1. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010
Give Healthy a Chance
The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010

2. New Meal Pattern Requirements
There are five required food components at lunch.
USDA revised calorie, saturated fat, and sodium standards for each of the age/grade groups.
Multiple lines must make all required food components available to all students on a weekly basis.
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3. Menu Components of a Reimbursable Meal
Food component means one of the five food groups which comprise reimbursable meals at lunch.
Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA)
Fruits (F)
Vegetables (V)
Grains (G)
Fluid Milk
What is reimbursable? Government gives us 28 cents for paid lunch, $2.11 for reduced lunch, $2.51 for free lunch
With extra six cent reimbursement that is promised to us if we follow the guidelines we would receive an additional 23, If you are doing the math with me, our community would be receiving a total of about $ for lunches alone. If we could be supported in allowing our children adequate time to eat breakfasts at school children we would add another $1.85 for free, $1.25 for reduced and $.27 for paid students. Why am I telling you this? Because I need your help to “give healthy a chance”
Based on last year’s participation rates, Cleburne County was given
Last year we served a total of
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4. Review: Age/Grade Groups
Schools must plan menus using age/grade groups. These groups reflect predominant school grade configurations and are consistent with the IOM’s Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) groupings.
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
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5. Review: Nutrition Standards
Fruits and Vegetables must be offered daily.
New requirements substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods.
Only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties can be offered in the school nutrition program.
New standards limit calories based on the age of children.
USDA is increasing the focus on reducing saturated fat, trans fats, and sodium in school meals.
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6. Calorie Range—Lunch Meal
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
The average daily amount for a 5-day school week must fall within the minimum and maximum levels.
A school could offer age grade groups K-8 a single menu that falls within range of average calories per week to meet the requirement for each grade group.
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7. Meat/Meat Alternate—Lunch
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
8-10 ounces weekly
1 ounce daily
9-10 ounces weekly
10-12 ounces weekly
2 ounces daily
One ounce cooked, skinless, unbreaded portion of beef, fish, poultry, equals one ounce of the Meat/Meat Alternate requirement.
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8. Fruit Component
Fruits and vegetables are now separate food components in the school lunch and breakfast programs.
Fruits prepared without added solid fats, sugars, refined starches, and sodium supply important nutrients that are under-consumed by school children in the United States (including potassium and dietary fiber) with relatively little calories.
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9. Fruit Component—Lunch
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
2 ½ cups weekly
½ cup daily
5 cups weekly
1 cup daily
All frozen fruit served in NSLP contains no added sugar beginning SY Note there is a one year exemption to this requirement.
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10. Vegetable Component—Lunch
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
3 ¾ cups weekly
¾ cup per day
¾ cup per day
5 cups weekly
1 cup per day
Vegetable Subgroups Weekly Requirements
 Dark Green
 Red/Orange
Bean/Peas (Legumes)
Starchy
Other
Additional Vegetables to Reach Total
 ½ cup
¾ cup
½ cup
1 cup
 ¾ cup
1 ¼ cups
1 ½ cup
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11. Grains Component—Lunch
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
8-9 oz eq weekly
1 per day (min.)
8-10 oz eq weekly
10-12 oz eq weekly
2 per day (min.)
At least half of the grains offered at lunch must be whole-grain rich during SY and
During SY and SY only, up to half of the required grains offered may be refined-grain foods that are enriched.
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12. Milk Component—Lunch Meal
Grades K-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
5 cups weekly
1 cup daily
Fluid milk must be low-fat (1% milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored).
Lactose-free milk is an acceptable alternative. It must be low-fat (1 % milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored).
Adapted from:
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13. Reference All I am saying, is give healthy a chance
The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act
All I am saying, is
give healthy a chance
Reference
New Meal Pattern Training Presentation (2012). National Food Service Management Institute.