Breakfast

Breakfast Meal Pattern

School Year 2013-14

Breakfast• Thank you for offering breakfast at your school!• School breakfast can:

– Provide a morning meal for students that don’t have the time or resources for a meal at home

– Provide food to help during long stretch of time between leaving home and lunch

• Eating breakfast can:– Improve student health, nutrition, behavior, learning, and help

prevent overweight• If your school does not offer breakfast, contact the Project PA

Breakfast Brigade for free assistancehttp://www.projectpa.org

Breakfast Overview for 13-14 SY ONLY

• Food Based Menu Planning• Three components (food groups) must be offered

daily in minimum required amounts:• Juice/fruit/vegetable: ½ cup• Grain: 1 oz. eq.• Fluid milk: 1 cup

• Additional grains must be offered over the week to meet weekly minimum grain requirements – K-5 7 oz. eq. per week – 6-8 8 oz. eq. per week – 9-12 9 oz. eq. per week

• Therefore more than 1 oz. eq. grains must be offered on some days of the week.

• Meat/Meat Alternate (m/ma) is optional. M/MA may be offered in place of some grains or as an “extra”

Breakfast Overview for 13-14 SY ONLY

• Meat/ Meat Alternate:– Is optional– May be offered in place of some grains to meet

weekly grain requirement OR may be offered as an “extra”

Breakfast Overview for 13-14 SY ONLY

If school implements Offer vs. Serve (OVS): (optional all grades):• At least four items must be offered AND• All 3 required components must be offered in minimum required

amounts• Therefore, school must offer at least the following daily:

– 1 cup fluid milk – ½ cup fruit/vegetable/juice – 1 oz. eq. grains – One additional item (½ cup fruit/ vegetable/ juice OR 1 oz.

eq. grain OR 1 oz. eq. meat/meat alternate)• Student must select at least 3 items

Breakfast Overview for 13-14 SY ONLY

If school does not implement offer vs. serve (may be referred to as “serve only”)• At least three items must be served

AND all 3 required components must be included in minimum required amounts.

• Therefore, school must offer at least the following daily:– 1 cup fluid milk – ½ cup fruit/vegetable/juice– 1 oz. eq. grains

• On some days, additional grains must be offered to meet weekly grain requirement

• Students must take all items served

Breakfast Overview for 13-14 SY ONLY

• Calorie ranges and saturated fat limits (averaged over a week)

• Zero grams (or less than .5 grams) trans fat per portion

• Three age/grade groups– K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 – Overlap in requirements for all 3 groups

Fruit/Vegetable/Juice ComponentBreakfast 13-14 SY ONLY

Fruit/Vegetable/Juice• No change for 13-14 SY• Must offer at least ½ cup of

fruit/vegetable/juice to all grades• Any juice offered must be 100% juice• No juice limits for 13-14 SY• Students are not required to take fruit under

OVS for 13-14 SY

Grains ComponentBreakfast 13-14 SY ONLY

Grains• 1 oz. eq. minimum daily requirement (all grades)• Minimum weekly requirements

– K-5 7 oz. eq. per week (10 oz. eq. for 7 day RCCIs)– 6-8 8 oz. eq. per week (11 oz. eq. for 7 day RCCIs)– 9-12 9 oz. eq. per week (12.5 oz. eq. for 7 day RCCIs)

• No weekly maximums for 13-14 SY• Half of the grains offered must be whole grain rich• RTE cereals must list a whole grain as the first ingredient

and must be fortified (unless 100% WG)

Milk ComponentBreakfast 13-14 SY ONLY

Fluid Milk (Same criteria as lunch):• Allowable milk options include

– Fat free milk (flavored or unflavored)– Low fat milk* (unflavored)– Fat free or low fat (lactose reduced or lactose free)

• 1 cup/day (all grades)• At least two options must be offered. For example:

– Fat free unflavored and fat free chocolate OR– Fat free unflavored and lowfat unflavored

*Lowfat milk is 1% fat or less

Optional Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA)• M/MA is not required, but may be offered • Two options for offering M/MA:

Option 1: M/MA may be offered in place of grains to help meet the weekly grain requirement, as long as the daily requirement of at least 1 oz. eq. grain is also offered

OROption 2: M/MA may be offered as an extra food, and not counted as a meal component or item

