School Lunch Program

How much vegetables have to be offered per week to a junior high student?

(p 10)

• 4 Cups

• 5 Cups

• 3 ¼ Cups

• 2 ½ Cups

What is the maximum calories allowed weekly for a junior high student?

(p 10)

• 500

• 800

• 600

• 700

How much meat or meat alternatives have to be offered per week to a junior high student?

(p 10)

• 9-10 oz

• 5-6 oz

• 7-8 oz

• 11-12 oz

What are the vegetable subgroups that must be offered over the course of the serving week?

(p 12)

• Root Vegetables, Leafy Greens, Cruciferous Vegetables, Alliums, Squash

• Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple

• Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Bell Peppers, Onions, Carrots

• Dark Green, Red/Orange, Dry Beans/Peas, Starchy, Other Vegetable

Is this statement true or false?

Schools are required to offer the vegetable subgroups at lunch in a specific sequence during the week.

(p 19)

• True

• False

Is this statement True or False?

There are no maximum limits (daily or weekly) on the amount of fruit or vegetable subgroups offered at lunch. However, CEs must offer at least the minimum quantities of all the vegetable subgroups weekly required in the NSLP meal pattern and ensure that they do not exceed the specific calorie limit requirements.

(p 20)

• True

• False

What types of fruits can be offered by CEs?

(p 21)

• Fresh, Canned in Heavy Syrup, Dried, 100% Fruit Juice, Soda

• Fresh, Canned in Light Syrup, Dried, 100% Fruit Juice, Soda

• Fresh, Frozen, Canned in Heavy Syrup, Soda, 100% Fruit Juice

• Fresh, Frozen, Canned in Light Syrup, Dried, 100% Fruit Juice

Can pasta be used as a vegetable component?

(p 22)

• Pasta made with no less than 50% vegetable four is creditable as a vegetable component by volume.

• Pasta made with no less than 75% vegetable four is creditable as a vegetable component by volume.

• Pasta made with 100% vegetable four is creditable as a vegetable component by volume.

• Pasta cannot be used as a vegetable component.

Can one serving of dry or mature beans or peas be used as a meat/meat alternate and vegetable component at the same time?

(p 23)

• Yes, but only if you are using beans or peas enriched with protein.

• Yes, but the beans or peas cannot be mixed with anything else.

• No. There would have to be at least two servings in order to be counted as two components.

• No. Beans or peas of any kind cannot count as a meat/meat alternate.

Is this statment True or False?

Fruit and vegetable juice are creditable per meal over the course of the week. No more than one half (50%) of the weekly offering for the fruit or vegetable component may be served as juice each week.

(p 24)

• True

• False