Offer Versus Serve

A student comes through the lunch meal line with the following tray:

1 slice of pepperoni pizza

banana

Is this meal tray reimbursable?

• Yes this meal is reimbursable.

• No this meal is not reimbursable and is missing 1 or more components.

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

Yes. The grain is in the pizza crust. The meat/meat alternate is in the cheese & pepperoni on the pizza. The student has the required 1/2 cup of fruit on their plate.

A student comes through the lunch line with the following meal tray:

Chicken tenders

Dinner roll

mashed potatoes and gravy

Is this tray reimbursable?

• No. the tray does not meet reimbursable requirements and is missing a component.

• Yes. The tray meets all the requirements for a reimbursable meal tray.

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

Yes. the tray is reimbursable. It contains the complete grain component from the chicken tender breading & dinner roll. It contains the meat component from the chicken tenders and the 1/2 cup of vegetable requirement from the mashed potatoes.

What are the requirements If a teacher or teachers assistant is picking up meals for students that are not present and bringing them to the classroom to consume? Select all that apply. There are at least 2 correct answers.

• The staff member must present a roster with the students full name & ID number of the student(s) they are picking up meals for. It should be dated and signed by the staff member picking up the meal(s).

• Managers are required to file and keep the student rosters in their end of day paperwork

• The staff member is allowed to pick up meals for students at breakfast prior to the student arriving to school and being counted as present

• The cashier should use the point of sale system and the provided students name and ID number to charge them for the meal the staff member picked up.

• All of the above

Answer explanation

The correct answers are A, B and D.

Staff members are NOT allowed to take meals for students that are not currently present at the time of meal pickup. Staff members CANNOT anticipate ahead of time who will or will not be present when picking up meals. they are ONLY allowed to pick up meals for students that are present at that point and time.

The staff member that is picking up meals for students that are not present in the meal line is required to provide a student roster with the students full name and ID number. The cashier should always verify that the tray that is being taken to a student is charged correctly on the Point of sale system. Managers are required to keep the student rosters at each meal as part of their end of day paperwork.

A student comes through the meal line at breakfast and selects the following tray:

1 serving of donut holes

1 yogurt

white milk

juice

fresh banana

Is this tray reimbursable?

• Yes, this tray is reimbursable

• No, this tray is not reimbursable

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

This tray is a complete meal tray and is reimbursable.

The student selected at least 3 items at breakfast including a 1/2 cup fruit or juice.

The grain is in the donut holes

the meat alternate is in the yogurt

The fruit is in the banana and juice

milk is the milk component

During lunch time, a student has the following tray:

chocolate milk

pizza cheese sticks

2 servings of spicy hashbrowns

Is this meal reimbursable?

• No this meal is not reimbursable.

• Yes, this meal is reimbursable and contains all the required meal components.

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

Yes, this meal is reimbursable. The grain component is from the pizza cheese sticks. The meat alternate component is the cheese. It meets the minimum 1/2 cup fruit or vegetable component in the 2 servings (1/2 cup each serving) from the spicy hashbrowns. However, per NEISD health and wellness policy. Students are not allowed to have 2 fried potato products on their tray. The cashier would be responsible for telling the student they can only have 1 serving of hashbrowns on their plate before charging them for a reimbursable, NEISD compliant meal.

A student comes through the grill line with the following tray:

Hamburger

Spicy Hashbrowns

Is this a reimbursable meal tray?

• No. this is not a reimbursable meal tray. It is missing 1 or more components.

• Yes. this is a reimbursable meal tray.

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

Yes. This is a reimbursable meal tray. It contains the grain component from the hamburger buns, the meat component from the hamburger and the 1/2 cup vegetable component from the spicy hashbrowns.

Where do you find the correct portion & serving sizes to serve students based on the menu item? While all answers are correct, you should select the best answer.

• The server can ask the manager what serving size and scoop they should use. The manager can refer to the recipe on primero edge > general > serving size

• The server can use the printed recipe and look under serving size or under serving instructions

• The server should refer to the technicians worksheet and look at the menu item and serving size (portioning tool) section.

Answer explanation

C. The best answer would be to train your servers to look at the technicians worksheet under each menu item and serving size.

The Menu calls for the tossed salad at Lunch. Your site is out of the carrots needed in the recipe. List 2 of the potential vegetable substitutes you could do in place of the tossed salad.

Answer explanation

Tossed salad falls under the dark green vegetable contribution category. If you use your vegetable contribution chart (on the managers page) You can substitute broccoli salad, broccoli with cheese, taco trimmings, or a mixed green salad as the vegetable option in place of the tossed salad. When substituting vegetable subgroups they have to be within the same subgroup as the originally planned menu item.

You are the cashier, a student has the following tray at breakfast:

Sausage and cheese flatbread breakfast pizza

IW blueberry muffin

Juice

Fresh Banana

Milk

Is this meal reimbursable?

• Yes, this meal meets all requirements for a reimbursable meal.

• No. this meal is not reimbursable.

• Yes the meal is reimbursable and the student must pay for an extra a la carte item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

C. the student does have a reimbursable tray. The student has the 1/2 cup of fruit and juice. The student has the meat/meat alternate and and 1 1/2 grains in the breakfast pizza which is a complete breakfast grain. However, the muffin should be charged under a la carte since it is an extra grain (1 grain). For a reimbursable breakfast, a student cannot exceed 2 grains without being charged a la carte for the other grain.

A student comes through the lunch line with the following tray:

Asian chicken bites

fried rice

blueberries

bananas

chocolate milk

Is this tray reimbursable?

• Yes. The tray is reimbursable and has all of the required components.

• No. the tray is not reimbursable.

• Yes, the tray is reimbursable and the student must pay for the extra item or the item must be removed from the tray.

Answer explanation

The student has a reimbursable tray but would need to be charged a la carte for the extra fruit portion if the student were at the middle or elementary school level. The grain portion is from the chicken breading and rice, the required 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable is present in the fruit serving, the meat component is from the chicken bites and the milk component is present. The student would have to be charged a la carte for the extra fruit portion at the elementary or middle school level. At the high school level, the student can select 2 fruits and 2 vegetables as part of a reimbursable meal.