1. Training for Food Service Staff
Offer vs. Serve
At Breakfast
Training for Food Service Staff
This presentation is intended for staff training on Offer VS Serve in the School Breakfast Program.
Web based training on OVS in the National School Lunch program is available on the OSPI CN pages.
Additional staff trainings on other New Meal Pattern topics are also available.
Notes for speaker:
-Words in italics are meant to be spoken.
-Answers (to questions posed to the group) are NOT in italics
-Discussion topics and ideas are offered on slides 42, 43 and 44. You can include these however you feel best meets the needs of your staff (ideas include having trainees work in groups of two and report back to large group OR discuss and brain storm as a large group).

2. Offer vs Serve
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
During this training we will:
-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

3. Offer vs Serve Breakfast
Offer vs Serve is optional at Breakfast for all grade groups
OVS works differently at Breakfast than it does at Lunch
 Offer vs Serve is optional at Breakfast for all grade groups
OVS works differently at Breakfast than it does at Lunch

4. Important Meal Pattern Reminders that affect OVS
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Breakfast
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)
Let’s review some important meal pattern reminders that affect OVS
Meat / Meat Alternates can substitute as a Grain OR Count as an “Extra”
Vegetables can substitute as a Fruit OR count as an “Extra”
“Extras” do not count as a component (towards minimums or maximums ) and do not count as “items” in OVS.
“Extras” nutrients are included in dietary specifications

5. Offer vs Serve Breakfast
For SY
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.
For SY
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.

6. Offer vs Serve Breakfast Starting SY 2014-15
Additionally:
Starting SY
Student must take at least ½ cup fruit (and/or vegetable)
(Remember in the required planned portion for fruit = 1 cup!)
Additionally:
Starting SY
Student must take at least ½ cup fruit (and/or vegetable)

7. The ½ cup minimum serving of fruit may be:
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The ½ cup minimum serving of fruit may be:
A mix of different fruits
A mix of fruits and vegetables
Minimum creditable amount is ⅛ c.
The ½ cup minimum serving from fruit may be a mix of different fruits, fruit juice, different vegetables or vegetable or any combination.
Remember that 1/8 cup of fruit or vegetables is the minimum creditable amount.

8. Offer vs Serve Component Item
One of three food groups that comprise a reimbursable breakfast
(grains or meat/meat alternate; fruit or vegetable; milk)
Item
For breakfast OVS it important to understand the difference between a component and a item.
A component is one of three food groups that comprise a reimbursable breakfast (grains or M/MA; fruit or vegetable; milk)
An item is a specific food offered within the three food components.
A specific food offered within the three food components.

9. 1 Item Offer vs Serve Counting Items 1 oz grain eq
For some items – it is pretty simple to determine how many items it represents.
For example:
This 1 oz grain equivalent piece of toast = 1 item
1 oz grain eq

10. Double portions can count as multiple items:
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Counting Items
Item
Double portions can count as multiple items:
For example:
2 x 1 oz grain = 2 items
However, it can get a little confusing on how to count the number of items in other foods – so let’s look at a few examples.
Double portions can count as multiple items:
For example:
2 Servings of a 1 oz equivalent grain = 2 items

11. 2 Items Offer vs Serve Counting Items 1 oz grain eq 1 oz grain eq
Two slices of toast is an example of this.
1 oz grain eq
1 oz grain eq

12. A large portion can be counted as 1 item
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Counting Items
Item
A large portion can be counted as 2 or more items
(2 oz grain eq = 2 items)
A large portion can be counted as 1 item
(2 oz grain eq = 1 item)
A large portion of a food can be counted as 2 or more items ( 2oz grain eq = 2 items) OR
A large portion can be counted as 1 item. (2 oz grain eq = 1 item)
It’s the menu planners choice!
Let’s look at an example OR

13. 2 Items 1 Item OR Offer vs Serve Counting Items 2 oz grain eq
Here is a 2 oz eq muffin as an example.
This muffin can count as 1 OR 2 items.
It is up to the menu planner! OR
2 Items
1 Item
2 oz grain eq
2 oz grain eq

14. A combination food of Grains and M/MA can count as 2 or more items
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Counting Items
Item
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
You can count the M/MA as “Extra” and only count the grains as items
1 oz grain +1 oz eq M/MA = item
A combination food of Grains and M/MA can count as 2 or more items.
So a 1 oz grain + a 1 oz M/MA would equal a 2 oz eq and count as 2 items OR
You can count the M/MA as an “Extra” and only count the grains as items
So a 1 oz eq grain + a 1 oz eq M/MA would count as 1 item
Here is an example… OR

