kicking off the day right – what’s the big deal about school breakfast?

Kicking Off the Day Right – What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?

Whitney VanceMichigan Department of Education

What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?

www.NoKidHungry.org

www.NoKidHungry.org

www.NoKidHungry.org

“I Don’t Care”

Why Breakfast MattersAcademic Benefits Nutrition Benefits

School Performance Diet Quality

School Attendance Health

Attention Weight

Discipline Decreased Food Insecurity

The No Kid Hungry Solution

The Wellness Impact

A Wellness Wake-up Call“Serving school breakfast—especially

through alternative options such as breakfast in the classroom and grab ‘n’ go—is possibly the easiest, most cost-effective and most directly helpful step schools can take to improve school and student wellness.”

Breakfast is a Win-WinHealthy Kids = Healthy Schools

Positive learning environmentStudents learn and perform betterLifelong healthy habits

School breakfast supports health and academic achievement for all students

Barriers to ParticipationLack of time in the morningBus and carpool schedulesNot feeling hungry first thing in the morningPeer pressureSocial stigma

Alternative Serving MethodsBreakfast in the ClassroomGrab ‘n’ Go BreakfastBreakfast after 1st PeriodVending Machines

Breakfast after the Bell WORKS

Shelby Public Schools

The Picture of Breakfast In MICurrently:

42.9% Breakfast:Lunch ParticipationFirst Fuel School Breakfast Challenge Goal:

60% Breakfast:Lunch Participationequates to +$22.9M in federal reimbursement

Mid-Challenge Report (2014) & Final Report (2015) will recognize:those who made significant progress, those who met the challenge, and those with stellar efforts

5,700 informational mailings sent to ALL public, charter, and private school food service authorities, superintendents, and building principals.

What’s NextMDE:

Score Card identifying breakfast:lunch participationTA to help schools increase breakfast participation and

meet the First Fuel School Breakfast ChallengeNew Breakfast Meal PatternsTeam Nutrition 2013 grantsSchool Breakfast Website