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What Makes a Meal
Meal Pattern Training
Training Goals O Understand the Lunch and Breakfast meal
pattern
O Learn the components (food groups) that make up the meal pattern
O Be able to recognize a reimbursable meal
Important DefinitionsO Menu Items- The actual food served (Chicken Nuggets, Green
Beans)
O Food Components- one of the five food groups—meat/meat alternates, fruit, vegetable, grains, and fluid milk—that make up a reimbursable meal.
O Reimbursable Meal- A meal that offers all of the required meal pattern food items in the required serving sizes for the student’s age/grade. We receive funding for this meal.
O Offer vs Serve - allows a student to decline up to 2 components.
What’s for Lunch?
Lunch Meal Pattern
Meal Components
1. Meat/Meat Alternate 2. Grain3. Vegetable4. Fruit5. Milk
Meat/Meat Alternate
O Daily Minimum =1 oz
O Meat (chicken, beef)
O Cheese
O Yogurt
Grains
O Daily Minimum =1 oz
O Sliced Bread/Roll/Buns
O Rice/Pasta
O Breading on Chicken
O Pizza Crust
O Tortilla Chips
VegetablesO Daily minimum offering = 3/4 cup
O We serve ½ cup portions
O Students can take 1 or 2 vegetables
O No Duplicates
Vegetable Sub-Groups
Red-Orange (1 1/4 cup per week)
Carrots
Tomatoes
Starchy (1/2 cup per week)
Potatoes-
Corn
Green Peas
Dark Green (1/2 cup per week)
Broccoli
Romaine Lettuce
Bean/Legume (1/2 cup per week)
Charro Beans
Refried Beans
Other (1/2 cup per week)
Cucumbers
Pickles
Green Beans
Fruit
O Daily minimum offering = 1/2 cup
O All portions are ½ cup
O Elem students can take 1 fruit
Milk
O We HAVE to ALWAYS offer 2 varieties at all times
O 1% White Milk and fat-free Chocolate
O Portion size = 8 oz carton
O Students can select 1 milk with their meal
Where can I find the components of a menu item?
Minimum Meal Requirements
for LUNCHO Student must take at
least 3 components.
O 1 of the 3 components must be at least ½ cup fruit or vegetable.
O 2 components have to be full components.
Look for the fruit or veggie on the tray.
Then look for 2 more full components.
Minimum Meal Requirements
for LUNCH1. Does a student have to
take an entrée?
2. Does a student have to take a milk?
3. Does a student have to take a fruit?
4. Can a student take a second vegetable?
O 1 of the 3 components must be at least ½ cup fruit or vegetable.
O Student must take at least 3 components.
O 2 components have to be full components.
NoNo
No
YES
The minimum of each component
must be available to every student!
Meat: 1 oz
Grain: 1 oz
Vegetable: ¾ cup
Fruit: ½ cup
Milk: 1 cup in both required varieties
These portions have to
be available to all
students on all lines.
Adult Meals Entrée and Large
Garden Salad
(Salad Base w/ Cheese)
Entrée and Grain
Up to 4 sides
(duplicate sides allowed)
Bottled Water, Tea, Milk included
OR
Lettuce Review Lunch
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
NOYES
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLEMEAL?
YES NO
Lunch Review 1. List the Components and Daily Minimum?
2. What component(s) does a student have to have on their tray and how much?
3. Does a student have to take a milk?
4. How many fruits can a student take at lunch?
5. How many veggies can they take?
6. Does white and choc milk have to be offered to every student?
7. What do you do if you run out of milk?
Breakfast Meal Pattern
Similar to lunch pattern, but there are some major differences
Breakfast vs LunchSimilar Different
O Still offer components.
O Must have 3 to make a reimbursable meal.
O Student must take a ½ cup fruit or juice.
O Only offer 3 components, not 5.
O Breakfast counts “credits,” not components.
O We don’t offer veggies at breakfast, so student has to take a fruit.
But…
But…
But…
Breakfast Meal Pattern
3 Components offered:
1. Grain (sometimes a Meat/Meat Alternate may be served in place of a grain.
2. Fruit
Students can take 1 or 2 Fruit or 1 fruit and 1 Juice
3. Milk
Minimum Meal Requirement
O Have at least 3 food credits
O 1 of the 3 credits must be fruit or juice
Crediting Menu Items
1 credit (Single Item)
O Toast/Cinnamon Toast
O Cereal
O Danimals Yogurt
O Cheese Stick
O 1 serving fruit/juice
O Milk
2 credits (Combined item - not sold separately)
O Pancake on Stick
O Mini Pancakes (2 Grain)
O Breakfast Sandwich
O Yogurt Parfait
O Cinnamon Roll ( 2 Grain)
O Donut (2 Grain)
Crediting Menu Items
Sample MenuDay 1 Day 2
O Pancake on Stick
O Cereal
O Toast
O Cinnamon Toast
O Danimals Yogurt
O Grapes
O Fruit Juice
O Milk
O Muffin O Cheese StickO CerealO ToastO Cinnamon ToastO Yogurt ParfaitO BananaO Fruit JuiceO Milk
HOW MANY CREDITS IN EACH MENU ITEM?
Credit Review
1 Grain = 1 credit
1 Meat = 1 credit
½ c Fruit = 1 credit
1 Milk = 1 credit
Where can I find the number of credits in a menu item?
Remember that ½ cup of fruit counts as 1 credit
Cereal & Toast Combinations
Fruit and Fruit Juice
O Each ½ cup Serving of Fruit and Juice = 1 credit
O Students may select 1 or 2 servings of Fruit and/or Juice.
O Possible Combinations
O 1 Fruit
O 1 Juice
O 2 Fruit
O 1 Fruit & 1 Juice
O No Duplicate Items
Milk
O We HAVE to ALWAYS offer 2 varieties at all times
O 1% White Milk and fat-free Chocolate
O Portion size = 8 oz carton
O 1 milk = 1 credit
The minimum of each component
must be available to every student!
Let’s Practice
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE MEAL?
YES NO
???QUESTIONS???