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Offer Versus Serve
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Offer Versus Serve
Is this meal reimbursable?
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Goals of the OVS Webinar
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You will understand the offer versus
serve (OVS) rules and regulations for
the USDA Nutrition Standards
effective
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July 1, 2012 for lunch, and
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July 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for
breakfast.
Goals of the OVS Webinar
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You will know the changed definitions
for:
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Menu item
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Food component
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Food item
Goals of the OVS Webinar
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You will be able to recognize a
reimbursable meal under OVS based
on the
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Menu
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Food items selected
Meal Service Types
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Traditional
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Student must take all food components
or food items
Offer versus Serve
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Student may decline food components or
food items based on the rules and
regulations regarding OVS
Meal Service Types
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Family-Style
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Food is served in bowls and children help
themselves
The required quantity for every child
must be available on the table.
Children must take at least ½ cup fruit or
vegetable or combination of both.
Children must take three components in
the required serving sizes (½ cup F/V =
full component rule applies)
Goal of Offer versus Serve (OVS)
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Reduce food waste
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Permit student choices
Menu Item
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Menu item as used in Nutrient
Standard Menu Planning is removed.
Menu item now refers to a food or
combination of foods as listed on a
menu.
A menu item may contain one or more
food items and/or food components.
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Sandwich: Beef patty plus a bun
Entrée salad: Leafy salad greens and
tuna
Food Component
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The five required food components
for lunch are:
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Meats/Meat Alternates (M/MA)
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Grains (G)
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Fruits (F)
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Vegetables (V)
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Milk (M)
Food Component
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The three required food components
for breakfast are:
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Grains (G)
Fruits (F)
Milk (M)
Substitution of M/MA for G may be
made under specific conditions.
Substitution of V for F may be made
under specific conditions.
Food Item

Food items are foods that are offered
to provide the food component.
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One or more food items may provide the
required quantity of the food component.
 Fruit juice plus a fresh fruit
 Ground beef plus peanut butter/celery
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M/MA may be in a maximum of two dishes
M/MA may not be in a dessert
Food Item
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When the planned amount of a food
component is served in more than one
food item, the student must take all of
the food items providing that food
component to count the component for
OVS
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Exception: the ½ cup F or V or both = full
amount of either the F or V component
General Rules and Regulations
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You must offer all food components
required for the meal to all students.
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Serving sizes must equal the
minimum required quantities.
General Rules and Regulations
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Students may take a smaller portion
but if it is less than
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The planned minimum quantity of M/MA
or G for lunch, or
The planned serving size of the food item
for breakfast
Then, it may not count as the component
for OVS. If the meal does not meet the
requirements for OVS, it may not be
claimed for reimbursement.
Planned Minimum Quantity
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Example: Spaghetti, Roll
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Spaghetti = 2 oz. eq. M/MA,
1 oz. eq. G, and ¼ c V
Roll = 1 oz. eq. G
Possible menu options
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Spaghetti & Roll = 2 oz. eq. M/MA and G
or, Spaghetti only = 2 oz. eq. M/MA and
1 oz. eq. G
General Rules and Regulations
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The meal must be priced as a unit and
the price may not change based on
the number of components or food
items taken or the size of the portions.
Rules for Lunch OVS
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OVS is mandatory at grades 9 - 12
OVS is optional for Pre K – grade 8
All lunches must offer the five food
components
You must now allow all students K-12
to decline two components at lunch
Students must select at least ½ cup of
fruit or vegetable or combination of
both
Rules for Lunch OVS
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Students must take the full daily
required quantity of a component to
count it as one of the required
components for OVS except:
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½ cup fruit (F) or vegetable (V) (or
combination of both) counts as
ONE F or V.
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But, the second F or V must be the full
quantity.
OVS and the ½ cup F/V Rule: K-8
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K-8 daily fruit/vegetable requirements:
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½ cup fruits
¾ cup vegetables
If the student takes ½ cup vegetable it
counts as the full component.
If the student takes ½ cup fruit, they
have taken the full component for the
second fruit/vegetable.
½ cup F + ½ cup V = 2 full components
OVS and the ½ cup F/V Rule: 9-12
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9-12 daily fruit/vegetable requirements
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1 cup fruits
1 cup vegetables
If the student takes ½ cup vegetable or
fruit, it counts as the full component.
