Making Healthy Changes for Healthy Children and Healthy Choices 1 Virginia Department of Education, School Nutrition Programs Aug 2012 How to implement Offer vs. Serve With the New School Meals Module #2: OFFER vs. SERVE OFFER vs. SERVE

New Offer vs. Serve Poster 2

Offer vs. Serve School lunches must offer the five food components specified in the meal pattern each day... Under Offer vs. Serve, students must be allowed to decline two items at lunch, except that the students must select at least ½ cup of either the fruit or vegetable component. 7CFR (c) 3

Offer vs. Serve What Has not Changed: Lunch: Required for senior high schools Optional for lower grades Breakfast: Optional for all grade levels 4

Offer vs. Serve What Has not Changed: Offer all five (5) components in the required portion size

Offer vs. Serve What Has not Changed: Students may still decline one or two components

Offer vs. Serve What Has not Changed: Meal price does not change if the student declines item(s)

Definitions Food component: One of the five food groups for reimbursable meals Food item: A specific food offered within the five food components

Offer vs. Serve New Requirement Students must select at least ½ cup of either the fruit component or the vegetable component. 9 NEW!

Offer vs. Serve If a student selects only 3 components and one is ½ cup of fruit or ½ cup of vegetable, the other 2 components must be full servings. 10

A K-5 or 6-8 student selects… ½ cup Vegetable (Partial portion) ½ cup Fruit (Full portion) 8 oz. Milk (Full portion) 11

A 9-12 student would need to select… ½ cup Vegetable (Partial portion) 1 cup Fruit (Full portion) 8 oz. Milk (Full portion) 12

Offer vs. Serve 13 Is it a Reimbursable Meal? Handout # 12

Offer vs. Serve Activity 14 Menu #1 Pasta with Meat Sauce OR Teriyaki Meatballs on Rice Dinner Roll Choose two: Green Bean Corn Choose one or two: Pears Cantaloupe 1% Unflavored Milk or Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 15 Menu #1 Student Selects: Teriyaki Meatballs on Rice Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 16 Menu #1 Student Selects: Pasta with Meat Sauce Green Beans 1% Unflavored Milk

Is it a Meal? 17 Menu #1 Student Selects: Pears Cantaloupe 1% Unflavored Milk

Is it a Meal? 18 Menu #1 Student Selects: Rice Green Beans Pears

Is it a Meal? 19 Menu #1 Student Selects: Pasta with Meat Sauce Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Offer vs. Serve Activity 20 Menu #2 Sub Sandwich OR Bean & Cheese Burrito with Rice Lettuce & Tomato Choose two: Sliced Fresh Cukes Glazed Carrots Choose one or two: Applesauce Banana 1% Unflavored Milk or Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 21 Menu #2 Student Selects: Sub Sandwich Lettuce & Tomato 1% Unflavored Milk

Is it a Meal? 22 Menu #2 Student Selects: Sub Sandwich Lettuce & Tomato Sliced Fresh Cukes Applesauce

Is it a Meal? 23 Menu #2 Student Selects: Bean & Cheese Burrito Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 24 Menu #2 Student Selects: Bean & Cheese Burrito Glazed Carrots Banana

Is it a Meal? 25 Menu #2 Student Selects: Sliced Fresh Cukes Banana 1% Unflavored Milk

Offer vs. Serve Activity 26 Menu #3 Hamburger OR Cheeseburger OR Grilled Chicken Patty On a Bun Lettuce & Tomato Choose two: Sweet Potato Puffs Cole Slaw Choose one or two: Peach Slices Fresh Orange 1% Unflavored Milk or Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 27 Menu #3 Student Selects: Cheeseburger on a Bun Cole Slaw Fat-free Chocolate Milk

Is it a Meal? 28 Menu #3 Student Selects: Hamburger Patty Lettuce & Tomato Fresh Whole Orange

Is it a Meal? 29 Menu #3 Student Selects: Grilled Chicken Patty Sweet Potato Puffs Fat-free Chocolate Milk

OVS Questions 30 Virginia Department of Education, School Nutrition Programs