Schools must always offer the 5 required lunch components; Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, Meat/Meat Alternate and milk.
A student must select at least 3 components in the required servings.One of the components must be a fruit or a vegetable at the required serving size.
School meals must be priced as a unit. Offer vs serve does not affect the meal's unit price. Students who take 3, 4, 5 food components for lunch pay the same price.