If the student takes 1 cup of the other (F
or V), they have taken a second full
component.
½ cup F or V + 1 cup F or V = 2 full
components
Meal Pattern
Lunch Meal Pattern
Grades
Grades
Grades
K-5
6-8
9-12
a
Amount of Food Per Week
(Minimum Per Day)
2½ (½)
2½ (½)
5 (1)
3¾ (¾)
3¾ (¾)
5 (1)
½
½
½
¾
¾
1¼
Fruits (cups)b
Vegetables (cups)b
Dark greenc
Red/Orangec
Beans and peas
½
½
½
(legumes)c
c
Starchy
½
½
½
c,d
Other
½
½
¾
Additional Veg to
1½ e
1e
1e
e
Reach Total
Grains (oz eq) f
8-9 (1)
8-10 (1)
10-12 (2)
Meats/Meat
8-10 (1)
9-10 (1)
10-12 (2)
Alternates (oz eq)
Fluid milk (cups) g
5 (1)
5 (1)
5 (1)
Other Specifications: Daily Amount Based on the
Average for a 5-Day Week
Min-max calories
550-650
600-700
750-850
(kcal)h
Saturated fat
< 10
< 10
< 10
(% of total calories)h
Sodium (mg)h,i
< 640
< 710
< 740
h
Trans fat
Nutrition label or manufacturer
specifications must indicate zero grams of
trans fat per serving.
Lunch OVS
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All five components in the required
daily amounts for each grade group
must be offered.
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M/MA
Grades K-5 and 6-8 daily minimum is 1 oz. eq.
 Grades 9-12 minimum is 2 oz. eq.
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G
Grades K-5 and 6-8 daily minimum is 1 oz. eq.
 Grades 9-12 minimum is 2 oz. eq.
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Milk (M)
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Grades K-12 minimum is 8 fluid oz.
Lunch OVS
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Fruits
Grades K-5 and 6-8 minimum is ½ cup
 Grades 9-12 minimum is 1 cup
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Vegetables
Grades K-5 and 6-8 minimum is ¾ cup
 Grades 9-12 minimum is 1 cup
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K-5, 6-8: ½ cup F or V (or combination of
both) may count as the full component for
either the F or the V
9-12: ½ cup F or V (or combination of both)
may count as the full component for either
F or V (or combination of both) but not for
both F and V
Lunch OVS
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All five components in the required
daily amounts for each grade group
must be offered.
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Students may not be required to take the
entrée or grain or milk
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Students may be required to take the
½ cup F or V or combination.
Lunch OVS: How it Works
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
M/MA
1 or 2
food items
Hamburger
Patty, 2 oz. eq.
X
X
X
X
G
Any
number
On Bun, 1.5 oz.
eq.
X
X
X
X
F
Any
number
½ cup Juice or
½ cup Grapes
X
V
Any
number
½ cup Baked
Beans and
½ cup Lettuce,
Tomato, Onion
2 Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
Milk
Selections for Grades K-5, 6-8
Minimum for OVS (3 of 5
components)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
For this menu, the hamburger is served as bun plus patty, two food items in one menu
item, so both must be taken if either is taken. The combination of three food items that
does not qualify as a reimbursable meal is: Hamburger plus Milk = no F or V.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
2 M/MA
1½G
1/2 c F
½cV
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
2 M/MA
1½G
½cF
½cV
Yes, M/MA, G, ½ cup V
No, no F, V
Yes, M/MA, G, ½ cup F
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
½cV
½cV
½cF
½cF
Is this meal reimbursable for K5, 6-8?
½cV
½cV
½cF
Yes, F, V, M
½cF
No, only F, M
Yes, V, F, M
Lunch OVS: How it Works
Com
ponents
Food
Items
Example
May take 1 of
each food item
Selections for K-5, 6-8
Minimum for OVS (3 of 5 components)
M/M
A
1 or 2
food
items
Spaghetti, 1 oz. eq.
Cheese Bread 1 oz.
eq.
X X
X
G
Any
number
Spaghetti, 1 oz. eq.
Cheese Bread 1 oz.
eq.
