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Warren County Schools, TN

 "One Team, One Goal, High Levels of Learning for All"

My Plate

 

What is included in a complete lunch meal?

To see what makes up a complete lunch meal, see the charts below for your student’s grade level. Our staff tries to ensure that your child chooses the items he/she wants, while still maintaining federal guidelines for a complete meal.

All student meals MUST have a FRUIT or VEGETABLE on the tray. 

Students may decline 2 of the 5 meal components – Meat, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable and Milk -
but cannot decline BOTH Fruit and Vegetable.

Milk choices include:   0% flavored, 1% unflavored & 0% unflavored. 

The meal is priced as a unit, regardless if student selects 3, 4,or 5 items. 

Grades K thru 5

Items Offered                                             

Daily Serving Size           

Amount Offered Per Week

Fruits (in ½ cup servings)

½ cup

2.5 cups

Vegetables (in ½ cup servings)

¾ cup

3.75 cups

Grains (oz. eq.)

1-2 oz.

8-9 oz.

Meat or Meat Alternate (oz. eq.)

1-2 oz.

8-10 oz.

Fluid Milk (in 1 cup servings)

1 cup

5 cups

 

Grades 6 thru 8

Items Offered                                             

Daily Serving Size           

Amount Offered Per Week

Fruits (in ½ cup servings)

 1 cup 

5 cups

Vegetables (in ½ cup servings)

¾ cup

3.75 cups

Grains (oz. eq.)

1-2 oz.

8-10 oz.

Meat or Meat Alternate (oz. eq.)

1-2 oz.

9-10 oz.

Fluid Milk (in 1 cup servings)

1 cup

5 cups

 

Grades 9 thru 12

Items Offered                                              

Daily Serving Size          

Amount Offered Per Week

Fruits (in ½ cup servings)

 1 cup 

5 cups

Vegetables (in ½ cup servings)

 1 cup

5 cups

Grains (oz. eq.)

 2 oz.

10-12 oz.

Meat or Meat Alternate (oz. eq.)

 2 oz.

10-12 oz.

Fluid Milk (in 1 cup servings)

1 cup

5 cups

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