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Show Now elementary schools c an us e new lunch plan school menu plan, called "offer versus serve," to elementary schools under regulations published recently in the Federal Register. The rule implements im-plements without change a USUA proposal first issued in March. Under "offer versus serve," children take at least three of the five foods that schools must offer in lunches to qualify for federal reim- WASHINGTON, U.C.Aug. U.C.-Aug. 19 Elementary schools can now use a school lunch serving plan that reduces food waste, cuts costs and gives students a greater choice in school lunch meals, according to Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Mary Jarratt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture officially extended an optional serving, five-choice bursement: meat, milk, bread and two fruits and-or and-or vegetables. Schools are permitted flexibility in further choices. USDA has requred "offer versus serve" in high schools since 1975 and has made it optional for middle schools and junior highs since 1977. Now it is optional for elementary schools as well. |