Originally Posted by NessaRose:
Here, it is. It's confusing but my food program rep (and the one before her) said it had to be a grain and one other component (fluids are not required for snack, which still baffles me). The second component can be a fruit, a veggie, or a dairy, but the grain is not optional. Do different states have different requirements? I thought it was a national standard. I always choose milk as the second component because I can't imagine not providing fluids with a snack.
yes while states can make the regulations stricter The requirements are a federal guideline.
Do you not have a manual from your sponsor about the requirements. ??? Look up the requirements for snack and then call your sponsoring organization and tell them what your rep said and you are confused.
Actually they think providers serve grains and juice too often for snack and want more protein and veggies