Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions

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Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs: Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions (2008)
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. "Appendix H Current Standards for Nutrient-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 H-1 Reimbursable Lunch and Breakfast: Standards for Menu Items as Offered and as Served

	As Offered	As Served
Lunch^a	Schools must offer at least 3 menu items: Fluid milk Entrée Side dish	If 3 items are offered, students may decline 1 If 4 or more items are offered, students may decline 2 Students must select an entrée
Breakfast^b	Schools must offer at least 3 menu items: Fluid milk (served as a beverage) 2 additional menu items	Student may decline only 1 item, regardless of the number of items offered
^aOffer versus serve (OVS) is optional in grades below senior high level. ^bOVS for breakfast is optional at all grade levels.

TABLE H-2 Reimbursable Lunch and Breakfast: Standards for 5-Day Average Amounts of the Key Nutrients for Age-Grade Groups

	Lunch				Breakfast
	Minimum Requirements			Optional	Minimum Requirements		Optional
	Preschool	K-6	Grades 7-12	K-3	Preschool	K-12	Grades 7-12
Calories	517	664	825	633	388	554	618
Fat (% of calories)	≤30%	≤30%	≤30%	≤30%	≤30%	≤30%	≤30%
Saturated Fat (% of calories)	<10%	<10%	<10%	<10%	<10%	<10%	<10%
Protein (g)	7	10	16	9	5	10	12
Calcium (mg)	267	286	400	267	200	257	300
Iron (mg)	3.3	3.5	4.5	3.3	2.5	3.0	3.4
Vitamin A (RAE)	150	224	300	200	113	197	225
Vitamin C (mg)	14	15	18	15	11	13	14
NOTE: g = grams; K = kindergarten; mg = milligrams; RAE = retinol activity equivalent. SOURCE: Derived from USDA, 2000b, 2008f.