State Representative Kristy Pagan

*  First term in the Michigan House of Representatives *  Serving the communities of Canton, Belleville, and Van Buren

Township.

Childhood Nutritional Policy Good nutrition is of paramount importance to the health

of children everywhere.

Children need access to quality and nutritional food.

Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010

•  The National School Lunch Program

•  The School Breakfast Program •  The Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC)

•  The Summer Food Service Program

•  The Child and Adult Care Food Program

Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act (H.R. 5003)

This  bill  would  roll  back  key  progress  that  schools,  health  advocates,  and  the  Administra:on  have  worked  so  hard  to  achieve  over  the  last  six  years.    

Summer Nutrition Programs

School  Support  Services  Opera:ons  office •  The  office  administers  various  federal  and  

state  educa:on  grants,  and  it  administers  the  Food  and  Nutri:on  programs,  including  the  School  Breakfast  Program  and  the  Na:onal  School  Lunch  Program.      

•  Child  and  Adult  Care  Food  Program  and  the  School  Nutri:on  Programs  Unit.    

Nutrition Program Expanding Nearly  16,000  Flint  school  children  and  43,000  Detroit  school  children  will  now  be  eligible  for  expanded  access  to  healthy  meals  during  the  upcoming  summer  months.    

All  together,  more  than  83,000  Michigan  students  who  will  now  be  eligible  to  par:cipate  in  the  Summer  Electronic  Benefit  Transfer  (EBT)  for  Children  program  in  2016.    

School Gardens Ins:ll  the  values  of  healthy  ea:ng,  growing  your  own  food,  learning  about  nutri:on,  and  being  physically  ac:ve.    

• Lesson  Plans  Include:      •  Informa:on  that  will  help  school  nutri:on  professionals  determine  the  selec:on  of  

which  produce  to  grow,  

•  Informa:on  on  how  produce  can  be  incorporated  into  quan:ty  recipes  or  used  on  the  serving  line,  

•  Informa:on  on  procedures  that  detail  the  proper  storage,  prepara:on,  and  culinary  techniques  used  to  make  produce  appealing  to  students,  and  

•  Informa:on  on  the  nutri:onal  value  of  produce  and  recipes.  

Thank You

Contact Information

 Email:  kristypagan@house.mi.gov      Website:  pagan.housedems.com  

Mailing  Address:  P.O.  Box  30014  Lansing,  MI  48909-­‐7514    Phone:  (517)  373-­‐2575    Toll-­‐Free:  (888)  347-­‐8021