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3/22/2018 Today’s Presenters Helping Kids Learn Better with Healthy School Meals March 22, 2018 Alli Howe Theresa Peña Carol Muller Parent – Morgan County Regional Coordinator for State Director, Colorado School District Outreach and Engagement Action for Healthy Kids Denver Public Schools Colorado AFHK Parent Advisory Board Food and Nutrition Services Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform Who Are We? Who Are We? AFHK’s vision is Action for Healthy Kids works to a world in which mobilize school professionals, every kid is families and communities to take healthy, active actions that lead to healthy eating, and ready to physical activity and healthier schools where kids thrive. learn. Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform 1

3/22/2018 What We Do Get Your Game On  School Programs Game On supports America’s schools, their  Breakfast Grants staff, students, and families to incorporate healthy food choices and physical activity into  Game On Grants their daily lives and school environment, with  Trainings and Technical Assistance the ultimate goal of getting recognized as a health-promoting school.  Parents for Healthy Kids ActionforHealthyKids.org ActionforHealthyKids.org/Game-On Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform Game On Step 6: Receive Step 1: Step 4: Find Activities Recognition Gather Your Step 5: Team Engage Families & Community Step 2: Assess & Track Progress Step 4: Find Step 3: Activities Create & Implement an Action Plan ParentsforHealthyKids.org hot topics ♦ success stories ♦ tools & tips ♦ parent forums ♦ school grants Learn  Act  Transform 2

3/22/2018 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) What We’ll Cover Food and Nutrition Services Child Nutrition Programs  How national school meal programs work  Challenges school meal programs face  National School Lunch Program (NSLP)  School Breakfast Program (SBP)  Strategies for collaborating with your school  Child and Adult Care Food Program nutrition department  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program  How parents can support healthy school meals  Special Milk Program  Resources to advocate for healthy school meals  Summer Food Service Program Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform School Lunch Participation and Cost 2017 National School Meal Programs  30 Million – Children ate school lunch each day Participating public and non-profit private schools:  Receive cash subsidies and USDA Commodity  4.9 Billion – School lunches served in total Foods for each meal served  73.6% of lunches served were free or at reduced- More than 13 million  Must offer nutritionally balanced meals that meet price rates ($0.40) children in the federal nutrition requirements United States live in  $13.6 Billion – Cost of the national school lunch “food insecure” homes, meaning program (federal reimbursements to districts +  Must offer free or reduced-priced meals to they don’t always have enough to eat. commodities) eligible children Source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/pd/annual.xls Hunger Facts: https://www.nokidhungry.org/who ‐ we ‐ are/hunger ‐ facts Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform 3

3/22/2018 The Learning Connection School Breakfast Participation and Cost 2017 Skipping breakfast affects student  14.6 Million – Children ate school breakfast each day performance ― demonstrated through levels of  2.4 Billion – School breakfasts served in total alertness, attendance, memory, problem solving  85% of breakfasts served were free or at reduced- and math skills. price rates ($0.30)  $4.2 Billion – Cost of the national school breakfast program (federal reimbursements to districts) Action for Healthy Kids, The Learning Connection What You Need to Know to Ensure Your Kids are Healthy and Ready to Learn Source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/pd/annual.xls http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/thelearningconnection Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform The Learning Connection National School Meal Programs Who makes the decisions? Students with a higher quality diet Schools must follow the federal Federal Government are found to be on task more often State Government requirements, but decisions about specific and have higher test scores and School Board foods to serve and how to prepare them District Administration attendance rates. Food Service Director are left up to local school food authorities. Principal Teachers and Staff Parents and Students More information and citations can be found in: Health is Vital for Student Success: A Summary of Relevant Research , Learn more: Center for Ecoliteracy: Understanding the Levels of Authority Colorado Education Initiative: http://www.coloradoedinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MakingtheCaseFF.pdf for School Food Systems: http://www.ecoliteracy.org/article/understanding- levels-authority-school-food-systems Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform 4

3/22/2018 A Balancing Act… How School Meals Are Funded  Paying students  Budget – the costs of running a food service operation – food, labor,  Federal reimbursement dollars for Free, Reduced and Paid equipment, supplies, maintenance, transportation, utilities and more student meals and after-school snacks  Federal government’s Food and Nutrition Standards  A la carte sales, including snack carts and vending machines  High expectations of parents and the community  Catering services or contracts with community programs,  Narrow food preferences of so many children child care and elder care centers “Budgeting for thousands of wholesome, appetizing, kid ‐ friendly meals on a daily basis is easily compared to a high ‐ wire act. It requires a near ‐ microscopic focus on where every cent goes, and relentless, expert balancing of the nutritional, esthetic, and financial value of every single choice.” 2017-2018 School Lunch Reimbursement Rates: $3.29 Free, $2.89 Reduced, $0.37 Paid + 2¢ additional per meal in districts with 60% or more free/reduced. Alaska and Hawaii receive higher rates. “The Cost of School Lunch,” School Food 101, School Food Focus For more information about reimbursement rates and eligibility guidelines, visit: http://www.schoolfoodfocus.org/wp ‐ content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2016/05/The ‐ Cost ‐ of ‐ School ‐ Lunch.pdf https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/child-nutrition-programs Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform Commodity Foods The Cost of School Lunch  15-20% of the food on school lunch trays usually  Food: $0.85 – $1.40 comes from the USDA commodity food program (USDA Foods)  Labor, equipment, supplies,  Typical commodities available include meat, poultry, maintenance, transportation, utilities, eggs, grain products, cheese, fruits and vegetables training and more: $1.60 – $2.15  School districts place their orders as much as a year in advance Source: Chef Ann Foundation, Parent Advocacy Toolkit Source: White Paper: USDA Food in the National School Lunch Program http://www.chefannfoundation.org/assets/uploads/documents/CAF_School_Food_Infographic_Oct2016.pdf https://fns ‐ prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/fdd/NSLP ‐ White ‐ Paper.pdf Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform 5

3/22/2018 The Five Components of a Complete School Lunch School Meal Nutrition Standards (2012) In order for a meal to be fully reimbursable, a  Ensure students are offered both fruits student must take three of the five components: and vegetables every day  Milk  Require grains to be whole-grain-rich  Vegetable  Limit portion sizes based on students’ ages  Whole Grains  Require fat-free or low-fat milk  Fruit  Limit fats and sodium  Meat or Meat Alternate Update: In May 2017 the USDA rolled back some of these requirements related to whole grains, milk and sodium for the current school year. The USDA’s new School Meal Flexibility Rule, announced in November, eases some of these requirements for 2018-2019. https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/fr-113017 Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform Healthy School Meals: Participation Challenges The Lunch Box Supports school districts and food  Kids don’t have enough time to eat service teams who are transitioning www.thelunchbox.org  Popularity and availability of convenience their food programs from processed foods foods to scratch cooking and fresh  Competition from outside restaurants ingredients. Find best practices, tools,  Stigma associated with eating school lunch grants, online trainings, menus and Increasing participation needs to be a community effort! recipes and more! t Learn  Act  Transform Learn  Act  Transform t 6