Entree Standards

Entree foods sold on the school campus outside the school meal program to students must contain no more than:

• 400 calories per item 
• 4 grams of fat per 100 calories (36% fat) 

And must consist of either:

• Two or more food groups (meat/meat alternate, fruit/vegetable, grain/bread) (e.g., turkey sandwich, baked potato with chili, fruit and cheese platter) or
• A meat/meat alternate alone (e.g., sausage patty, egg) excluding nuts, nut butters, seeds, cheese, and yogurt.

Effective July 1, 2009, from one-half hour before to one-half hour after the school day, foods containing artificial trans fat cannot be served or sold on school campus. A food contains artificial trans fat if it contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the manufacturer’s documentation or the label required on the food lists the total trans fat content as less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.