"offer versus serve" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} offer versus serve (uncountable)
  1. (US) The option given to children to refuse up to two items offered as part of a federally subsidized school lunch or breakfast without the meal-service operation losing the federal reimbursement for the meal. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offer_versus_serve-en-noun-1QrGty6s Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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