Meat/Meat Alternate Breakfast 13-14 SY

Meat/Meat Alternates (M/MA) for Breakfast

Example: In grades 6 -8, 8 oz. eq. grain is required per week. M/MA is offered instead of some of the grain • School offers 1 oz. eq. grain every day (meets daily

grain requirement)• 1 oz. eq. grain per day = 5 oz. eq. grain per week• School also offers 1 oz. eq. m/ma 3 days per week • 3 oz. eq. m/ma may count as 3 oz. eq. grain• 8 oz. eq. grain requirement is met

New Breakfast Standards for 13-14 SY ONLY

• Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) still contributes to the following nutrient limits regardless of whether it is counted as a meal component– calories– saturated fat – trans fat– sodium (14-15 SY)

Breakfast: Calorie Requirements

• Minimum and maximum calorie (kcal) levels– Weighted average based on what is offered

over course of the week• Grades K-5: 350-500• Grades 6-8: 400-550• Grades 9-12 : 450-600• Overlap grades K–12: 450- 500

Breakfast: Saturated Fat Limits

Weekly limits for saturated fat• Less than 10 percent of total calories

(Weighted average based on what is offered over the course of a week)

• Same as current requirement

Breakfast: Trans Fat Restriction

Trans fat restriction• No trans fat allowed in any product or

ingredient (except naturally occurring trans fat from beef, lamb, or dairy)

• Nutrition label or manufacturer’s specifications must specify zero grams (or less than .5 grams) of trans fat per serving

Sodium

• Restrictions for sodium do not begin until SY2014/15

• School should begin reducing sodium now:– Health benefits of decreasing sodium– Gradual reduction may make adjustment easier

for students

Breakfast Offer vs. Serve 13-14 SY ONLY

Offer vs Serve (OVS): Optional for all grades at breakfast• Four items must be offered in the minimum

quantity required for the component. For example:– 1 c. milk, ½ c. fruit/veg, 2 oz. eq. grain– 1 c. milk, ½ c. fruit/veg, 1 oz. eq. grain, 1 oz. eq.

m/ma – 1 c. milk, ½ c. fruit/veg, ½ c. juice, 1 oz. eq. grain

• Students must select at least 3 items in required amounts

What Counts as an Item?

• An item is a specific food offered within the 3 components

• It must be offered in at least the minimum required amount: ½ cup fruit/vegetable/juice, 1 oz. eq. grain, 1 oz. eq. M/MA, or 1 cup milk– ¼ cup peaches by itself does not count as an item– ¼ cup apples and ¼ cup peaches together (1/2

cup) counts as one item.– A 2 oz. eq. grain (e.g. large muffin) may count as 2

items.

What counts as an item?• A meat grain combination (such as egg sandwich w/ 2 oz. eq.

grains and 1 oz. eq. m/ma) counts as:– 3 items if the school chooses to count the meat as a grain– 2 items if the school chooses to count meat as an “extra”

• When students are given a choice of items in the same component and can only choose 1, it counts as 1 item. For example:– Hard boiled egg or yogurt (1 item)– ½ cup apples or ½ cup peaches or ½ cup grapes (1 item)

• Offer at least 4 items: A large grain can count as more than 1 item

– 2 oz. eq. muffin (can count as 2 items)– 1/2 cup blueberries (1 item)– 1 cup milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items• What possible combinations can student

select?

Breakfast OVS Example A

Breakfast OVS Example A(Continued)

• Student may select:– Muffin, blueberries, milk– Muffin, blueberries – Muffin, milk

Breakfast OVS Example B

• Offer at least 4 items• In this example, school chooses to count m/ma as a

grain• Egg sandwich w/ 2 oz. eq. grain and 1 oz. eq.

m/ma (3 items)• ½ cup peaches (1 item)• 1 cup milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items• What possible combinations can the student select?

Breakfast OVS Example B

Student may select:• Egg sandwich, milk, peaches• Egg sandwich, milk• Egg sandwich, peaches• Egg sandwich

Breakfast OVS Example C

• Offer at least 4 items• In this example, school chooses to count m/ma as

an “extra” – Egg sandwich w/ 2 oz. eq. grain and 1 oz. eq.

m/ma (2 items)– 1/2 cup peaches (1 item)– 1 cup milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items• What possible combination can the student select?

OVS Breakfast Example C

Student may select:• Egg sandwich, milk, peaches• Egg sandwich, milk• Egg sandwich, peaches

Breakfast OVS Example D

• Offer at least 4 items:– 1 oz. eq. toast (1 item)*– 1 oz. eq. whole grain rich cereal (1 item)*– ½ c. orange slices (1 item)– 1 c. milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items• *Student may select 2 of the same grains• What combinations can student select?