F
Any
number
V
Milk
X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
½ cup Apple Slices or
½ cup Can. Fruit
X X
X
Any
number
¼ cup in Spaghetti
½ cup equiv. Salad +
¼ cup Steamed
Broccoli
X X
2
Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
For this menu, the spaghetti has three food items/components in one menu item, but
there is only ¼ cup V in it. The M/MA and the G are offered in two menu items. The
student must take the full amount of the component planned for the lunch. What has
the menu planner planned? Think about the weekly minimums and maximums.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
½cF
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
1 M/MA
1G
½ cF
¼cV
No, no ½ cup F or V
Yes, G, M/MA, V
Yes, G, M/MA, F
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
½cF
1 M/MA
1G
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
¼cV
½cF
½cV
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-5, 6-8?
1 M/MA
1G
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
No, no ½ cup F, V
¼cV
½cF
½cF
No, only ¼ cup Broccoli
½cV
Yes, F, V, M
Lunch OVS: How it Works
Comp
onents
Food
Items
Example
May take 1 of each
food item
M/MA
1 or 2
food
items
Spaghetti, 1 oz. eq.
Cheese Bread, 1 oz.
eq.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
G
Any
number
Spaghetti, 1 oz.eq.
Cheese Bread 1
oz.eq.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
F
Any
number
½ cup Apple Slices
+½ cup Can. Fruit
X
V
Any
number
¼ cup in Spaghetti
½ cup equiv. Salad +
+¼ cup Steamed
Broccoli
X
2
Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
Milk
Selections for Grades 9-12
Minimum for OVS (3 of 5
components)
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
For this menu, the spaghetti has three food items/components and the Cheese Bread
has two. For 9-12, the required amount is 2 M/MA and 2 G, so to count either M/MA or
G, both Spaghetti and Cheese Bread must be selected. It is impossible to get the full 1
cup component of V without the spaghetti item.
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
No, no ½ cup F, V
Only 1 M/MA, G
Yes, M/MA, G, ½ cup V
No, no ½ cup F, V
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
¼cV
1 M/MA
1G
½cF
½cV
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
½cV
1 M/MA
1G
½cV
½cF
Yes, M/MA, G, F
Yes, M/MA, G, V
No, no ½ cup F, V
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
½cV
1 M/MA
1G
½cV
½cF
½cF
Is this meal reimbursable for
Grades 9-12?
1 M/MA
1G
½cV
½cF
1 M/MA
1G
½cF
½cV
Yes, M/MA, G, V
Yes, V, F, M
No, 2nd V, F must be
full 1 cup
More Lunch Examples
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Pizza: 2 M/MA, 1/8 c V, 2 G
Deli Sandwich: 2 M/MA, 1/4 c V, 2.25 G
Corn: ½ cup V
Salad: ½ cup V (1 cup Salad)
Apple, size 138: 1 cup F
Juice: ½ cup F
Canned Fruit: ½ cup F
Milk Varieties: 1 M
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
2 M/MA
2G
1/8 c V
½c
2 M/MA
2.25 G
¼cV
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Yes for both
No, no F, V
Yes, M/MA, G, V
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Yes, M/MA, G, V
No, no ½ cup F, V
Yes, M/MA, G, F
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
1c
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Yes, V, F, M
Yes K-8; No 9-12, 2nd V,
F must be 1 cup
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Yes, V, F, M
No, only V, F
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Yes K-8, No 9-12
Yes F, V, and M
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
Is this meal reimbursable?
K-8:
9-12:
1c=
½c
Yes, F, V, and M
No, only F, M
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2012-13: Food Based Menu Planning
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Optional at all grade levels
School breakfast must offer four food
items (food item = full serving) daily
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2 servings of Grains and/or M/MA
Two oz. equivalents (eq.) G = 2 servings
 Two oz. eq. M/MA = 2 servings
 1 oz. eq. G + 1 oz. equivalent M/MA =
2 servings
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1 serving of ½ cup Juice/Fruit/Vegetable
1 serving of 8 fl. oz. Milk
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2012-13: Food Based Menu Planning
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Students K-12 are allowed to decline
one food item at breakfast
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Double servings of same G or M/MA =
2 servings
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2012-13: Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
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Optional at all grade levels
School breakfast must offer daily a
minimum of three menu items
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2 Side Dishes
8 fl. oz. Milk
Students K-12 are allowed to decline
one menu item at breakfast
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2013-14: Updated Meal Pattern
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School breakfast must offer three food
components daily composed of three or
more food items
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Grains (minimum 1 oz. equivalent daily)
½ cup Fruits
8 fl. oz. Milk
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2013-14: Updated Meal Pattern (cont.)
