offer vs. serve at breakfast training for food service staff

Offer vs. ServeAt Breakfast

Training for Food Service Staff

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ObjectivesIdentify the requirements for Offer vs

Serve in the School Breakfast ProgramPractice identifying meals that meet the

requirements of a reimbursable mealBrainstorm strategies to encourage

students to choose and enjoy fruits at breakfast

Offer vs ServeBreakfast

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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

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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• Must offer / menu at least 4 food items• Student must select at least 3 food items

For grains (or meat/meat alternate offered for grains) and milk, must select the daily minimum required amount

For the fruit component, the student must select at least ½ cup fruit (and/or vegetable / any combination)

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At lunch we count components

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At breakfast we count items

Item= A specific food offered within the three food components

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Offer vs ServeGrains at Breakfast

A grain selection may count as an item if the amount equals at least

the minimum daily oz eq requirement

(1 oz eq for all grade groups)

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Counting Grain Items


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 eq10

2 Items

1 oz grain eq



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


2 oz grain eq

2 Items

122 oz grain eq

1 ItemOR


Counting Combination Grain Items

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

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

2 Items

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2 Items 1 Item

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

OR

Offer vs ServeCounting Items

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

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Offer vs ServeCombinations

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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2 Items

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= 1 Item

= 1 Item½ cup

Offer vs Serve – Breakfast

1 oz Grain

½ cup Fruit 1 oz Grain

1 cup milk1 oz Grain

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½ cup Fruit


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1 oz Grain1 oz M/MA=

1 oz Grain

½ cup fruit 1 cup milk

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½ cup fruit


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1 cup milk

½ cup Fruit 2 oz G + 2 oz M/MA = 2 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 5 ITEMS!

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ItemItem

CountBreakfast Pizza 2Breakfast Burrito 2Breakfast Sandwich

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Pancake 1Mini Bagel 1Cereal 1Yogurt 1Fruit (1/2 cup) 1Juice (1/2 cup) 1Milk 1

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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offer vs. serve at breakfast training for food service staff

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