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Commences July 1, 2007
DEFINITIONS:
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Full
Meal:
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Any
combination of food items that meet USDA-approved reimbursable meal
pattern requirements.
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Sold:
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The
exchange of food for money, coupons, or vouchers.
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Entrée:
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A
food that is generally regarded as being the primary food in a meal,
and shall include, but not be limited to, sandwiches, burritos, pasta,
and pizza.
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Snack:
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A
food that is generally regarded as supplementing a meal, including,
but not limited to, chips, crackers, onion rings, nachos, French
fries, donuts, cookies, pastries, cinnamon rolls, and candy.
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Elementary Schools – the following foods may be sold to students:
- Full meals
- Individually sold portions of
nuts, nut butters, seeds, eggs, cheese packaged for
individual sale, fruit, vegetables that have not been deep
fried, and legumes.
- Individually sold dairy items and whole grain food items if meets all of the following standards:
- Not more than 35% of its total calories shall be from fat.
- Not more than 10% of its total calories shall be from saturated fat.
- Not more than 35% of its total weight shall be composed of sugar, including naturally occurring and added sugar.
- Not more than 175 calories per individual food item.
- Non-compliant foods may be sold provided:
- The items are sold by students of the school and the sale of those items takes place off of and away from school premises, or
- The items are sold by students of the school and the sale of those items takes place at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.
Middle or High School – the following foods may be sold to students:
- Snacks, except food served as part of the USDA meal program, shall meet all of the following standards:
Not more than 35% of its total calories shall be from fat. Nuts, nut butters, seeds, eggs, cheese packaged for individual sale, fruits, vegetables that have not been deep fried, or legumes, exempt.
- Not more than 10% of its total calories shall be from saturated fat. Eggs or cheese packaged for individual sale, exempt.
- Not more than 35% of its total weight shall be composed of sugar, including naturally occurring and added sugar. Fruits or vegetables that have not been deep-fried, exempt.
- Not more than 250 calories per individual food item.
- Entrée items, except food served as part of a USDA meal program, shall:
- Contain no more than 400 calories per entrée.
- Contain no more than 4 grams of fat per 100 calories contained in each entrée, and shall be categorized as entrée items in the School Breakfast or National School Lunch Programs.
- Non-compliant foods may be sold provided:
- The sale of those items takes place off of and away from school premises, or
- The sale of those items takes place on school premises at least one-half hour after the end of the school day, or
- The sale of those items occurs during a school-sponsored pupil activity after the end of the school day.
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