Nutrition Assurances Quality meals for children
Jan 15, 2016
Nutrition Assurances
Quality meals for children
Menu Planning Options
Goal = meet Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines
Food Based = Components
Traditional
Nutrient Standard = Menu Items
Menu Planning Options/Nutrition Standards
Menu Planning Resources
• USDA Food Buying Guide• www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/foodbuyingguide
• Flow Chart for Determining Grains/Breads creditability pg 3-7
• Bread/Grain crediting chart pgs 3-15 & 16• For recipes not USDA = Appendix A pgs A-1 – 11
Corn products must be labeled
Enriched or whole corn
Breakfast Requirements
Food Based for
Traditional- Age/Grade – K -12
Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
3 menu items
Traditional Breakfast
K – 12 & 7-12*1 Fruit/Vegetable = ½ cup
Fluid Milk = 8 oz
2 Bread/Grain servings
Or
1 Bread/Grain serving + 1 Meat/Meat Alternate
Or
2 Meat/Meat Alternates
Nutrient Standard Breakfast
3 menu items
Fluid milk
+
2 sides
“Offer vs. Serve” – Traditional Breakfast
4 components offered
Students must select 3 of 4 to be reimbursable
“Offer vs. Serve”Nutrient Standard Breakfast
Students must select 2 of 3 menu items
Traditional Lunch Menu
USDA Age/grade groups
K- 3; 4-12**, 7-12
** can be used for all
2 different fruit/vegetable = ¾ cup
1 Bread/Grain daily
8 per week for K-3 & 4-12
10 per week for 7-12
1 -2 Meat/Meat Alternates*
10 per 5 day week offered
8 oz Fluid Milk
1 Meat/Meat Alternate
You may offer 1 M/MA per day to = 10 for a 5 day week*
This takes into account that some days you may offer more than 2 M/MA
If you use this, you must check the 1oz. meat/meat alternate box on your production record all the time
“Offer vs. Serve” LunchRequired @ High Schools
Requires school board approval for K-8
Students may decline up to 2 components
3 out of 5
Nutrient Standard Lunch
• Entrée
• Sides
• Fluid Milk
Under “Offer vs. Serve” students must select 2 of 3 menu items
CN Labels & Manufacturers Product Formulation Statement
(MPFS)
• Just what the heck are they?
Why CN Labeled Product
• Child Nutrition (CN) Label = assures the contribution toward the meal pattern requirements
• Provides certification what is printed = actual
CN Labeled Products
Limited to 2 product typesmeat/meat alternate comb items
juice drinks & juice drink products
Credits other components that may be in the product
like bread/grain & vegetable
MPFS – What is that?• Manufacturers Product Formulation
Statement
• On letterhead
• How it contributes
• What it contributes
• With a official’s signature
Recipes – What to do about them
• Use USDA standardized oneswww.healthymeals.nal.usda.gov
• Food Buying Guide – Appendix A to document meal contributions
FBG calculator http://FBG.nfsmi.org
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