2015-2016 Cycle Menu Toolkit

2015-2016 Cycle Menu Toolkit
Introduction
The Cycle Menu Toolkit was developed to assist Contracting Entities (CE) participating in the School
Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program using the Meal Patterns and Nutrition
Standards prescribed in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 in providing Texas school children with
nutritionally-balanced school meals. These school breakfast and lunch meals were designed using a
variety of menu items intended to be tasty, student-friendly, and colorful with consideration given to ease
of preparation and production.
When implementing these menus at the CE level, it is important to consider the following points:
• The menus were analyzed using current USDA nutritional standards for students in
grades K-12 for Breakfast, and K-8, and 9-12 for Lunch. Each week of the cycle was analyzed
independently. Thus, daily menus can be interchanged within the week without affecting the meal
patterns and nutritional status. It is important to note that weekly menus must be kept intact to
ensure compliance with minimum and maximum meal pattern requirements.
• Recipes for menu items were developed or modified specifically for these cycle menus and
nutrition quality is enhanced by the use of these recipes. The recipes are included in the cycle menu
toolkit and located at the back of the Breakfast section and Lunch section of this document.
• Since regional CEs use a variety of sources for food purchasing and commodity processing, CEs
should recognize that food products selected for analysis were chosen based on a variety of factors
including: nutrient content, meal pattern contribution, and cost.
• This cycle menu toolkit includes the following helpful tools: Menus, Food Production Records
(Excel format available upon request), and Recipes.
• These cycle menus were produced in an effort to provide technical assistance to CEs. However, it is
the CE’s responsibility to know and understand the Meal Patterns and Nutrition Standards as well
as staying abreast of all handbooks, manuals, alerts, notices and guidance provided through the
ESC, TDA, and/or USDA or any other forms of communication providing further guidance,
clarification, or instruction on operating the Child Nutrition Programs.
It is important to understand that the cycle menus are planned for CEs participating in the School
Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program. Food service personnel must recognize that
each CE’s level of participation and implementation of Offer vs. Serve affects the nutrient analysis of each
CE’s menus. Thus, it is important to understand that the implementation of these cycle menus does not
guarantee any specific results toward the six cent certification, validation, or the Administrative Review.
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Use of this Material
This cycle menu toolkit was developed and produced with federal funds for entities participating in
USDA’s School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program as a menu planning tool. No
part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means for profit.
These materials and training services are provided and funded through the Texas Department of
Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Division (TDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Service (USDA).
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Acknowledgments
The 2015-2016 Cycle Menu Toolkit was developed through a cooperative effort of Regional Child Nutrition
Specialists at Education Service Centers 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. Those providing input included Katherine
Albus, Barbara Braden, Karen Chapman, Jo Ann Eudy, Tricia Hays, Joy Lane, Dina Madera, Tarrah Moreno,
Travis Neville, Christi Warlick-Burdsal, Scott Wilkerson, and Cynthia Whitfield.
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2015-16 Breakfast Cycle Menu
7-10-2015
For Breakfast only:
meat/meat alternates credit as Grain Alternates
Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Cheese Omelet Wrap
1 WGR / 2 GA
Breakfast Pizza
1.5 WGR / 1 GA
Week
Sausage Kolache
1 WGR / 1 GA
Yogurt
1 GA
Waffles
2 WGR
Sausage
1 GA
Cinnamon Roll
2 WGR
Bacon (extra)
1
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Week
Week
1
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Pancakes
3 WGR
Bacon (extra)
Week
2
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Sunrise Sandwich
2 WGR / 1.25 GA
OR
Cheesy Toast
1 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Biscuits and Gravy
2 WGR
Scrambled Eggs
1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Week
3
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Chicken-n-Biscuit
2.5 WGR /1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
OR
Breakfast Strudel w/ Yogurt
2 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Breakfast Burrito
1 WGR / 1 GA
OR
1 WGR / 1.5 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Week
2
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Pancake Wrap
1 WGR / 1 GA
Yogurt
1 GA
Oatmeal w/ Cinnamon Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
French Toast
1 WGR / 1 GA or 2.25 WGR
Sausage
1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Early Bird Sandwich
2 WGR /1.75 GA
OR
Breakfast Pocket
1 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Dutch Waffle
2 WGR
Bacon (extra)
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Week
3
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Offered
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Oatmeal Round
Yogurt
2 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Strudel
Cheese Stick
2 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Parfait
1 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c F
Animal Crackers
Cheese Stick
1 WGR / 1 GA
Oatmeal Round
Yogurt
2 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
PBJ
1 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
PBJ
1 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
Weekly
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Offered
Weekly
Optional Choices that may be offered in addition to the above items
2015-16 Breakfast Cycle Menu
7-10-2015
Week
Week
4
For Breakfast only:
meat/meat alternates credit as Grain Alternates
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Chicken-n-Waffles
1.5 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Club
2 WGR / 1.25 GA
Oatmeal Muffin Squares w/
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Pizza
1.5 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Texas Toast
1.75 WGR
Scrambled Eggs
1 GA
Sausage
1 GA
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
OR
Sausage Kolache w/ Yogurt
1 WGR / 2 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Week
Week
Milk Variety
4
Breakfast Burrito
1 WGR / 1 GA
OR
1 WGR / 1.5 GA
Week
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Week
5
Week
6
Waffles
2 WGR
Sausage
1 GA
Biscuit
2 WGR
Scrambled Eggs
1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Sausage Biscuit
2 WGR / 1 GA
Dutch Waffle
2 WGR
Bacon (extra)
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Cinnamon Roll
2 WGR
Bacon (extra)
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Pretzel
Sandwich
2 WGR / 2 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
5
Milk Variety
Breakfast Boat
2 WGR / 1.5 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Stuffed Bagel
2 WGR
Sausage
1 GA
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Milk Variety
Pancakes
3 WGR
Bacon (extra)
1/2 c 100% Fruit Juice
1/2 c Fruit
Week
6
Milk Variety
Milk Variety
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Oatmeal Round
Yogurt
2 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Strudel
Cheese Stick
2 WGR / 1 GA
Breakfast Parfait
1 WGR / 1 GA
1/2 c F
Animal Crackers
Cheese Stick
1 WGR / 1 GA
Oatmeal Round
Yogurt
2 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
PBJ
1 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
PBJ
1 WGR / 1 GA
Muffin
Yogurt
1 WGR / 1 GA
Weekly
Offered
Cereal Variety
Toast
2.75 or 3 WGR
Offered
Weekly
Optional Choices that may be offered in addition to the above items