Offer vs. Serve Training

1. Offer vs. Serve Training 2013-14 Breakfast Meal Pattern Grades K-12

2. Menu Planning • As a menu planner: • Make sure every possible reimbursable meal has 4 items from 3 components. • Make sure every possible planned reimbursable meal includes at least 1 oz. eq. of “real” grain. • Make sure students and food service workers are aware of what items make a meal.

3. Food Component and Food Item • Food Component • Grain (optional meat/meat alternate) • Fruit (vegetable) • Milk • Food Item • The minimum required portion size = one food item • ½ cup of fruit = 1 food item • 1 oz. eq. grain = 1 food item

4. Food Component • Food Component • Grain (plus optional meat/meat alternate) • Fruit (and/or vegetable) • Milk • Examples: • Muffin, grapes and milk • Whole wheat bagel, fresh orange and milk • Pancakes, sausage link, hash brown and milk • Cereal, cheese stick, apple juice and milk

5. Food Items • Counting food items: • 1 oz. eq. of grain = one item • 2 oz. eq. grain = two items • Example: 2 oz. eq. muffin = two items • Example: • 2 oz. eq. muffin, grapes, and milk = 4 food items

6. Food Items • Foods with grains and meat • Example: An egg sandwich = 1 oz. eq. grain and 1 oz. eq. meat/meat alternate: • Two items under the grains component, OR • One item and the meat is an “extra”

7. Meat/Meat Alternate Menu Planning

8. Remember! • Daily Menu • 1 oz. eq. “Real” Grain • 3 Food Components • 4 Food Items

9. Offer vs. Serve • Clarification • Not about choices or the way students are served their food • This is giving them the ability to decline 1 food item • Not mandatory for any grade grouping • Goals • To reduce food waste • To give students choices • Requirements • Must offer all of the options

10. Offer vs. Serve • Difference between choices and offer versus serve • Each student must take 4 food items, but they have choices of which 4 food items to take.

11. Offer vs. Serve • Reminder! • For SY 2013-14, students can decline any 1 food item. Including a fruit and/or vegetable. • Changes • No matter how many food items (not choices) offered as a reimbursable meal, students can only decline 1 food item

12. Offer vs. Serve Training Is this reimbursable?

13. 1 cup cereal= 1 oz. eq. grain 1/2 cup FRUIT 2 oz. muffin= 1 oz. eq. Grain 8 oz. MILK

14. Is This a Meal? 1 cup cereal = 1 oz. eq. grain 1/2 cup FRUIT 2 oz. muffin= 1 oz. eq. Grain 8 oz. MILK

15. The Answer is: • Declined too many items: • Cereal and Milk • Can only decline one item!

16. 1 cup cereal= 1 oz. eq. grain 1/2 cup FRUIT Is This a Meal? 2 oz. muffin= 1 oz. eq. Grain 8 oz. MILK

17. The Answer is: • Declined only 1 of the 4 food items: Milk

18. 1 cup cereal=1 oz. eq. grain 1/2 cup FRUIT ½ cup VEGETABLE 8 oz. MILK

19. Is This a Meal? 1 cup cereal =1 oz. eq. grain 1/2 cup FRUIT ½ cup VEGETABLE 8 oz. MILK

20. The Answer is: • Declined only one item: • Cereal • Remember you must offer a grain item with every meal, but the student doesn’t have to take that grain item

21. Biscuit = 1 oz. eq. GRAIN Egg/Cheese =1 oz. eq. meat/meat alternate=1 oz. eq. GRAIN 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 8 oz. MILK

22. Is This a Meal? 1 oz. eq. MEAT/MEAT ALTERNATE 1 oz. eq. GRAIN 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 8 oz. MILK

23. The Answer is: • Declined 2 items: Egg/Cheese and Biscuit • Remember when counting two items in a combination dish, students cannot decline this dish.

24. Is This a Meal? Biscuit = 1 oz. eq. GRAIN Egg/Cheese =1 oz. eq. meat/meat alternate=1 oz. eq. GRAIN 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 8 oz. MILK

25. The Answer is: • Declined only 1 item: Fruit • Remember for SY 2013-14 students allowed to decline fruit and vegetable

26. Biscuit = 1 oz. eq. GRAIN Counting Meat/Meat Alternate as an EXTRA 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 4 oz. yogurt= 1 oz. eq. meat/meat alternate= 1 oz. eq. grain 8 oz. MILK

27. Is This a Meal? Counting Meat/Meat Alternate as an Extra Count only 1 oz. eq. GRAIN 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 4 oz. yogurt = 1 oz. eq. meatalternate= 1 oz. eq. grain 8 oz. MILK

28. The Answer is: • Declines only on: • Egg and Cheese Sandwich • Remember, if only counting the 1 item on the combination dish, student can decline it.

29. Is This a Meal? Biscuit = 1 oz. eq. GRAIN Counting Meat/Meat Alternate as an EXTRA 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT 4 oz. yogurt = 1 oz. eq. meatalternate= 1 oz. eq. grain 8 oz. MILK

30. The Answer is: • Student declined too many items: • Fruit and Yogurt • Remember, you can’t pick and choose whether to count the combination dish as one or two items. The menu planner needs to determine what they are counting and stick with it.

31. 4 oz. Muffin = 2 oz. eq. GRAINS 1/2 cup FRUIT 8 oz. MILK

32. Is This a Meal? 4 oz. Muffin = 2 oz. eq. GRAINS 1/2 cup FRUIT 8 oz. MILK

33. The Answer is: • Declined only one item: • Fruit

34. 1/2 cup FRUIT 4 oz. Muffin = 2 oz. eq. GRAINS 1 oz. String Cheese = 1 oz. eq. Meat Alternative = EXTRA 8 oz. MILK

35. Is This a Meal? 1/2 cup FRUIT 4 oz. Muffin = 2 oz. eq. GRAINS 1 oz. String Cheese = 1 oz. eq. Meat Alternative = EXTRA 8 oz. MILK

36. The Answer is: • Declined 2 items: • 2 oz. eq. Muffin • Remember an item that counts as 2 grains cannot be declined.

37. 1/2 cup FRUIT 28 grams Toast= 1 oz. eq. GRAINS 8 oz. MILK 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT

38. Is This a Meal? 1/2 cup FRUIT 28 grams Toast= 1 oz. eq. GRAINS 8 oz. MILK 4 oz. 100% Juice= ½ cup FRUIT

39. The Answer is: • Declined one food item: • 1 oz. eq. Grain

40. Take Away Message • Reimbursable meals are all based on what you planned and what is taken. • Must plan at least 4 items from 3 components • Determine if the items you provide will count as creditable items or if they are “extras” • If they are “extras” these won’t count toward your 4 items or 3 components • Share these plans with cashiers!

41. Thank You!!