California Department of Education, August 2017
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Breakfast Planning Answer Sheet Grades K–8
g = gram: mg = milligrams; oz. eq = ounce equivalent
Food Components
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/Check it Off
/Daily and Weekly Requirements
/Fruit / Yes, 1 cup / No, only ¾ cup offered / Yes, 1 cup / No, needs to be 100% juice / Yes, 1 cup / · Daily minimum 1 cup, weekly minimum 5 cups. Minimum creditable serving is 1/8 cup. No more than ½ the servings over the week can be juice. Must be 100% juice. /
Vegetables / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · No daily or weekly minimum. Minimum creditable serving is 1/8 cup. May substitute for fruit, but the first 2 cups per week must be from the dark green, red/orange, beans/peas (legumes) or “other vegetables” subgroups. /
Grains / 1 ounce equivalent / Can’t serve dessert for breakfast. / 0 ounce equivalents / 0 ounce equivalents / 0 ounce equivalents / · Daily minimum 1 oz eq. Weekly minimum 8 ounce equivalents. Minimum creditable serving is ¼ ounce equivalents. All grains must be whole grain rich (at least 50% whole grain) /
Meat/Meat Alternate / 2 ounce equivalents / N/A / 2 ounce equivalents / 1 ounce equivalent / N/A / · No daily or weekly minimum. May substitute 1 oz eq meat/meat alternate for 1 oz eq grains after the minimum daily grains requirement is met. Meat/meat alternates may be offered as extra food items that do not count toward the grains component or as food items for OVS. These extra food items need to be included in the weekly calories, sodium, and saturated fat. Minimum creditable serving is ¼ oz eq. /
Milk / Yes / Yes / Yes / No, only offered one variety / Yes / · Daily minimum 1 cup. White, fat free or 1% low fat. Flavored fat free only. Must offer 2 kinds of milk daily. /
Condiments / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · Watch sodium and fat levels /
Calories / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · Average calories are between 400-500 for lunch /
Saturated Fat / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · < 10% of total calories for the week /
Trans Fat / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · 0 grams/serving (per label) /
Sodium / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/A / · 540 mg /