Specifications include, but are not limited to: Vendor must have the ability to provide product for 4,000 meals/day. Vendors must offer a wide variety of products i.e. applesauce, diet applesauce and portioned controlled applesauce. Groceries/Meat Specifications: • All meat, poultry and seafood/fish items must be USDA inspected. • Beef items will be USDA Choice grade. • Poultry items will be USDA Grade A. • Whole chicken shall weigh from 2 ½ to 3 lbs. • Chicken or turkey items shall be fresh or frozen never “pressed” or “freeze-dried”. • Tuna fish shall be white or light Tonggol. • Frozen vegetables must be USDA Grade A fancy. • Canned vegetables must be of the “no salt added”. • All canned fruit should be packed in its own juice, pear juice or water. **Meats/meat alternates that are indicated as CN must have current child nutrition labeling or have Product Analysis Form/Product Formation Statement for meat/meat alternate.** Grains: The grains used in Grain Products used by Child Nutrition Program must be either whole grains or enriched grains. (This applies to the 1st 3 grains on the ingredient list unless it is part of a dough conditioner.)