15. 1 Item 2 Items 2 Items OR Offer vs Serve Counting Items
This breakfast burrito is a 1 oz grain + 1 oz M/MA
-The M/MA can count as a grain eq making the burrito count as 2 items OR
-The M/MA can count as an “extra” so the burrito is a 1 oz eq and counts as 1 item.
2 Items
1 oz grain eq + 1 oz M/MA = oz grain eq
1 oz grain eq + 1 oz M/MA = oz grain eq

16. 4 Items 2 Items OR Offer vs Serve Counting Items
Here is an another example of how you can count combination foods that contain grains and M/MA
This breakfast sandwich is a 2 oz grain eq and a 2 oz M/MA (2 oz M/MA: Egg=1 oz eq; Cheese=.5 oz eq; Sausage=.5 oz eq)
You can count the M/MA as a grain and the sandwich equals a 4 oz eq and counts as 4 items. OR
You can count the M/MA as an “extra” and the sandwich equals a 2 oz eq and counts as 2 items
(Note: You could also count the two grains as 1 and then entire sandwich would count as 1 item)
2 oz grain eq oz M/MA (extra) = 2 oz eq
2 oz grain eq + 2 oz M/MA = 4 oz eq
2 oz M/MA: Egg=1 oz eq; Cheese=.5 oz eq; Sausage=.5 oz eq

17. can count as 2 or more items:
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Counting Items
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 items
1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit = 2 items
A combination food that contains grains and fruit or milk and fruit counts as 2 or more items.

18. Offer vs Serve Counting Items 2 Items 1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit
For example, this smoothie, that is made with 1 cup of milk and ½ cup of fruit counts as 2 items
(If the smoothie contained yogurt it would NOT count as a M/MA component OR an item, as yogurt in smoothies is not creditable – consult SP for more details)
1 cup milk + ½ cup fruit

19. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 1 oz Grain 1 oz Grain 1 cup milk
OK - let’s do some practicing of OVS at Breakfast.
Here is our planned menu with 1 cup of milk, 1 oz eq of cereal, 1 oz eq of toast and ½ cup of fruit (rememember that the 1 cup of fruit doesn’t take effect until SY )
This menu has: 3 components and 4 items
½ cup Fruit
1 oz Grain

20. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(BUT NOT reimbursable in – missing fruit)

21. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(AND reimbursable in 14-15)

22. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(BUT NOT reimbursable in – missing fruit)

23. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 ½ cup Fruit 1 cup milk
Here is our next tray
The planned menu is 1 cup of milk, an egg burrito that is a 1 oz eq of grain and a 1 oz equivalent of M/MA that we are counting as a grain for a total of 2 oz grain eq and ½ cup of kiwi (remember that the 1 cup of fruit doesn’t take effect until SY )
This menu has: 3 components and 4 items
(This example counts the M/MA as a grain)
1 oz G + 1 oz M/MA = 2 G

24. Offer vs Serve– SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(AND reimbursable in 14-15)

25. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(BUT NOT reimbursable in – missing fruit)

26. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 1 oz M/MA = 1 Grain ½ cup fruit 1 cup milk
Here is our next tray
The planned menu is 1 cup of milk, an English muffin that is 2oz eq of grain – that we will count as 2 items, yogurt that is 1 oz equivalent of M/MA that we are counting as a grain and ½ cup of fruit (remember that the 1 cup of fruit doesn’t take effect until SY )
This menu has: 3 components and 5 items OR you can count the 2 oz English muffin as one item, then the tray would have 4 items
2 oz Grain

27. Offer vs Serve – SY
How many items on this tray? 4 items (counting the English Muffin as 2 items)
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(BUT NOT reimbursable in – missing fruit )

28. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 4 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(AND reimbursable in 14-15)

29. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(AND reimbursable in 14-15)

30. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 ½ cup fruit EXTRA 1 cup milk 2 oz Grain
Let’s look at several trays where we count the M/MA (yogurt) as an “Extra”
So the planned menu is 1 cup of milk, an English muffin that is 2oz eq of grain, and ½ cup of fruit.
In this example you would NEED to count the English Muffin as 2 item in order to provide your required 4 items.
The yogurt that is 1 oz equivalent of M/MA tis an extra and get’s ignored in offer vs serve – you have to imagine that it is not even on the tray.
This menu has: 3 components and 4 items
2 oz Grain

31. Offer vs Serve – SY
Still considering the yogurt is counted as an “extra”:
How many items on this tray? 2 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? No – not reimbursable because there are only two items (yogurt is an extra and not counted in OVS)

32. Offer vs Serve – SY 2013-14 (Still counting the yogurt as an “extra”)
How many items on this tray? 3 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 13-14? YES
(BUT NOT reimbursable in – missing fruit)

33. Offer vs Serve REMINDER!
Starting SY
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)
Let’s look at a tray with SY rules.
A quick reminder
Starting SY
Required planned portion for fruit = 1 cup
1 cup fruit =1 item
(even if made up from multiple types of fruit)
Student must take at least ½ cup fruit
(when you have at least two other items, you can count that ½ cup as 1 item)

