ADVOCACY PROJECTSCHOOL MEALS

Kassie ForemanKaley WhittonKalee James

Hannah EmersonNatosha Wilson

School Meals

We are advocating for healthier school meals and added meal programs in schools.

-Summer Food Summer Program (SFSP)

-Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)- Backpack Program-Fresh Foods; Organic

Meal Programs

Summer Food Summer Program (SFSP)

-For Ages 18 and Under-Serves Over 200 million free meals-No Cost-SFSP Fact Sheet

http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/sfsp/SFSP-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Meal Programs

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

-Afterschool Meals-For Ages 18 and Under-No Cost

Meal Programs

BackPack Program-Assembled at more than 160 local

food banks-Distributed to more than 450,000

children at the end of the week-Food is placed in backpacks

Research Congress created NSLP or National School Lunch

Program after a connection between physical deficiencies and childhood malnutrition showed when men were rejected for health reasons during the World War II draft.

Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010– allows USDA, (United States Department of Agriculture) the opportunity to make real improvements to the school lunches and breakfasts by improving nutrition and hunger safety for children.

In 1998, Congress expanded the NSLP (National School Lunch Program) to include cash reimbursement for snacks serviced in afterschool programs.

Data

According to Schools Nutrition Association, nearly 100,000 schools/institutions serve lunches to 30.3 million students each day. 19.1 million free lunches 2.5 million reduced price (student pays 40 cents) 8.7 million full price 5 billion lunches are served annually.

Research has shown that high levels of salt, fat and sugar in school lunches have contributed to the nationwide childhood obesity epidemic.

Today, more than one-third of people under age 19 are overweight or obese. About 151,000 have Type 2 diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. (Daniel L. Millimet)

The USDA changed the school nutrition standards. They made portions smaller, twice as many servings of produce and only fat-free or low-fat milk.

Nutrition Standards for School Meals

Whole Grain Rich Requirements Fresh Fruits Fresh Vegetables Milk-1% Skim Meat/Meat Alternate

Getting the Message Across

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Example Stories

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/11/22/thanksmichelleobama-school-lunches-pictures-twitter/19415567/

The first website is about a bunch of people posting pictures on twitter about gross lunches thanks to Michelle Obama.

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/12/347669760/giving-every-kid-equal-standing-in-the-school-lunch-line

The second one is about students not being able to eat lunch because they don't have money to pay for it, so a guy pays some of the students negative balance and leaves some on their account for future meals.

Flyer

Introducing school lunch programs (1).docx

Letter

Advocacy Letter (1).docx

Opposing Sides

1 in 3 children are obese or overweight Change the lifestyle of the parents Lower portion sizes encourage smart

limits Eliminate all processed food Encourages students to be more active Already seeing companies who produce

processed foods declining in sales Awareness to eat healthier has been

raised

List of Resources

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)- http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program-sfsp

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)- http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/afterschool-meals

BackPack Program- http://www.feedingamerica.org/our-response/we-feed-children/backpack-program

Nutrition Standards for School Meals- http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/nutrition-standards-school-meals

Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act http://

www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/healthy-hunger-free-kids-act

References continued

National School Lunch Programs http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/national-school-lunch-program/

National School Lunch Program: Participation and Lunches Served http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/pd/slsummar.pdf

Are school lunches healthy? http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/policy/food/

Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty T. Chernis and Muna Husain. School Nutritoin programs and the incidence of childhood obesity. The Journal of Human Resources., 45(3): 640-654 (2010)