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Students K-12 are allowed to decline
one food item at breakfast if four or
more food items are offered.
Students may decline any one food
item, including Fruits
Fruits
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½ cup 2013-14
1 cup 2014-15
Meal Pattern
Breakfast Meal Pattern
Grades
Grades
Grades
K-5
6-8
9-12
a
Amount of Food Per Week
(Minimum Per Day)
5 (1)
5 (1)
5 (1)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fruits (cups)b,c
Vegetables (cups)b,c
Dark green
Red/Orange
Beans and peas
0
0
(legumes)
Starchy
0
0
Other
0
0
d
Grains (oz eq)
7-10 (1)
8-10 (1)
Meats/Meat
0
0
Alternates (oz eq)e
Fluid milkf (cups)
5 (1)
5 (1)
Other Specifications: Daily Amount Based on the
Average for a 5-Day Week
Min-max calories
350-500
400-550
(kcal)g, h
Saturated fat
< 10
< 10
(% of total calories)h
Sodium (mg)h, i
Trans fath, j
0
0
0
9-10 (1)
0
5 (1)
450-600
< 10
< 430
< 470
< 500
Nutrition label or manufacturer
specifications must indicate zero grams of trans
fat per serving.
Rules for Breakfast OVS
2014-2015: Updated Meal Pattern
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School breakfast must offer daily three
food components composed of three
or more food items
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Grains (minimum 1 oz. eq. daily)
1 cup Fruits
Milk
Students K-12 are allowed to decline
only one food item at breakfast
Students must select at least ½ cup of
fruit or vegetable or combination of
both
Breakfast OVS: 2014-2015
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The three required components in the
required daily amounts for each
grade group must be offered.
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G
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F
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K-12 daily requirement is 1 oz. eq.
K-12 daily requirement is 1 cup
M
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K-12 daily requirement is 8 fluid oz.
Breakfast:
Substituting Vegetables for Fruits
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Four of the subgroups of vegetables
may be substituted for fruit at any time
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Dark green
Red/orange
Dry beans/peas
Other
A starchy vegetable may be
substituted for fruit IF two cups of the
four subgroups above are also
planned for the week
Breakfast:
Substituting M/MA for Grains
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Every breakfast must offer a minimum
of one grain equivalent.
After one grain equivalent is offered,
you may offer an additional grain OR
offer a M/MA along with the required
grain in order to meet the weekly
minimum.
If you offer a grain and a M/MA, the
M/MA is considered a grain substitute
when counting food items.
Breakfast OVS
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OVS is based on food items
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A food item is a specific food that is offered to
provide the food component
A minimum of 1 oz. eq: a serving of, for example,
cereal, toast, biscuit, or muffin is a food item
 If > 1 oz. eq: larger cereal, biscuit or muffin

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
Counted as one food item if served whole
Counted as two food items if divided for serving
separately
 Must be planned to allow student to take the
minimum of 1 oz. eq.
 1 oz. eq. + ½ oz. eq. is two food items
 ¾ oz. eq. + ¾ oz. eq. must be offered together
Breakfast OVS
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A food item is a specific food that is offered
to provide the food component

A biscuit with sausage and a bean/cheese
burrito with a total of 2 oz. eq. of G and M/MA is:
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

Counted as one food item if served as one item
Counted as two food items if student may decline
one of the two ingredients
 Biscuit and/or sausage
 Tortilla and/or beans/cheese
An English muffin with two halves,
each = 1 oz. eq. of G


Counted as one if served whole
Counted as two if may take only 1 half
Breakfast OVS
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Three or more food items must be
offered.

If only three food items are offered,
there can be no OVS
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If four or more food items are offered,
only one food item may be declined.
