What Does A Meal Consist Of: In conjunction with the new school meals regulations: A School Lunch Consists of Five Food Items: One (1) serving of milk component (low fat or skim) Bread component (sandwich bun, bread, pizza crust, pasta, rice, tortilla shells, crackers) All bread items are at least 51% whole wheat) Meat component (otherwise known as a protein, such as in any type of meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, yogurt, peanut butter, etc.) Fruit component (all fresh, dried, canned, frozen and also 100% pure fruit juice) Vegetable component (all raw and cooked vegetables, 100% pure vegetable juices, marinara and salsas.) Students must choose 3 of the 5 food items. They MUST have ½ cup fruit or vegetable on their tray. Example: Cheeseburger, seasoned broccoli, milk. Yes, the cheeseburger contains the Meat Component and the Bread Component, they have the required fruit/vegetable and Milk. They chose 4 of the 5 components. Example: Cheeseburger and Milk. No this does not meet because they don’t have the required fruit/vegetable serving. They have a Bread, Meat, and Milk which is 3, but they have to have the fruit/vegetable serving on their tray. Example: Cheeseburger and an apple. Yes, they have the Bread, Meat and Fruit serving, they declined the Milk Component and the Vegetable Component so they have 3 of the 5. Hot roll, green beans, fruit cocktail and milk. Yes, they declined the protein and chose a bread, a fruit, a vegetable and a milk. This is 4 of the 5 components. Students may decline the entrée item. This is different than previous regulations.
What Does A Meal Consist Of: In conjunction with the new school meals regulations: A School Lunch Consists of Five Food Items: One (1) serving of milk component (low fat or skim) Bread component (sandwich bun, bread, pizza crust, pasta, rice, tortilla shells, crackers) All bread items are at least 51% whole wheat) Meat component (otherwise known as a protein, such as in any type of meat, fish, poultry, cheese, eggs, yogurt, peanut butter, etc.) Fruit component (all fresh, dried, canned, frozen and also 100% pure fruit juice) Vegetable component (all raw and cooked vegetables, 100% pure vegetable juices, marinara and salsas.) Students must choose 3 of the 5 food items. They MUST have ½ cup fruit or vegetable on their tray. Example: Cheeseburger, seasoned broccoli, milk. Yes, the cheeseburger contains the Meat Component and the Bread Component, they have the required fruit/vegetable and Milk. They chose 4 of the 5 components. Example: Cheeseburger and Milk. No this does not meet because they don’t have the required fruit/vegetable serving. They have a Bread, Meat, and Milk which is 3, but they have to have the fruit/vegetable serving on their tray. Example: Cheeseburger and an apple. Yes, they have the Bread, Meat and Fruit serving, they declined the Milk Component and the Vegetable Component so they have 3 of the 5. Hot roll, green beans, fruit cocktail and milk. Yes, they declined the protein and chose a bread, a fruit, a vegetable and a milk. This is 4 of the 5 components. Students may decline the entrée item. This is different than previous regulations.
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