

2 oz grain eq + 2 oz M/MA =

4 oz eq

OR

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A combination food of Grains and Fruit

OR Milk and Fruit

can count as 2 or more items:1 oz grain + ½ cup fruit = 2 items1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit = 2 items

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1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit

2 Items

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1 oz Grain

½ cup Fruit 1 oz Grain

1 cup milk1 oz Grain

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1 oz G + 1 oz M/MA = 2 G

½ cup Fruit 1 cup milk

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2 oz Grain

1 oz M/MA = 1 Grain

½ cup fruit 1 cup milk

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2 oz Grain

EXTRA½ cup fruit 1 cup milk

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Starting SY 2014-15•Required planned portion for fruit = 1 cup

1 cup fruit =1 item (even if made up from multiple types of fruit)

• Exception:Student must take at least ½ cup fruit

(count that ½ cup as 1 item)

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1 cup milk

½ cup Fruit 2 oz G + 2 oz M/MA =4 G

½ cup Fruit

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The Menu Planner Decides how to count the items!

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Consider making all planned menus contain the same # of items!

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Each of these planned menus CAN count as 4 ITEMS!

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How do we “encourage” kids to take the required

fruits and vegetables?

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Advertise!

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Fast!

Convenient!

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Make fruits and vegetable SHINE!

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Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything

has changed. ~Irene Peter

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