. "Appendix G Current Standards for Food-Based Menu Planning Approach." Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.
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Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions
TABLE G-1 Reimbursable Lunch: Standards for Food Components as Offered as Served
As Offered
As Served
One fluid milk
One meat/meat alternate
Two vegetable/fruit
One grain/bread
Senior high school level: students must select three of the five items
Grades below senior high school levela: students must select either three or four of the five items
(Total= five items)
aOffer versus serve is optional below the senior high school level.
SOURCE: USDA, 2007b.
TABLE G-2 Reimbursable Lunch: Standards for Amounts of Food Items for Age-Grade Groups