Breakfast OVS Example D

Student may select:• Toast, cereal, orange slices, milk • 2 slices toast plus orange slices and/or milk• 2 oz. eq. cereal plus orange slices and/or milk• Toast, cereal, milk• Toast, orange slices, milk• Toast, cereal, orange slices• Cereal, milk, orange slicesEtc…..

Breakfast OVS Example E

• Offer at least 4 items:– 1 oz. eq. whole grain rich cereal (1 item)*– Hard boiled egg (1 oz. eq. m/ma credited as grain)

(1 item)*– ½ c. orange slices (1 item)– 1 cup milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items • *Student may select 2 of the same grain or m/ma

items• What combinations can the student select?

Breakfast OVS Example E

Student may select:• Cereal, hard boiled egg, orange slices, milk• Hard boiled egg, orange slices, milk• Cereal, orange slices, milk• 2 oz. eq. cereal plus orange slices and/or milk• 2 hard boiled eggs plus orange slices and/or

milkEtc……

Breakfast OVS Example F

• Offer at least 4 items – Pancake Sausage Combo ( 1 oz. eq. grain and 1 oz

eq. m/ma to count as grain = 2 items)– 1 oz. eq. whole grain cereal (1 item) *– ½ cup applesauce or ½ cup peaches (1 item)– 1 cup milk (1 item)

• Student must select at least 3 items• *Student may select 2 of the same grain item• What combinations can the student select?

Breakfast OVS Example F

Student may select:• Pancake/sausage combo, cereal, applesauce, milk• Pancake/sausage combo, cereal, peaches, milk• Pancake sausage combo, applesauce• Pancake/sausage combo, peaches• Pancake/sausage combo, milk• Applesauce, cereal, milk• 2 cereal, milk• 2 cereal, peaches, milkEtc……

OVS Pre-Plating and Bundling

• OVS is not required for breakfast for any grade• If components are bundled (e.g. bagged/

boxed meals), offering choices is encouraged:– Allow students to select a variety of milks separate

from pre-packaged meals– Allow students to select from a variety of fruits

separate from pre-packaged meals– Offer a choice of different bundled or plated meals

Signage

• Signs that explain what counts as a reimbursable meal must be posted at the beginning of the serving line

• Signs are also recommended where students make meal decisions

• Signs help students choose a reimbursable meal and help to prevent problems at the cashier

• Servers and cashiers should also have training and information on what counts as a reimbursable meal

Breakfast RecommendationsHealthier Options

• Try to offer healthier breakfast items• Offer mainly cereals and other grains that:

– are whole grain rich (at least ½ the grains offered weekly must be whole grain rich)

– contain less than 9 grams sugar per ounce (preferably less than 6 grams sugar per ounce)

– do not contain artificial sweeteners– contain no or very few artificial colors and dyes– do not contain marshmallows, candy or similar

• Avoid croissants, donuts, breakfast pastries, etc.

Breakfast RecommendationsHealthier Options

• Offer/promote fresh/frozen fruit rather than juice• Avoid or limit fried potatoes and fried vegetables• Promote plain low fat milk through taste tests,

nutrition education, product placement, or by making milk/fruit smoothies (ingredients must be identified)

• Limit syrups and high sugar/high fat condiments• Look for yogurts that contain no more than 5

gram sugar per ounce (and no artificial sweeteners)

• Offer meats that are lower in fat and sodium

Summary

Breakfast SY 2013-14 Summary• The following components must be offered each day (all grades):

– 1 cup fluid milk – ½ cup fruit, vegetable, or 100% juice – 1 oz. eq. grain

• Additionally, the following must also be offered over the course of a week to meet the weekly grain requirements:– 2 oz. eq. grains and/or m/ma (grades K-5)*– 3 oz. eq. grains and/or m/ma (grades 6-8)*– 4 oz. eq. grains and/or m/ma (grades 9-12)*– *Slightly higher requirements if meals served 7 days/week

• Half of the grains offered weekly must be whole grain rich

Breakfast SY 2013-14 Summary

• If “serve only” (not implementing OVS): – at least 3 items must be served in required

amounts. Students must take all items served• If implementing OVS:

– at least 4 items must be offered in required amounts

– at least 3 items must be selected in required amounts

Breakfast SY 2013-14 Summary

• For more information, see USDA Memo SP28-2013 (v. 2) dated June 13, 2013: Questions & Answers on the School Breakfast Program Meal Pattern in School Year 2013-2014

• This memo is on PEARS Download Forms in the Nutrition Standards in School Meals section, form PDE712g

Thank YouThank you for serving breakfast!