Meal Service
2015
SFSP Training
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Breakfast
Three food components are required for a
reimbursable breakfast:
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Fruit/Vegetable 1/2 Cup
Grains/Breads 1 Serving
Milk
1 Cup
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Optional:
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Meat and Meat Alternates
Lunch or Supper
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Meat or Meat Alternate
Fruit/Vegetable (2 items)
Grains/Breads
Milk
2 oz.
¾ cup
1 serving
1 cup
Meat/Meat Alternate
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Dry Beans/Peas
Peanut Butter
Yogurt
Nuts and seeds
Meat
Cheese
Egg
½ cup
4 T = 2oz mt
1 cup =2oz mt
1 oz*
2 oz.
2 oz.
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* Nuts and seeds may meet only one-half of the total meat/meat alternate serving
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and must be combined with another meat/meat alternate to fulfill the lunch or
supper requirement.
Fruits/Vegetables
Two different servings of fruit and/or
vegetable (two different food items);
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2 fruits OR
2 vegetables OR
1 fruit and 1 vegetable
More…. Fruits and Vegetables
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Juice-must be 100% (read the label)
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Juice may only count as half of the
fruit/vegetable requirement ( half of ¾ is 3/8
cup).
Ex: If you serve ½ or even 1 cup of juice it
may only contribute 3/8 cup of f/v.
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Fruits/Vegetables
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Dip raw carrots/other veggies in low-fat/fat-free
yogurt dip or salad dressing
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Use spinach and other greens for salads
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Encourage children to try unfamiliar fruits and
vegetables
Grains/Breads—1 (1oz.) serving
Whole-grain or Enriched
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Buns
Rolls
Rice
Biscuits
Muffins
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Pasta
Noodles
Cereal
Cornbread
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Grains/Breads Chart
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Milk
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Must be fluid milk
Any type is OK
1%
SKIM
Whole milk for 1 year up to 2
Flavored Milk is OK too!!
 Chocolate, Strawberry, etc.
#1-Is this a reimbursable meal?
Baked Chicken 2 oz
Green Beans 1/2c
Watermelon 1/2c
Roll 2oz
Milk 1c
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Meal or No Meal?
#1
YES
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#2 Is this a reimbursable meal?
½
1
oz.
 ¼ cup
 ¼ cup
 ¼ cup
 ½ pint
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Medium baked potato with
Cheese
Chopped broccoli
Cooked pinto beans
Sliced peaches
Milk
Meal or No Meal?
# 2
NO GRAINS/BREAD ITEM!
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#3 Is this a reimbursable LUNCH?
2
oz.
 2 Slices
 ¼ Cup
 ½ Cup
 1 Cup
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Roast Beef
Whole Wheat Bread
Cucumbers
Strawberries
Milk
Meal or No Meal?
#3
YES
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# 4 Is this a reimbursable meal?
1
1
oz.
 1 tbsp.
 ¼ cup
 ½ cup
 1 cup
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Hamburger Bun
Ground Beef Patty
Ketchup
Coleslaw
Orange Wedges
Milk
Meal or No Meal?
# 4
NO
Meat item is only 1oz. Instead
of the required 2oz.
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SNACK
Choose 2 components
MEAT
 FRUIT/VEGETABLE
 BREAD
 MILK
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1 oz
¾ cup
1 serving
1 cup
SNACKS THAT ARE NOT
SNACKS…………
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POTATO CHIPS
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POPCORN
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PUDDING
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CANDY
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ICE CREAM
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SOFT DRINKS
MEAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
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Serve the same meal to all children.
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Serve children with special dietary needs (with
appropriate documentation)
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Ensure that children eat all meals on site (except if
Sponsor has chosen to allow Grain and/or Fruit and
Vegetable to be taken
off-site)
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Serve meals during approved times.
MEAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
CONTINUED…
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Serve each child a first meal before seconds are served
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There is no limit on the amount of time that must elapse
from the beginning of one meal to the beginning of the
next
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No limits on the duration of meal service
MORE… MEAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
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Arrange for proper storage of excess
meals.
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Make arrangements for inclement
weather, if meals are served at an outdoor
site.
FOOD TEMPERATURES
Ensure that meals are kept at proper
temperatures:
“HOT” FOODS “HOT”
“COLD” FOODS “COLD”
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OFFER VERSUS SERVE (OVS)
Available as an Option for all sponsors
 An option, not a requirement
 May operate at all or some sites
 Family Style: no OVS
 Sponsors must train staff
*For more information on OVS, contact Amy
Berner for training information
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SECOND MEALS
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A second meal may be served if all the
children have been served a first meal
Must be complete second meal, not second
portion
Second meals may not be claimed if FAMILYSTYLE meal service is provided
SHARE TABLE
Sponsors may designate a “share table”
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Children may return whole items that they
chose not to eat to the share table.
Nonperishable components that remain on a
share table may be appropriately stored for
later service.
*Provided this is in compliance with local and State
and health safety codes.
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CN LABEL(Child Nutrition)
Must be available for commercially
prepared foods.
 Identifies the contribution of a product
toward the meal pattern.
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Sample CN LABEL
* CN Identification Number
**Month & Year of approval
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Nutrition Facts Label
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Questions?
Have Fun this Summer!!
West Virginia Department of Education
Office of Child Nutrition
Building 6, Room 248
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0330
304-558-3396