Requirements for meals.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (2) (i) Pasteurized, full-strength vegetable juice may be used to fulfill the entire requirement. Vegetable juice or fruit juice may only be served at one meal, including snack, per day. (ii) Cooked dry beans or dry peas may be counted as either a vegetable or as a meat alternate, but not as both in the same meal. (3) (i) Pasteurized, full-strength fruit juice may be used to fulfill the entire requirement. Fruit juice or vegetable juice may only be served at one meal, including snack, per day. (ii) A vegetable may be used to meet the entire fruit requirement at lunch and supper. When two vegetables are served at lunch or supper, two different kinds of vegetables must be served. (4) (A) At least one serving per day, across all eating occasions of bread, cereals, and grains, must be whole grain-rich. Whole grain-rich foods contain at least 50 percent whole grains and the remaining grains in the food are enriched, and must meet the whole grain-rich criteria specified in FNS guidance. (B) A serving may contain whole grain-rich or enriched bread, cornbread, biscuits, rolls, muffins, and other bread products; or whole grain-rich, enriched, or fortified cereal grain, cooked pasta or noodle products, or breakfast cereal; or any combination of these foods. (ii) (iii) (5) (A) Lean meat, poultry, or fish; (B) Alternate protein products; (C) Cheese, or an egg; (D) Cooked dry beans or peas; (E) Peanut butter; or (F) Any combination of these foods. (ii) (A) Nut

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 226.20