New Meal Patterns. Checotah Nutrition Program

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1 New Meal Patterns Checotah Nutrition Program

2 The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act takes several steps forward to ensure that lowincome children can participate in child nutrition program and receive the meals they need. Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act

3 MENU PLANNING APPROACH CHANGES NSLP operators must use FBMP beginning with school year

4 Fruits Vegetables Grains Meat/Meat Alternate Milk Lunch Meal Components

5 Fruits Grades K - 5 Grades 6 8 Cups per Week Grades Fruits/Vegetables separated into two components. 2. A daily serving at lunch. 3. May select from fresh, frozen without added sugar. Canned in juice or light syrup, or dried. 4. No more than half the offerings may be in the form of juice % juice only. 6. 1/4 cup dried Fruit = ½ cup fruit. Fruits

6 Daily serving that reflects variety over the week. Vegetable weekly requirements Dark Green ( Broccoli, Greens, Spinach) Red/Orange (Carrots. Sweet Potatoes) Bean/Peas (Kidney Beans, Brown Beans) Starchy (Corn, Green Peas, Potatoes) Other (Onions, Green Beans, Cucumbers) Vegetables

7 Grades K Cups per Week Dark Green Red/Orange Beans / Peas Starchy Other Additional Veg Vegetables

8 Grades K Grains Oz per week Must offer the daily serving At least ½ of grain offered must be whole grain. SY all grain offered must be whole grain-rich. Grain Based Desserts Only two grain based desserts allowed at lunch per school week. Cannot be major source of solid fats and added sugars Grains

9 Daily and weekly requirements for lunch. 2 oz. eq. daily for students in grades oz. eq. daily for younger students A variety of meat/meat alternates is encouraged. Tofu and Soy yogurt will be allowable as meat alternate. Meats / Meat Alternates

10 Grades K Cups per Week Allowable Milk Options Fat Free unflavored or flavored Low Fat unflavored or flavored Fat Free or Low-Fat Must offer at least two choices Does not alter nutrition standards for milk substitutes. Milk

11 Grade Level K-5 Breakfast : Lunch : Grade Level 6-8 Breakfast : Lunch : Grade Leave 9-12 Breakfast : Lunch : Calorie Ranges

12 Procurement specification and recipes will have to be modified Technical assistance and training resources will be available USDA Foods reducing sodium in foods available to schools Sodium Reduction Efforts

13 BREAKFAST MEAL PATTERN

14 1 cup daily fruit requirement Vegetables may be substituted for fruit Starchy vegetables may be served if two cups of vegetables from dark green, red/orange, legumes, and/or other subgroup have also been offered. VEGETABLES IN SBP

15 Fruit is a single component A daily serving must be offered at breakfast

16 Offer the daily and weekly serving ranges of grains at breakfast Schools may substitute meal/meat alternate for grains once daily grains minimum is met. GRAINS

17 Must served five cups a week Allowable options include Fat free (unflavored or flavored) Low-fat (unflavored only) Fat-free or low-fat (lactose-reduced) Must offer at least two choices Students may decline milk component under OVS FLUID MILK

18 LUNCH WEEKLY AVERAGE REQUIREMENTS Calories Sodium Saturated Fat BREAKFAST DAILY REQUIREMENTS Trans Fat FOUR DIETARY SPECIFICATIONS

19 GRADES K-5 GRADES 6-8 GRADES 9-12 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Lunch Lunch Lunch CALORIE RANGES

20 Increase in-house preparation, scratch cooking USDA foods Menu planning Procurement specifications Nutrition labels Condiments Alternate seasoning choices Salt shakers/packets on the tables SODIUM REDUCTION TECHIQUES

21 Limit saturated fat Less than 10 percent of total calories Same as current regulatory standard No total fat standard SATURATED FAT

22 New trans fat restriction Nutrition label or manufacturer s specifications must specify zero grams of trans fat per serving. Naturally occurring trans fat excluded TRANS FAT

23 Serving Size What needs to be provided? 1/8 cup ¼ cup ½ cup More Any of the above can work if you have enough of each option Fruits/Vegetables Serving Size

24 DO ALL GRAIN ITEMS HAVE TO BE WHOLE GRAIN RICH? No, half of the grains must be whole grain-rich, and the other half may be enriched until next year. Question #1

25 Do schools have to offer a daily whole grain rich item? No. This is a weekly requirement Question #2

26 What components must be offered in NSLP? Meat/Meat alternate Grains Fruits Vegetables Milk All of the items Question #3

27 Which of the following statements are true about OVS for NSLP? Must take at 3 of 5 components Must take at least ½ cup serving of the fruit or vegetable component Student may take two ¼ cup servings of the same item fruit or vegetable to meet the requirement All of these Question #4

28 Fruits Canned in extra light syrup only Frozen unsweetened strawberries, apples, and blueberries Dried ¼ cup credits as ½ cup USDA FOODS HELPING SCHOOLS

29 Whole grains meet WGR Pastas Brown Rice Rolled oats Tortillas Pancakes Whole kernel corn for further processing Whole wheat flour USDA FOODS HELPING SCHOOLS

30 Vegetables Canned low sodium or no added salt Beans whole variety offered; canned and dry Exploring dark green and orange vegetables Fresh Cut Program Expansion baby carrots, sliced apples USDA FOODS HELPING SCHOOLS

31 QUESTIONS