What’s Included in Breakfast and Lunch?

Breakfast choices include:

  • Main Item Choice
  • Choice of juice cup (apple, grape, fruit punch, orange)
  • Fruit choices
  • Choice of milk (plain skim or chocolate skim)

To count as a meal, students have to choose at least 3 items with one being a serving of fruit or a juice cup. 

Example:  The planned menu is:

Fruit & Yogurt Parfait with Granola or Cereal & Toast or Mini Pancakes

Strawberries

Juice cup

Milk choice

Based on the planned menu, the following combinations of choices count as a breakfast meal:

  • 1 pkg Mini pancakes, 1/2 cup strawberries, 1 juice, 1 milk
  • 1 Cereal bowl, 1-piece toast, 1 juice cup
  • 2 pieces of toast, 1 juice, 1 milk
  • 1 juice cup, 1/2 cup fruit, 1 milk
  • 1 fruit and yogurt parfait with granola
  • 1 parfait, fruit, 1 juice, 1 milk
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Lunch choices include*:

  • Main Item Choice (Meat-Meat Alternate and Grain)
  • Vegetable Choices
  • Fruit choices
  • Choice of milk (plain skim or chocolate skim)

To count as a lunch, students have to choose at least 3 of the 5 food groups with one being a serving of fruit or vegetable. 

Example:  The planned menu is:

Cheese pizza, Hamburger on a bun, Lasagna with a bread stick

Salad, Broccoli

Apple Slices, Watermelon

Milk

Based on the planned menu, the following combinations of choices count as a lunch meal:

  • 3/4 cup of fruit, 1/2 cup vegetable, 1 milk
  • 1 piece of pizza, 1/2 cup fruit or veg
  • 1 sandwich, 1/2 cup fruit or veg
  • 2 bread sticks, 1/2 cup fruit, 1 milk
  •  1 hamburger without the bun, ½ cup broccoli, ½ cup watermelon
  • 1 sandwich, unlimited fruits and veggies, 1 milk
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*If chips, a cookie, Slushie, or ice cream are on the menu, they are also included in a meal.  Otherwise, any other items like chips, bottled beverages, cookies, etc. are a la carte and not included as part of a meal.

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

Revised 2-15-23

All FNS nutrition assistance programs, State or local agencies, and their subrecipients, must post the following Nondiscrimination Statement:

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20250-9410; or
  2. Fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. Email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Declaración de no discriminación del Departmamento de Agricultura (USDA)

Iowa Nondiscrimination Statement

Revised 3-21-16

It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, 6200 Park Ave Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50321-1270; phone number 515-281-4121 or 1-800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.