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Healthy Food for Young Eaters: Opportunities in the Child Nutrition Programs Harvesting Health June 25, 2018 Katherine Fuller, MPA United Way for Southeastern Michigan UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Hospitalization Oral Physical Health Development Diabetes, Obesity, Malnutrition Hunger is a Health Issue Behavioral Health High Families forced to Blood choose between Pressure food and other Inexpensive Quality of basic needs (i.e. food of low Life seeking and paying nutritional for medical care) value Feeding America - Child Hunger Fact Sheet and 2016 Hunger Report

Defining Terms Food Insecure Lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food SFSP Summer Food Service Program CACFP Child and Adult Care Food Program (At-Risk After School) SBP and NSLP School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Child Nutrition Programs for… Health Consistent, nutritious meals keep kids healthy Grades During the School Year alternative breakfast models and Summer enrichment - support learning outcomes Family Savings In the Summer families can save $300 per child with this program Access to Nutrition Opportunity to reach more kids. - For example, only 16% of students who eat free & reduced lunch at school also partake in the summer meals program Community These programs bring all Sectors and Neighbors together ! UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Major Players Fe Federal (USDA FN FNS) Fund out-of-school meal programs St State (MDE) The state receives and distributes funds, while overseeing compliance with federal regulations Sp Sponsors Connect vendors or provide meals to sites, ensure compliance of sites, and receive reimbursement for meals served Si Sites Host activities for children, distribute, and track meals served Co Community ty P Partn tners Increase capacity and enrichment opportunities at sites UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Opportunities to Engage Combat Food Insecurity and Promote Health • Expanding Access to Meals • Increase awareness of programs available to families • Become a Site or a Sponsor • Promote Thoughtful Food/High Quality Meals • Menu Development and Meal Production • Procurement - leverage demand for local, fresh, variety • Build internal and external partnerships • Contribute to and support existing service providers – capacity, funding, health/nutrition education programs UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Resources • Connect with Us! • Michigan Department of Education • MSU Center for Regional Food Systems • No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices • Engage Peer Health Systems (several national examples) • Engage Program Sponsors UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Feeding Practices and the Meal Environment Harvesting Health June 25, 2018 Lily Doher, RD United Way for Southeastern Michigan UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

OUTLINE • Supportive meal environments • Eating competence • Evidence-based, best practice feeding model • Promoting positive feeding practices UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

SUPPORTIVE FEEDING ENVIRONMENTS • Provide adequate food • Support social and physical development • Maintain trust • Preserve and promote eating competence UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Relies on internal hunger and satiety cues Has skills for learning to Makes meals a priority like unfamiliar foods EATING COMPETENCE Is positive Has skills and about resources for eating and managing about food food UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

AUTHORITATIVE FEEDING: A BALANCE Parent/caregiver Child leadership with autonomy feeding with eating UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

SATTER DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILTIY IN FEEDING (sDOR) • Children eat and grow well when adults feed according to a developmentally appropriate Division of Responsibility in Feeding UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ellynsatterinstitute.org

Promoting sDOR • Adults decide what , when and where food is offered • Children decide if and how much to eat • Support children’s learning process without pressuring them to eat • Regular, sit-down snacks and family meals • Accept and support children’s natural growth UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Evidence Base • Restrictive/controlling feeding practices associated with disordered eating and higher BMI • Pressure to eat leads to the development of negative associations with food, and ultimately dislike and avoidance • Uninvolved/indulgent feeding styles associated with lower satiety responsiveness and higher BMI UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

Evidence Base • Authoritative (sDOR) feeding style associated with healthy eating, active lifestyles and lower BMI • Authoritative (sDOR) feeding style supports eating competence. Eating competence evidence in adults: • Same or lower BMI • Higher diet quality • Reduced risk for chronic disease, including CVD • Do better socially and emotionally UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

UWSEM’s Involvement • 4 session series for parents/caregivers • Webinars for parents/caregivers • Trainings for child care professionals, teachers, and out-of-school time providers UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

GETTING INVOLVED • Offer supportive rather than prescriptive advice • Resources: • EllynSatterInstitute.org • ChildFeedingGuide.co.uk • Childhood Feeding Collaborative • Connect with us! UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

THANK YOU! Lily.Doher@LiveUnitedSEM.org Katherine.Fuller@LiveUnitedSEM.org UNITED WAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN