kicking off the day right – what’s the big deal about school breakfast?
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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
“I Don’t Care”
Why Breakfast MattersAcademic Benefits Nutrition Benefits
School Performance Diet Quality
School Attendance Health
Attention Weight
Discipline Decreased Food Insecurity
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
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
