Non-School Sponsors SFSP Meal Pattern Updated May 2015 OVS
Training Offer versus Serve
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OVS- What is it? An optional meal service that allows children
to decline some food items they do not want or will not eat. All
food must still be prepared and offered, but This helps to
eliminate waste for many sponsors Menu planning may be different
than the basic meal pattern requirements Training for food service
staff is vital for ensuring compliance with OVS requirements
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SFSP Breakfast SFSP Breakfast Meal Pattern Requirement 1
serving grain/bread cup fruit or 4 fl oz 100% fruit juice 1 cup
milk SFSP Breakfast OVS Requirement To use OVS at breakfast a 4th
item from the fruit/vegetable, bread/grain, or meat/meat alternate
components must be added to the menu
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SFSP Breakfast Combination items may count as two offered items
as long as the item is comprised of 2 different food items Example:
pancake/sausage on a stick, sausage biscuit 2oz equivalent items
may not count as 2 offered items If a CN label says that it counts
as 2 oz eq of grain, the food item may only count as 1 offered
item
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Breakfast Example: 1 piece of toast (meets 1 serving bread
requirements) 1 bowl of cereal (additional item to meet 4 item
requirement) cup peaches (meets cup fruit serving) 1 cup chocolate
milk (meets 1 cup milk serving) The child must take at least 3 of
the 4 offered items, but can take all 4 if desired
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Breakfast Example 1 piece of toast cup applesauce cup grape
juice 1 cup milk This menu is acceptable because it offers 4 items
from the required meal pattern components.
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Breakfast Example: Breakfast Burrito (1 grain and 1 meat) 1
apple 1 cup milk This menu is acceptable because the breakfast
burrito counts as 2 items and contains one serving of grain and one
serving of meat/meat alternate
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Breakfast Example 1 piece of toast 1 cheese stick cup orange
juice 1 cup milk This menu is acceptable because it offers 4 items.
The 1 serving grain requirement is met with the toast and the
cheese stick is counted as a 4 th item.
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Breakfast Example 1 biscuit cup carrots cup fruit punch (100%
juice) 1 cup of milk This menu is acceptable because it offers 4
items and covers the meal pattern requirements.
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Breakfast Example (Not acceptable to use for OVS) 2 pieces of
toast cup pineapple 1 cup milk This menu is not acceptable for use
in OVS because the pieces of toast are the same type of food, the
four offered items must be different foods.
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Breakfast Example (Not Acceptable for OVS use) 1 Pillsbury
Frudel (2oz grain equivalent) cup orange juice 1 cup milk This menu
is not acceptable for SFSP OVS because each menu item is counted
separately, regardless of grain/bread equivalent contribution. This
menu only offers 3 items.
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Breakfast Example (not acceptable) 1 boiled egg cup grapes cup
orange juice 1 cup of milk This menu is not acceptable for use in
SFSP because it contains no grain item.
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Breakfast It is important that those counting meals understand
OVS requirements: Students must take 3 of the 4 items offered Items
are counted individually and there are no grain items that count as
2 items taken, but combination foods can be counted as 2
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Lunch Lets switch to SFSP Lunch Requirements! The SFSP regular
meal pattern: 1- serving bread/grain 2 oz meat/meat alternate 2
servings of fruit/vegetable totaling cup 1- 8oz serving of milk You
must offer 5 items from 4 components:
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SFSP Lunch using OVS SFSP OVS Requirement- Children must take 3
items from 3 different components Heres the change- OVS
requirements at lunch refer to components not items The 2 servings
of cup fruit/vegetable only count as 1 component A child cannot
take cup pineapple, cup carrots and a package of crackers to count
as a meal
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Lunch Menu Offered: 1 pbj sandwich (2 slices of bread, 4T
peanut butter, and jelly) cup of broccoli cup frozen fruit juice
bar 1 cup of milk
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Lunch The child takes: 1 pbj sandwich (2 slices of bread, 4T
peanut butter) 1 cup of milk Yes, this meal counts because the
sandwich counts as 2 components and the milk is the 3 rd.
Participants are not required to take a fruit of vegetable in
SFSP.
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Lunch The child takes: cup of broccoli cup frozen fruit juice
bar 1 cup of milk This is not a meal because the child has taken 3
items, but only 2 components. Fruit/Vegetable is only considered
one component in the SFSP meal pattern.
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SFSP OVS at Lunch Is this a Meal? The Child Chooses: Turkey
Sandwich (2 items) (1 hoagie roll, 1oz turkey, 1 oz cheese) cup of
applesauce cup of fresh broccoli1 cup of milk
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Yes! This is an acceptable meal because the child has chosen 4
of the 5 offered items and at least 3 of the 4 components.
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Is this a meal? Turkey Sandwich (2 items) (1 hoagie roll, 1oz
turkey, 1 oz cheese) cup of applesauce cup of fresh broccoli1 cup
of milk
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No! While the student selected 3 items, only 2 different
components were taken.
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Is this a Meal? Macaroni and Cheese (2 items) (2oz cheese, 2 oz
bread/grain) cup Green Beans cup peaches1 cup of milk
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Yes! The student has take 3 items from 3 components. Children
are not required to take a fruit or vegetable.
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SFSP OVS at Breakfast Is this a Meal? Frudel- Cherry 2oz CN
Label grain contribution 1 oz Cheese Stick Orange Juice1 cup of
Milk
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No! Under SFSP meal pattern rules, one grain food item cannot
count as 2, even if the ounce contribution is 2 according to the CN
label. An additional item must be taken to count as a meal.
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Is this a meal? Breakfast Pizza (2 items) 1oz grain, 1 oz m/ma
cup strawberries 1 cup of milk
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Yes! Although only 2 items were taken, the pizza may count as 2
because it is a combination item and contains different food items
from different components. Additionally, students are not required
to take a fruit at breakfast under SFSP OVS rules.
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Is this a meal? Granola BarCereal 1 apple1 cup of Milk
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Yes! Although only 2 components were taken, the 3 item
requirement at breakfast has been met with 2 different grain items
and a milk.