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Road to SMI Success Manual - Region 10 Education Service Center

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Chapter 1<br />

Comparison of Menu Planning Approaches*<br />

Food-Based Menu Planning Food-Based Menu Planning<br />

Nutrient-Based Menu Planning<br />

Traditional Enhanced NSMP/ANSMP<br />

How Meals Are Planned<br />

and Evaluated<br />

Meal Pattern Meal Pattern Nutrient analysis; must contain minimum<br />

required menu items.<br />

Serving Sizes<br />

Minimum quantities<br />

as established for<br />

meal pattern<br />

Minimum quantities<br />

as established for<br />

meal pattern<br />

As established by the menu planner <strong>to</strong><br />

meet the nutrient standards<br />

Computer Hardware<br />

and Software<br />

◆ Not required<br />

◆ State agency will<br />

conduct nutrient<br />

analysis upon<br />

<strong>SMI</strong> Review<br />

◆ Not required<br />

◆ State agency will<br />

conduct nutrient<br />

analysis upon<br />

<strong>SMI</strong> Review<br />

◆ Menu planning is based on the nutrient<br />

analysis<br />

◆ SFA/school must have hardware and<br />

USDA-approved software and use<br />

nutrient analysis <strong>to</strong> plan meals <strong>to</strong> meet<br />

the age/grade appropriate nutrient<br />

standards prior <strong>to</strong> serving reimbursable<br />

meals<br />

Reimbursable Lunch<br />

A minimum of<br />

five food items in<br />

specific quantities<br />

must be offered<br />

from the four<br />

components:<br />

◆ 1 M/MA<br />

◆ 2 V/F<br />

◆ 1 G/B<br />

◆ 1 fluid milk<br />

Same as Traditional<br />

(Except increased<br />

quantities of V/F<br />

and G/B)<br />

The number of menu items for the day in<br />

the planned quantities <strong>to</strong> meet the week’s<br />

target levels must be offered (with a<br />

minimum of three menu items):<br />

◆ Entrée<br />

◆ Fluid milk<br />

◆ Side dish<br />

Offer Versus Serve:<br />

Lunch<br />

◆ OVS is required<br />

in senior high<br />

schools (as<br />

defined by the<br />

State educational<br />

agency)-students<br />

must select three<br />

of the five items<br />

◆ OVS is optional<br />

in grades below<br />

the senior high<br />

level-schools<br />

can choose <strong>to</strong><br />

have students<br />

select either<br />

three or four of<br />

the five items<br />

Same as Traditional<br />

OVS is required in senior high schools (as<br />

defined by the State educational agency).<br />

If three items are offered, student can<br />

decline one. If four or more offered,<br />

student can decline two<br />

◆ Students must always take the entrée<br />

◆ OVS is optional in grades below the<br />

senior high level. The number of menu<br />

items that students can decline is the<br />

same as high school requirements<br />

*This chart does not include the Alternate Menu Planning Approach (Any Reasonable Approach). See page <strong>10</strong> for more information.<br />

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