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Breakfast SY14 . New Breakfast Regulations are in Effect!. 3 Breakfast Components . Grains 2. Juice/Fruit/Vegetables 3. Fluid Milk. Breakfast GRAIN Component. ½ of all grains must be whole grain Minimum of 1 Grain Equivalent per day Minimum of 9 Grain Equivalent per week
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Breakfast SY14 New Breakfast Regulations are in Effect!
3 Breakfast Components • Grains 2. Juice/Fruit/Vegetables 3. Fluid Milk
Breakfast GRAIN Component • ½ of all grains must be whole grain • Minimum of 1 Grain Equivalent per day • Minimum of 9 Grain Equivalent per week • We will offer 2 Grains/day = 10 per week
(Meat/Meat Alternates) • Not a required Component at Breakfast • May offer a meat/meat alternate along with a Grain • 1 Grain + 1 Meat = 2 “Grain” equivalent
Juice/Fruit/Vegetable Component • 100% Fruit Juice • Juice/Fruit/Vegetable required to be offered...but NOT required to be selected • ½ cup servings
Fluid Milk • 8 ounces • Fat Free or low fat • More than one variety offered • Students may decline
Reimbursable Breakfast • Must offer all 3 components • Must offer 4 food items within the 3 components • 3 items = reimbursable meal • Students may take up to 2 items from the same component
Our Breakfast Menu • Entrée- will always equal a 2 • 2 Grains or 1 Grain & 1 Meat • Variety of Fruit • ½ cup servings • Fresh • Juice • Milk • 8 ounce cartons • Select an Entrée • Select 1 or 2 other items • Milk • Fruit • Juice • This combination will equal 3 or 4 food items which will make a reimbursable meal
Breakfast Menu Items • Entrees = 2 equivalents • Benefit Bar • Waffles • Frudels • CiniMinis • Mimi Pancakes • All Handheld Sandwiches (biscuits, bagels, burritos) • Cereal = 1 equivalent • Must serve with 1 Nutrigrain Bar
Reimbursable Breakfast Examples • Bagel Sandwich, Banana, Milk • 4 food items • Chicken Biscuit, Fat Free Milk, Chocolate Milk • 4 food items • Frudel, Banana, Apple • 4 food items • Mini Pancakes, Peach • 3 food items • Banana, Milk, Pear • Declined the entrée, still has 3 food items • Apple, Banana, Pear (This is Not Reimbursable) • Declined the entrée and chose 3 items from the same component • Cereal & Nutrigrain Bar, Milk • 3 food items
1 Breakfast Menu for ES, MS, HS • Weekly menu must reach 9 Grains for the week • With a Maximum of 10 • If cereal was offered alone daily, we would only reach 5 Grains per week • Cereal must come with a Nutrigrain Bar
In Summary • 3 items at a minimum = reimbursable meal • 4 items at a maximum = reimbursable meal • Students: • Choose 1 Breakfast Entrée • Choose 1 or 2 Sides • This is how we currently operate