Food Service
USDA Meal Requirements
Food Based Menu Planning |
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| Menu Item | Breakfast Meal Pattern Grades K-12 Offer 3 or 4 menu items per meal |
Lunch Meal Pattern Grades K-6 Offer 5 menu items per meal |
Lunch Meal Pattern Grades 7-12 Offer 5 menu items per meal |
| Milk | 8 oz. per day | 8 oz. per day | 8 oz. per day |
| Juice/Fruit Vegetable | 1/2 cup per day | 3/4 cup per day + 1/2 cup per week | 1 cup per day |
| Meat/Meat Alternative | 1 oz. per day* | 2 oz. per day | 2 oz. per day |
| Grains/Breads | 1 slice serving or oz. | 12 servings per week** | 15 servings per week** |
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* You may serve both a meat/meat alternate and grains/breads per day or two servings of either. ** You must serve a minimum of one serving Grains/Breads per day. One serving may be a dessert. |
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