Offer versus Serve (OVS) is a system designed to decrease food waste and give students greater flexibility in choosing what eat for school breakfast or lunch. General OVS Requirements for Lunch: • Students must take at least 3 of the 5 food items. This is the minimum under Federal program regulations. • Students may take smaller portions of the declined food items. • The meal must be priced as a unit. That is, a student who takes 3, 4, or 5 food items, or smaller portions of some items, pays the same price Do you ever wonder why the cafeteria staff may tell you that you need one more item? • 5 food items... • From the 4 food components... • in at least the minimum serving sizes for the appropriate age/grade group What's for lunch? For a meal that is reimbursable under USDA regulations, students must be offered a lunch that contains: The 5 food items at lunch include: 1. Meat/Meat Alternate 2. Grains/Breads 3. & 4. Vegetables/Fruits - two or more servings of different kinds of vegetables and/or fruits 5. Milk The 4 food components at lunch are: 1. Meat/Meat Alternate 2. Vegetables/Fruits 3. Grains/Breads 4. Milk What's for breakfast? • 4 food items; • from 3 or 4 components; • In at least the minimum serving size for the appropriate age/grade group. The 4 food components for breakfast are: 1. Meat/Meat Alternative = meat, poultry, fish, cheese, nuts, nut butters, eggs, dry beans, yogurt, and alternative protein products. 2. Grains/Breads = bread, tortillas, bagels, biscuits, muffins, and many more products made from enriched or whole-grain meal or flour, plus enrich 3. Vegetable/Fruit = fruit or vegetable in any form or full-strength juice. 4. Milk = fluid, served as a beverage or on cereal or both. Concepts: • Students can make food selections, and will more likely eat what they select. • Students may refuse any food item. • Students may take any combination. • Combination foods count as more than 1 food item. • Parents and other adults teach kids -- by example -- to make healthful choices. • We encourage students to select all foods offered. • Policy for extra portions at extra cost is unaffected by OVS. LUNCH MENU for Grades 7-12: * Roast Beef Sandwich with mayonnaise, mustard, lettuce, and tomato (2 G/B servings, 2 ounces M/MA, 1/4 cup V/F) * Oven-Fried Potatoes (1/2 cup) * Carrot Sticks with Dip (1/2 cup) * Peanut Butter Bar (1/2 G/B) * Choice of Milk (8 fl ounces) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the menu above, how many of the 5 food items can a high school student decline under OVS?