Smart Choices, Strong Bodies, Sharp Brains:

How School Meals are Working to Prevent Childhood Obesity, Promote Healthy Weights, and

Support Academic SuccessSeptember 7, 2011Presenter:

Dayle Hayes, MS, RDPresident, Nutrition for the Future, Inc.

Moderator: James M. Rippe, MD – Leading cardiologist, Founder and Director,

Rippe Lifestyle Institute

Approved for 1 CPE (Level 2) by the American Dietetic Association Commission on Dietetic Registration

• Recording of the September 7, 2011 webinar and PDF download of complete PowerPoint available at: www.ConAgraFoodsScienceInstitute.com

Smart Choices, Strong Bodies, Sharp Brains

This webinar covered: Current trends related to children’s weight,

fitness and nutrition Critical connection between child health and

success in school New federal guidelines and standards for

school meals, including proposed USDA nutrition standards

Getting involved to support strong school nutrition programs

Nutri-Bitessm Summary

Health & Nutrient Gaps

Health Gaps: Increases in rates of childhood obesity and overweight over several decades Increases in young people with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis Increases in disordered eating patterns in children and adolescents

Nutrient Gaps 2010 Dietary Guidelines: Vitamin D, calcium, potassium, dietary fiber For children and teens, gaps can be met by school breakfast: whole grain cereal, milk, yogurt, fruit

Sources: White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President. http://www.letsmove.gov/white-house-task-force-childhood-obesity-report-president AAP Identification and Management of Eating Disorders (2010) http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;126/6/1240

Breakfast Benefits

School breakfast improves learning

• Improved test results, as well as memory and verbal skills

• Improved speed and memory on cognitive tests

• Fewer mistakes and faster work in math and number checking

• Improvement on concentration for mental tasks and reaction to frustration

School breakfast improves behavior• Reduced rate of

absence and tardiness

• Fewer discipline referrals to principal in morning

• Fewer school nurse visits in the morning

• Lower rates of reported classroom behavioral problems

Sources: FRAC. School Breakfast Research. http://frac.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bic_bibliography.pdf IFIC. Breakfast Resource Center. http://www.foodinsight.org/for-consumers/breakfast-resources.aspx

Intense Media CoverageFrom USA Today

to the New York Times

to the Dallas Morning News

to virtually every TV, radio, and online

news outlet,

everyone has something to say about

school meals.

New Guidelines and Standards

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010• Funding for school meals• School wellness policy “upgrade”• Guidelines (water availability, staff credentials,

etc.)

Proposed USDA Rule on Nutrition Standards• Specific meal pattern requirements• 130,000+ comments received by USDA• Final rule expected in January/February 2012

So many changes, so little time

National School

Breakfast Week

March 5-9, 2012

Source: USDA school meal reimbursement rates 2011-12. http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/governance/notices/naps/naps.htm

Scratch Cooking

Farm-to-Cafeteria

School Gardens

School Meals that Rock

HOT Trends

Hot Issue:Misplaced Concerns About Flavored Milk

Source: Western Dairy Association. http://westerndairyassociation.org/schools/flavoredmilk/

Hot Issue: Potatoes in Schools More than typical “French

Fries”

FACTS• Most school kitchens no longer

have fryers• Most potato products are baked

in schools • Potatoes are one of the most

common local vegetables served in schools

Potatoes are Nutrient Rich vegetables:

• Popular• Practical• Economical• Versatile• Local

Source: Potatoes in Schools. http://www.potatoesinschools.com/Content/pdf/Go%20Food%20for%20Kids.pdf

Support strong school nutrition

• Join SNS Dietary Practice Group of American Dietetic Association.

• Consider a career in school nutrition.

• Attend school-focused FNCE sessions.

• Volunteer on your local SHAC or wellness committee.

• Sign up for KIDS EAT RIGHT: www.KidsEatRight.org/volunteer

Smart Choices, Strong Bodies, Sharp Brains: Resources

• Dayle Hayes, MS, RD - Nutrition for the Future, Inc.MAIL: 3112 Farnam Street, Billings, Montana 59102 VOICE MAIL: 406/655-9082 EMAIL: EatWellatSchool@gmail.com

• Nutrition for the Future ONLINE: BLOG http://eatwellatschool.blogspot.com/ WEBSITE www.nutritionforthefuture.org FACEBOOK School

Meals That Rock

• Eat Right Montana’s Healthy Families (monthly packets) www.eatrightmontana.org/eatrighthealthyfamilies.htm

• ADA Kids Eat Right Volunteer: www.eatright.org/Foundation/content.aspx?id=6442452354

Public Site: Shop Smart. Cook Healthy. Eat Right. www.eatright.org/kids/

• BREAKFAST FRAC ~ Food Research and Action Center http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/school- breakfastandlunch/statelocal-data-report-toolkit/ SNA ~ School Nutrition Association www.schoolnutrition.org/Level2_NSBW2012.aspx?

id=15458

• SCHOOL MEAL SUCCESSES & HOT TOPICS Flavored Milk in Schools: www.milkdelivers.org/ and www.whymilk.com Potatoes in Schools: www.potatoesinschools.com Tray Talk (SNA): www.traytalk.org

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