Breakfast OVS:
Food Items & OVS
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3 Food Items: No Offer versus Serve

4 Food Items: Decline 1, Must take 3
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5 Food Items: Decline 1, Must take 4

6 Food Items: Decline 1, Must take 5
Breakfast OVS: How it Works
(July 1, 2014)
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
G
Any
number
Bagel, 2 oz. eq.
Cream Cheese
F
Any
number
1 cup Apple,
size 138
Milk
2 Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
Selections
Minimum for OVS (1
food item declined)
With this menu, there are only three food items, so there can be no offer versus serve.
The cream cheese is an extra, not a food item.
Breakfast OVS: How it Works
(July 1, 2014)
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
Selections
Minimum for OVS (1
food item declined)
G
Any
number
Cereal, 1 oz.eq.
Toast, 1 oz.eq.
X
X
X
X
F
Any
number
½ cup Juice +
½ cup Grapes
X
X
X
Milk
2 Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
For this menu, there are five separate food items. Any one food item may be declined,
but only one. Therefore student may never decline both of the fruits and will be taking
at least ½ cup fruit.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Yes, only juice declined Yes, only grapes declined No, 2 items declined
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Yes, milk declined
Yes, toast declined
Yes, cereal declined
Breakfast OVS: How it Works
(July 1, 2014)
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
Selections
Minimum for
OVS (1 food
item declined)
G
Any
number
Biscuit 1 oz.eq.
Sausage 1
oz.eq.
X
X
F
Any
number
½ cup Juice +
½ cup Grapes
X
X
X
Milk
2 Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
For this menu, there are four food items if it is served as a breakfast sandwich with
biscuit and sausage combined. Any one food item may be declined. Again, the
student may not decline both of the fruits.
If you offer the biscuit and sausage separately = 5, still only one food item may be
declined.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Yes, declined M/MA(G)
Yes, declined G
Yes, declined milk
Breakfast OVS: How it Works
(July 1, 2014)
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
Selections
Minimum for
OVS (1 food
item declined)
G
Any
number
Bagel, 2 oz. eq.
Cream Cheese
X
X
F
Any
number
½ cup Juice +
½ cup Grapes
X
X
X
Milk
2 Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
X
X
X
X
For this menu, there are four food items even though the bagel is two grains. Any one
food item may be declined.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Yes, declined juice
Yes, declined grapes
Yes, declined bagel
Breakfast OVS: How it Works
(July 1, 2014)
Compo
-nents
Food
Items
Example
(Offered as four
food items)
Selections
Minimum for
OVS (1 food
item declined)
G
Any
number
Biscuit, 1 oz.eq.
Sausage, 1 oz.
eq.
X
X
X
F
Any
number
Apple, size 138, 1
cup
X
X
X
Milk
2
Varieties
Low-fat
NF Chocolate
X
X
X
Again for this menu, there are four food items if the biscuit and sausage are offered
separately, but the breakfast sandwich menu item is one food item if combined. If
offered as a sandwich, there are only three food items and no offer versus serve.
If offered as four food items, the student may not decline the fruit item because they
must take at least ½ cup fruit and there is only one food item for the fruit component.
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
No, no OVS/3 items
Yes, only sausage declined No, 2 declined
Breakfast Menu: Students may select
3 or 4 Food Items; 1 must be a Fruit or
Vegetable; 4 Food Items are offered
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Pick One: 1 Food Item
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Pick at least one but two maximum: 2 Food Items
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Muffin & Cereal: 2 oz. eq. G
Muffin, 1 oz. eq. G
Cereal, 1 oz. eq. G
Cheese Zombie: 1 oz. eq. G + 1 oz. eq. M/MA = 2 oz. eq. G
Tortilla: 2 oz. eq. G
Refried Beans: ½ cup V
Hash Browns: ½ cup V
Juice: ½ cup F
Fruit: ½ cup F
Pick one Milk: 1 Food Item
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Low Fat
Non Fat
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Yes, 1 F/V item declined Yes, 1 F/V item declined
Yes, tortilla declined
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
No, no F, V
Yes, 1 F/V item declined Yes, 1 F/V item declined
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
Is this meal reimbursable for
K-8? 9-12?
No, 2 items declined
Yes, 1 item declined
Yes, 1 item declined
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