34. Offer vs Serve – SY 2014-15 ½ cup Fruit 1 cup milk
The planned menu is 1 cup of milk, a breakfast sandwich that is 2oz eq of grain and 2 oz equivalent of M/MA that we are counting as a grain for a 4 oz grain equivalent total and ½ cup of juice and ½ cup of fruit
You can count the number of items in several different ways.
First remember that the ½ cup of fruit and ½ cup of juice count as one item when they are together because the minimum planned portion for fruit is one cup.
The breakfast sandwich can count as
4 ITEMS: Count both grains oz eq AND count the 2 oz M/MA as grains
2 ITEMS: Count both grains oz eq and count the 2oz M/MA as EXTRA
1 ITEM: Count the 2oz grains as 1 item and count the 2oz M/MA as EXTRA : IF YOU COUNTED THIS WAY YOU WOULD NEED TO OFFER ANOTHER ITEM IN ORDER TO OFFER THE REQUIRED 4 ITEMS – the student can select 3 items
2 oz G + 2 oz M/MA =4 G
½ cup Fruit

35. Offer vs Serve – SY 2014-15 How many items on this tray? 5 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 14-15? NO (missing the ½ cup of fruit)

36. Offer vs Serve – SY 2014-15 How many items on this tray?
The breakfast sandwich can count as
4 items + banana = milk =6 items: Reimbursable
2 items + banana + milk = 4 items: Reimbursable
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 14-15? Yes

37. Offer vs Serve – SY 2014-15 How many items on this tray? 2 items
Is this tray reimbursable in SY 14-15? NO (need another item –the combined one cup of fruit can only be counted as 1 item)

38. Good Job! Offer vs Serve Good Job!
Offer VS Serve can be challenging – especially when you are faced with a long line of students that you are trying to move thru the point of service quickly!

39. The Menu Planner Decides how to count the items!
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Counting Items
The Menu Planner Decides how to count the items!
Consider making all planned menus contain the same # of items!
You can see how there is the potential for it to be confusing for students and cashiers alike.
Remember – the menu planner decides how to count the items!
Consider how you can make all of your planned menus contain the same # of items.

40. Each of these planned menus CAN count as 4 ITEMS!1 2
Each of these planned menus CAN count as 4 ITEMS! 3 4
Here is an example where we put together 4 different menus that can all be counted as 4 items.
Tray 1: (1 cup milk; ½ cup fruit; entrée with 2 oz grain eq and 2 oz eq M/MA)
Can count as:3 items (Grain and M/MA combination is counted as 1 item; but your planned menu would need to have one more item)
4 items (M/MA is counted as an extra)
6 items (M/MA is counted as grains)
Tray 2: (1 cup milk; ½ cup fruit; entrée with 1oz grain eq and 1oz eq M/MA)
4 items (M/MA is counted as a grain)
Tray 3: (1 cup milk; ½ cup fruit; 1 oz grain and 1 oz grain)
Counts as: 4 items
Tray 4: (1 cup milk; ½ cup fruit; 2 oz grain eq and 2 oz eq M/MA)
Can count as: 3 items (2 oz Grain is counted as 1 item and M/MA is counted as an extra; but your planned menu would need to have one more item)
4 items (2 oz grain is counted as 1 item and M/MA is counted as a grain)
5 items (2 oz grain is counted as 2 items and M/MA is counted as a grain)
How can you set up your menu to help students and staff identify what and how much they need to take?

41. How do we “encourage” kids to take the required fruits and vegetables?
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How do we “encourage” kids to take the required fruits and vegetables?
Now that we know what is involved in offer vs serve, let’s turn our attention to how we can “encourage” student to take the required fruit at breakfast.

42. Advertise! Offer vs Serve
The first step is to make sure the students know what the new requirements are for offer vs serve .
Here are some examples from Lake Stevens School District
What ideas do you have for how we could advertise the ½ cup fruit requirement for offer vs serve at Breakfast?

43. Fast! Convenient! Offer vs Serve
When we can make choosing fruits and vegetables FAST and convenient we increase the likelihood of students eating more fruits and vegetables
Let’s brainstorm ideas about how we can make fruit fast and convenient at breakfast.
Working in groups of two – come up with three suggestions for how we can make fruits fast and convenient at breakfast.
Fast!

44. Make fruits and vegetable SHINE!
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Make fruits and vegetable SHINE!
Studies show, moving and highlighting the fruit increased sales by up to 102%
Ideas include
Add signs, a desk lamp or other illumination so that kids won’t miss seeing the fruit!
Put fruit in a nice basket or bowl, anything to get it out of the stainless steel serving pans.
What do you think we could do to really highlight fruits?
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45. Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed
Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed. ~Irene Peter