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 15559 - Requirements for Nutritionally Adequate Breakfast

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A nutritionally adequate breakfast shall
					 contain components that meet the USDA School Breakfast Program requirement for
					 a five-day school week contained in 7 Code of Federal Regulations section
					 220.8 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, c
5 (1)
5
								(1)
5 (1)
Vegetables (cups) 
								b, c
0
0
0
Grains (ounce equivalents) 
								d
7-10 (1) 
								*
8-10 (1) 
								*
9-10 (2) 
								*
Meats/Meat Alternatives (ounce equivalents) 
								e
0
0
0
Fluid milk (cups) 
								f
5 (1)
5
								(1)
5 (1)
* U.S.
								Department of Agriculture has lifted the weekly maximums for grains. The daily
								and weekly minimums for grains and the weekly calorie range still apply. The
								maximum 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 Schools must
								offer one cup of fruit daily and five cups of fruit weekly. Vegetables may be
								substituted for fruits, but the first two cups per week of any such
								substitution must be from the dark green, red/orange, beans and peas (legumes)
								or "Other Vegetables" subgroups, as defined in 7 Code of Federal Regulations
								section 210.10(c)(2)(iii),
								which is hereby incorporated by reference.
d At least 80
								percent of grains offered weekly must meet the whole grain-rich criteria
								specified in FNS guidance, and the remaining grain items offered must be
								enriched. Schools may substitute one ounce equivalent of meat/meat alternate
								for one one-ounce equivalent of grains after the minimum daily grains
								requirement is met.
e There is no
								meat/meat alternate requirement.
f 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 contained in 7 Code of Federal Regulations section
						220.8 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) 
								  g, h
350-500
400-550
450-600
Saturated Fat (percent of total calories) 
								  h
Less than 10 percent
Less than 10 percent
Less than 10 percent
Sodium Target 1 (milligrams) 
								  h
Less than or equal to 540 mg
Less than or equal to 600 mg
Less than or equal to 640 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
g The average daily
								  calories for a five-day school week must be within the range (at least the
								  minimum and no more than the maximum values).
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 milk fat are not allowed.
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
						  220.8.