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Offer Versus Serve

(OvS)

Child Nutrition Programs

Summer 2019

What is Offer Versus Serve(OvS)?

• OvS allows students to decline some of

the food components/items offered

• Reduces plate waste

• Improves student’s perception of the

NSLP and SBP

• Same price if student declines items

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What, Who, & When

OvS is:

- Required at high school level lunch

- Optional at all other grade levels

- Optional at breakfast for all grades

Who Decides?

- SFAs decide what grades to implement OvS

- Students decide what foods to decline

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Signage

• Schools must identify what constitutes a

reimbursable meal at or near the beginning of

the serving line.

• Provide clear information about the choices a

student can make for a reimbursable meal.

• Schools using OvS must identify what students

must select as part of a reimbursable meal.

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Offer vs Serve Signage

Schools using

OvS

must identify

what students

are required

to select as

part of a

reimbursable

meal.

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Training

• Schools are expected to conduct training

for cashiers and serving line staff

• Provides knowledge of what students are

required to take in OvS

• Annual training is required to meet the

professional standard requirements

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OvS - Alternative Location

OVS is not required during…

• Breakfast in the Classroom

• Field Trips

• Grab ‘N’ Go Breakfast

• Breakfast After The Bell

• Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCI)

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Offer Versus Serve-Lunch

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OvS Reimbursable Lunch

SFA offers 5

components

Students

choose minimum

of 3 components

1 component must

be at least ½ cup

fruit/veg/combo

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OvS Reimbursable Lunch (Cont.)

For OvS lunch to be reimbursable, students must:

• Select at least 3 components• Must select at least ½ cup of either a fruit,

vegetable, or combination of Fruit/Vegetable

• Students may:• Decline two of the five required food

components, including entrée or milk• Take smaller portions of declined food items

(does not affect price)

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OvS Reimbursable Lunch(Cont.)

• If a student does not select at least three of the food components, then the lunch is not reimbursable and the student must pay according to a la carte pricing.

• If a student does not have 1/2 cup Fruit/Vegetable/Fruit &Vegetable, then the lunch is not reimbursable.

• The 1/2 cup minimum serving from the fruit or vegetable component may be:

- A mix of different fruits

- A mix of different vegetables

- A mix of fruit and vegetables

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OvS Reimbursable Lunch (Cont.)

• Every effort should be made at the point of

service (POS) to encourage the student to

take an additional component.

• Staff counting and claiming must be

trained to recognize meal components to

include those in combination foods.

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Food Bars/Salad Bars

• Cashiers must be trained and informed on what

constitutes a reimbursable meal at Point of Sale(POS).

• If placed after POS, must have a monitor in order to

count towards a reimbursable meal.

• Must identify the food components/items and the

minimum serving sizes for each.

• Must indicate what foods/combination of foods students

can select to make a reimbursable meal.

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Offer Versus Serve-Breakfast

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OvS Reimbursable Breakfast

• OvS is optional at Breakfast for all

grade groups

• OvS works differently at Breakfast

than it does at Lunch

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OvS Reimbursable Breakfast (Cont.)

Important Reminders - OvS:

• Meat/ Meat Alternates (M/MA) can substitute as a Grain

OR count as an Extra.

• Vegetables can be substituted for the fruit at breakfast,

but only if the first two cups per week of any such

substitution are from the dark green, red/orange,

beans/peas (legumes), or the other vegetable subgroup.

• “Extras” = Not counted as a component or item

• All grains for the week must be 50% whole grain-rich

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OvS-Fruit at Breakfast

• 1 cup daily minimum must be offered-all age groups

• Menu planner can offer fruit as multiple items

and/or in various portion sizes to total 1 cup

- Vegetable substitute allowed

• Juice cannot exceed 50% of total fruit offerings

- Only full strength(100%) juice

• Dried fruit credits double for amount offered

• Under OvS, at least ½ cup fruit (veg/juice) must be

selected

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OvS Reimbursable Breakfast

SFA offers 4

items from 3

components

Students

choose

minimum of

3 items

1 item must be

at least ½ cup

fruit/veg/juice

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Components vs. Items Three components must be offered at breakfast. You

must offer 4 items from 3 components in the appropriate age/grade groups in the correct minimum portion sizes.

Component: One of the 3 food groups that comprise a reimbursable breakfast and that must be offered: Fruit (veg or juice) Grains Meat/meat alternates (optional)

Milk

Item: Specific food offered within the 3 components: If operating OvS, must offer at least 4 food items

at breakfast Student must select at least 3 items

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Components vs. Items (Cont.)

At lunch we count components

At breakfast we count items

Item= A specific food offered within the three

food components

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Breakfast Choices

Menu planner decides how many “items” make

up a reimbursable meal, while having flexibility

to still offer choices within those items.

Menu planner must indicate what items the student may

select in order to have a reimbursable meal.

Choices give students options to choose from different

items.

◦ Grain item: toast, bagel, cereal

◦ Milk item: choc skim, unflavored skim

◦ Fruit item: orange juice, orange slices, apple juice

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OvS Implementation

• Students must select at least 3 items at

breakfast (OvS)

• Must select at least ½ cup fruit and at

least 2 other items

• Students may decline a food item

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OvS-Grains at Breakfast

Menu planner can offer a large grain item and count it as one or two items

Example: A large 4 oz muffin can count as 1 or 2 items (you decide)

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OvS-Grains at Breakfast (Cont.)

If using a 4 oz muffin: If it counts as 1 item, students must select 2

more items

One item must be 1/2 cup Fruit/Veg/Juice

If it counts as 2 items, student must select 1 more item

Must be at least 1/2 cup Fruit/Veg/Juice

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2 oz grain eq

2 Items

2 oz grain eq

1 ItemOR

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1 oz grain eq

1 Item

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1 oz grain eq

2 Items

1 oz grain eq

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Counting Combination Grain Items

A combination food

of Grains and M/MA

can count as 2 or

more items

1 oz grain + 1 oz equivalent

Meat/Meat Alternate =

2 items

You can count the

M/MA as “Extra”

and only count the

grains as items

1 oz grain + 1 oz equivalent


1 item

OR

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2


1 oz grain equivalent + 1 oz


2 oz equivalent grains

1 Item

1 oz grain equivalent + 1 oz


1 oz equivalent grains

2 Items

OR

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OvS Combinations

A combination food of

Grain(s) and Fruit

OR

Milk and Fruit

can count as 2 or more items:

• 1 oz grain + 1/2 cup fruit = 2 items

• 1 cup milk + 1/2 cup fruit = 2 items

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OvS-Counting Items

= 1 Item

= 1 Item

1/2 cup

1/2 cup

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

1/2 cup Fruit 1 oz Grain

1 cup milk1 oz Grain 1/2 cup Fruit

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

1 oz Grain

1 oz M/MA=

1 oz Grain

1/2 cup fruit 1 cup milk1/2 cup juice

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

1 cup milk

1/2 cup Fruit 2 oz G = 2 G MT/MA is an extra

1/2 cup Fruit

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast/K-12

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OvS Breakfast Options

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OvS Breakfast Options

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Questions?

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