Nutrient Standard Menu Planning Approach

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Nutrient Standard Menu Planning Approach

• Offer vs. Serve

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NSMP Minimum Lunch Requirements

• Offer an entrée an entrée is a single food item
  or a combination of foods served as the main dish
• Offer fluid milk as a beverage
• Offer at least one side dish may be any food
  item except a condiment or a food of minimal
  nutritional value that is not part of a menu item
• Planned meals must meet nutrition standards

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OVS Requirements for NSMP

• Students must take full servings (as determined
  by the menu planner) for the items to count
  toward a reimbursable meal. Students may take
  smaller portions of the declined items however,
  the smaller portions do not count towards a
  reimbursable meal

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Serving Sizes for OVS under NSMP

• Because there are no prescribed serving sizes
  for NSMP, the the planned serving sizes become
  the required serving sizes for a reimbursable
  meal and for OVS. If an amount smaller than the
  planned serving size is served, the menu item
  cannot count toward meeting the meal requirements
  under OVS.

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NSMP OVS Guidelines -NSLP

• SFA must offer at least three menu items
• Students must select at least two of the three
  menu items
• Students MUST ALWAYS take the entrée

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NSMP OVS Guidelines -NSLP

• When more than three items are offered students
  may decline no more than two menu items,
  regardless of the number of menu items offered
• All menu items offered for a reimbursable meal
  are priced as a unit

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NSMP Minimum Requirements School Breakfast
Program (SBP)

• Three menu items must be offered milk and at
  least other menu items
• Offer fluid milk as a beverage
• Offer at least two menu items except a condiment
  or a food minimal nutritional value that is not
  part of a menu item

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NSMP OVS Requirements -SBP

• Students may decline a maximum of one menu item
  out of the three or more required menu items
  offered
• No requirement for students to choose a specific
  menu item

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Breakfast Requirements

• Fluid milk served as a beverage
• Any two other foods except a food of minimal
  nutritional value
• All items must be offered prior to the
  point-of-service
• (Entrees are NOT required at breakfast)

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Pattern Examples

• Minimum
• Entrée
• One side
• Milk____
• 3 items
• May decline one
• Must take entree

• Popular
• Entrée
• Three sides
• Milk_____
• 5 items
• May decline two
• Must take entree

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Category Choices

• Entrees - Select one
• Lasagna
• Macaroni and cheese
• Chicken Nuggets

• Milk - Select one
• Chocolate (2)
• White (2)
• Skim

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Side Dishes - Select 3

• Green Beans
• Oven Baked Fries
• Corn
• Fresh Apple
• Rice Pudding
• Fruit Cup
• Oatmeal Cookies
• Rolls

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Side Dish Categories Select One from
each Category
Veg/Fruits Green beans Oven Baked
Fries Corn Fresh Apple
Desserts Rice Pudding Fruit Cup Oatmeal cookies
Breads Rolls, Garlic Bread, Bread Sticks