Offer vs. Serve is a concept that applies to the way we do menu planning and to the determination of reimbursable school meals.
Offer vs. Serve allows students to decline either one or two food items in a school lunch or one food item in a school breakfast.
When students are allowed to select the foods they intend to eat, there is less food waste, increased customer satisfaction, they learn to make healthy choices and, most importantly, students eat more food and get the proper nutrients they need to grow and maintain a healthy mind and body.
All meals are priced as a unit, so students who take three, four or five food items pay the same price.
