What Constitutes a Meal?

Reimbursable Meals

What is a Reimbursable Meal in K-12 Nutrition?

Reimbursable meals for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs have specific requirements. 

Food-Based Menu Planning approaches are made up of meal patterns. Based on the type meal being served (lunch, breakfast, or after school snack) a school meal must contain a specified quantity by age/grade group for each of the following food components:

Meat or Meat Alternate
Vegetables
Fruits
Grains
Milk

ALL MEALS MUST CONTAIN A FRUIT OR VEGETABLE.

The crediting contribution toward the food components is provided in each recipe.

Please open the files below for graphic representations of reimbursable meal samples.

 

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