Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2. Meals: A. Meals delivered under this contract will not contain nuts, poppy seeds, fish, crustaceans, and shellfish.; B. Each breakfast, lunch and dinner will be wrapped separately and marked in accordance with Paragraph 1 C (above).; C. Meals may be the same for everyone. There is no requirement for the Contractor to offer choices of meals.; D. Each meal kit will contain a minimum of 3,000 calories, divided as equally as possible between each meal.; E. Each meal will contain a protein, a grain and a fruit or vegetable in accordance with the MyPlate Guidelines / Dietary Guidelines for Americans. https://www.myplate.gov; F. Meals will be varied throughout the week and must offer a variety of proteins, grains, fruits, and vegetables.; G. The following dietary restrictions should be planned for and made available upon request to accommodate medical conditions and religious/cultural dietary restriction. If using a fixed menu, planning for 10% of meals to be vegan or vegetarian should meet most dietary restrictions, except for low carbohydrate (diabetic) diet. i. Vegetarian; ii. Vegan; iii. Low carbohydrate diet; 3. Beverages: A. Each beverage serving will be a minimum of 8 ounces.; B. One of the daily beverages may be a powdered drink mix with a bottle of water.; C. Milk provided with cereal must be 1% or 2% and is not considered a beverage.; D. Soda and plain bottled water is not an acceptable beverage under this section.; 4. Snacks: A. A minimum of two (2) different snacks, with a combined minimum calorie count of 500 calories per day, will be included in each meal kit.; B. Snacks must be varied throughout the week and from each food group (protein, grains, daily, and fruit or vegetable).; C. Snacks such as whole apples, whole pears, or any other hard fruit are not acceptable.; D. Sliced apples, sliced pears, or sliced other hard fruit are acceptable.; E. Snacks may include but not be limited to such items as granola bars (without nuts), cookies, fresh fruit, fruit cups, cheese and crackers, pizza bites, pretzels, cheese cubes, tortilla chips with dip, or Chex mix, etc
