determining your smart snacks!

Determining Your Smart Snacks!

Stephanie Joyce, MS, RD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor

Session Objectives

Healthy Schools Program

Smart Snacks Overview

Smart Snacks Tools & Tips

Our Mission: To reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity

and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Reach & Impact

Childhood obesity has almost tripled

in children and adolescents in the past 30 years.

Today about one out of three children

and adolescents (ages 2-19) in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for

serious health problems.

Research shows a strong link between a young person’s practice of healthy habits, including

a good diet and regular physical activity, and an

improvement in their overall life outcomes.

Healthy Schools Our Healthy Schools

Program helps to create and sustain healthy school environments

where students, especially those in

greatest need, can learn more and flourish.

Key Tool

2004 Local

Wellness Policies

2006 Alliance

Competitive Food &

Beverage Guidelines

2007 IOM

Standards

2010 Healthy Hunger-

Free Kids Act

2013 Smart

Snacks in School

Nutrition Standards

Questions?

Smart Snacks in School nutrition

standards ________________ to ALL food and

beverages __________ to students on the

_____________ campus during the

________________ day.

APPLIES SOLD

SCHOOL SCHOOL

SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOL NUTRITION STANDARDS

Vending Machines

A la Carte Snack Carts

School Stores Fundraising

Fruit, Vegetable, Protein or

Dairy

Whole Grain

Contains 10% DV of certain

nutrients (until July 1, 2016)

Combination

Food (at least ¼ c. fruit

or vegetable)

GENERAL STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVE FOODS

MEETS ALL NUTRIENT STANDARDS

WATER NON FAT MILK

LOW FAT MILK

ALL GRADES

(with or without carbonation) (plain or flavored) (plain only)

100% FRUIT

OR VEGETABLE

JUICE DILUTED W/WATER

(with or without carbonation)

100% FRUIT OR

VEGETABLE JUICE

(no added sweeteners)

SERVING SIZE

LIMITS: 8 oz. ES

12 oz. MS/HS

(milk, juice)

NO-CALORIE BEVERAGES

(20 oz.)

LOW-CALORIE

BEVERAGES (12 oz.)

HIGH SCHOOL ONLY

(<5 kcal/8 oz. OR ≤10 kcal/20 oz.)

(≤40 kcal/8 oz. OR ≤60 kcal/12 oz. )

QUESTION: Who needs to know about Smart Snacks in your school?

QUESTION: WHAT do they need to know about Smart Snacks?

Alliance Smart Snacks Calculator Take the guesswork out of the standards

HealthierGeneration.org/smartsnacks

Smart Snacks Tools

WHAT DO I NEED?

Examples

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Implementing Smart Snacks

Tips

Be Sure to Check Out Check out the Blue Information Bubbles

When Entering Bulk Items… Enter as “1” serving per container

Example Bulk Item Enter as “1” serving per container

Concentrated Fruit Puree and Fruit Juices

Considered added sugar Does not qualify a product under the general standard

Fruit Leather Smart Snacks Product Calculator Incorrect Pathway

of: Snack-Fruit-Other

PEARS FROM CONCENTRATE, POLYDEXTROSE, DRIED CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL*. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, PECTIN, MALIC ACID, VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), ACETYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ACEROLA EXTRACT (A NATURAL SOURCE OF VITAMIN C), NATURAL FLAVOR, COLOR (RED 40). * ADDS A TRIVIAL AMOUNT OF TRANS FAT.

Fruit Leather Continued Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of:

Snack-None of the Above-No-Dietary Fiber

Dried Fruit Only dried cranberries, dried tart cherries and dried

blueberries may have added nutritive sweeteners and be exempt from sugar standard

Flavored Raisins Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of:

Snack-Fruit-Other

Mixed Nut/Seeds & Fruit Products Only items consisting of dried fruit, nuts and/or seeds

may be exempt from total fat, saturated fat and sugars standards as long as item contains no added nutritive

sweeteners or fat

Mixed Nut/Seed & Fruit Bar Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of:

Snack-Protein-Other

Accompaniments Remember to include all accompaniments

Popcorn Remember to include all accompaniments such as

cooking oil and added flavorings

Technical Issues Clear your cache by hitting SHIFT and F5

HealthierGeneration.org/smartsnacks

Alliance Product Navigator

Browse products that meet the standards & download a list to show your vendors

Smart Snacks Tools

Smart Foods Planner

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BROWSE RESOURCES AT www.healthiergeneration.org/smartsnacks

CHECK OUT THE FOOD TOOLS!

AND THE STEPS FOR SUCCESS!

TRAINING CENTER

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What is ONE action step you

will take?

Visit us in Salt Lake at ANC

• Toot Your Own Horn: How to Promote Your Program in 3 Simple Steps – Monday, July 13th, 2:15-3:15 PM – Room 150 A-G

• Smart Snacks- From Capitol to Classroom – Wednesday, July 15th, 2:45-3:45 PM – Room 150 A-G

Stephanie Joyce, MS, RD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor Stephanie.Joyce@healthiergeneration.org

Questions?