California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 15 - Child Nutrition Programs › Subchapter 1 - Food Sales, Food Service, and Nutrition Education › Article 4 - School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 15558 - Requirements for Nutritionally Adequate Lunch

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A nutritionally adequate lunch shall
					 contain components that meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National
					 School Lunch Program requirements for a five-day school week that is contained
					 in 7 Code of Federal Regulations section
					 210.10(c) as
					 amended by 87 FR 6984, February 7, 2022, which is hereby incorporated by
					 reference, as set forth in the following tables:
Amount of Food 
								  a per Week (Minimum per
								  Day)
Food
Grades
								K-5
Grades
								6-8
Grades 9-12
Fruits (cups) 
								b
2 1/2
								(1/2)
2 1/2 (1/2)
5(1)
Vegetables (cups) 
								b
3 3/4
								(3/4)
3 3/4 (3/4)
5(1)
Dark Green 
								c
1/2
1/2
1/2
Red/Orange 
								c
3/4
3/4
1
								1/4
Beans/Peas (Legumes) 
								c
1/2
1/2
1/2
Starchy 
								c
1/2
1/2
1/2
Other Vegetables 
								c,
								  d
1/2
1/2
3/4
Additional Vegetables to Reach Total 
								e
1
1
1
								1/2
Grains (ounce equivalents) 
								f
8-9 (1) 
								*
8-10 (1) 
								*
10-12 (2) 
								*
Meats/Meat Alternatives (ounce equivalents) 
								f
8-10 (1) 
								*
9-10 (1) 
								*
10-12 (2) 
								*
Fluid milk (cups) 
								g
5 (1)
5
								(1)
5 (1)
* U.S.
								Department of Agriculture has lifted the weekly maximums for grain and
								meat/meat alternates. The daily and weekly minimums for grains and meat/meat
								alternates still apply. The maximums are used as a guide for menu planning
								purposes only.
a Food items
								included in each group and subgroup and amount equivalents. Minimum creditable
								serving is one-eighth cup.
b One-quarter
								cup of dried fruit counts as one-half cup of fruit; one cup of leafy greens
								counts as one-half cup of vegetables. No more than half of the fruit or
								vegetable offerings may be in the form of juice. All juice must be 100 percent
								full-strength.
c Larger
								amounts of these vegetables may be served.
d This
								category consists of "Other Vegetables" as defined in 7 Code of Federal
								Regulations section
								210.10(c)(2)(iii)(E),
								which is hereby incorporated by reference. For the purposes of the National
								School Lunch Program, the "Other Vegetables" requirement may be met with any
								additional amounts from the dark green, red/orange, and beans/peas (legumes)
								vegetable subgroups as defined in 7 Code of Federal Regulations section
								210.10(c)(2)(iii),
								which is hereby incorporated by reference.
e Any
								vegetable subgroup may be offered to meet the total weekly vegetable
								requirement.
f At least 80
								percent of grains offered weekly (by ounce equivalents) must meet the whole
								grain-rich criteria specified in Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) guidance, and
								the remaining grain items offered must be enriched.
g All fluid
								milk must be fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1 percent fat or less). Milk may be
								unflavored or flavored, provided that unflavored milk is offered at each meal
								service.
Other Specifications: Daily Amount Based on the Average
						for a 5-Day Week that is contained in 7 Code of Federal Regulations section
						210.10(c) as
						amended by 87 FR 6984, February 7, 2022, which is hereby incorporated by
						reference.
Dietary
								Specifications
Grades
								K-5
Grades
								6-8
Grades 9-12
Min-Max Calories (kcal) 
								h
550-650
600-700
750-850
Saturated Fat (percent of total calories) 
								h
Less than 10
								percent
Less than 10 percent
Less than 10 percent
Sodium Interim Target 1 (milligrams) 
								h
Less than or equal
								to 1,230 mg
Less than or equal to 1,360 mg
Less than or equal
								to 1,420 mg
Sodium Interim Target 1A (milligrams) 
								h, i
Less than or
								equal to 1,110 mg
Less than or equal to 1,225 mg
Less than or
								equal to 1,280 mg
Trans Fat 
								h
Nutrition label or
								manufacturer specifications must indicate zero grams of trans fat per
								serving
Nutrition label or manufacturer specifications must indicate
								zero grams of trans fat per serving
Nutrition label or manufacturer
								specifications must indicate zero grams of trans fat per serving
h
								Discretionary sources of calories (solid fats and added sugars) may be added to
								the meal pattern if within the specifications for calories, saturated fat,
								trans fat, and sodium. Foods of minimal nutritional value and fluid milk with
								fat content greater than one percent are not allowed.
i Sodium
								Interim Target 1A must be met no later than July 1, 2023 (SY 2023-2024).
1.
						Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 9-26-2019;
						operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 39).
2. Change without
						regulatory effect amending section filed 12-3-2021 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2021, No. 49).
3. Change without regulatory
						effect amending section filed 12-14-2022 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2022, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  33031,
						  49531 and
						  49531.1,
						  Education Code. Reference: 7
						  C.F.R. section
						  210.10.