An Introduction
To
School Nutrition
Monroe County Community School Corporation
January 20, 2009
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Agenda
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The History of school meal programs
MCCSC Programs
Funding
The facts about school meals
Green Initiatives
Education
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School Meals – The History
National School Lunch Act
Signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1946
Child Nutrition Act of 1966
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
School Breakfast Program was established in this act
Under the NSLP schools can offer snacks after school
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School Meals – The History
WE OFFER:
Breakfast at all schools
Lunch at all schools
Vend meals to St. Charles Catholic
Vend meals to Head Start (housed within our schools)
Vend meals to Hoosier Hills Pre-School
After school snack program
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School Meals – The History
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
meals must be offered free or at a reduced price
meals must meet federal nutrition requirements
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School Meals – Funding
• School meal programs are self-sufficient
• School nutrition programs are self-funded and do
not rely on the general district budget.
• Financial support comes from
• Federal reimbursements for meals served to students
– 100% assistance (free meals)
– Reduced assistance (reduced price meals)
– Full pay
• Cash sales to students & adults
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School Meals – Funding
(Federal Reimbursement)
FREE
REDUCED
PAID
LUNCH
2.57
2.17
.24
BREAKFAST
1.40
1.10
.25
.71
.35
.06
SNACKS
COMMODITY VALUE .2075 per meal served
MCCSC 2009 ENTITLEMENT DOLLARS:
$207,278.26
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School Meals – Funding
MCCSC MEAL PRICES
reduced paid
adult
Elementary Lunch
.40
1.85
2.60
Secondary Lunch
.40
2.10 / 2.60
2.60 / 3.10
Breakfast
.30
1.10
1.30
SNACKS
.15
.50
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School Meals – The Facts
QUALIFYING FOR ASSISTANCE
Categorically Free
(1,260 students)
Food stamp households
TANF households
Foster Children
Homeless
Income based Applications:
271 are FREE based on TANF / Stamps
1,176 are FREE based on household income
802 are REDUCED based on household income
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School Meals – The Facts
QUALIFYING FOR ASSISTANCE
TEMPORARY APPROVAL
Incomplete applications (45 day)
45 temporary applications (68 students)
• 16 changed to full pay (19 students)
• 2 changed to reduced pay (5 students)
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School Meals – The Facts
VERIFICATION
30 applications verified
58 students impacted
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School Meals – The Facts
VERIFICATION
1 application / 1 student
changed from Free to Reduced
2 applications / 5 students
changed from reduced to paid
4 applications / 6 students failed to respond
changed from Free to Paid
5 applications / 8 students failed to respond
changed from reduced to paid
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School Meals – The Facts
• School meals are balanced and healthy
• Lunches that are part of the National
School Lunch Program (NSLP) must meet
nutrition guidelines including:
• limiting fat and saturated fat in meals
• providing one-third of the
Recommended Dietary Allowance
(RDA) of protein, calcium, iron, and
vitamins A and C.
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School Meals – The Facts
USDA Nutritional Requirements
Nutrient
Breakfast
Elem/Sec
Elementary
Lunch
Secondary Lunch
Calories
(Kcal)
483
645
819
Protein (g)
6.7
8.9
16
Calcium (mg)
200
267
400
Iron (mg)
2.5
3.3
4.5
Vitamin A
(RE)
158.4
211
300
Vitamin C
(mg)
11.3
15.0
18
Total calories
from fat
30% or less
30% or less
30% or less
Total calories
from
saturated fat
Less than
10%
Less than
10%
Less than
10%
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School Meals – The Facts
USDA Nutritional Requirements
(after school snacks)
Snacks must include 2 of the 4 following components
•Milk
•Fruits & Vegetables (including juice)
•Grains
•Protein
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School Meals – The Facts
• School meals have come a long way!
Today, kids are offered healthy, tasty and
appealing choices:
– Fresh fruits and vegetables
– Whole grains
– Reduced Trans Fats
– Pizza with whole wheat crust, low-fat
cheese
– Baked items rather than fried
– Healthful cooking/preparation techniques
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School Meals – The Facts
• School Meals include USDA commodity
foods
– USDA has made significant progress in
reducing the fat, sodium and added sugar in
commodity foods.
– Ground beef was reduced to an average
15% fat, as compared to an average 30%
fat content in the fast food industry.
– Commodity canned fruits are only bought
with light syrup and 100% fruit juice verses
heavy syrup.
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School Meals – The Facts
• School Meals help kids maintain a
healthy weight
– Students who eat school meals provided
through the NSLP and the SBP are more
likely to be at a healthy weight.*
– NSLP participants are more likely than
non-participants to consume vegetables,
milk and milk products, and meat and
other protein-rich foods, both at lunch
and over 24 hours; they also consume
less soda and/or fruit drinks.**
*Source Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, August 2003 **Source USDA
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School Meals – The Facts
• School meals are safe
• USDA commodities used in the NSLP
are safe and part of a nutritious school
lunch.
• School nutrition professionals have
rigorous training in food safety and have
implemented a HACCP Plan.
• School kitchens are subject to two health
inspections annually conducted by the
local health department.
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School Meals – The Facts
Certified Food Handlers
ARLINGTON
Deb Richardson
BATCHELOR
Christina Barger
Sherri Crane
BINFORD
Irene Wisley
Cathy Neu
CHILDS
CLEAR CREEK
Shirley Hatley-Hayes
LaDonna Covey
Jenette Mitchell
Karen Dillman
FAIRVIEW
GRANDVIEW
HIGHLAND PARK
JACKSON CREEK
LAKEVIEW
Jill Whalen
Gina Arthur
Angie Lucas
Beth Deckard
Connie Grubb
Janet Barringer
Terri Carmichael
Mary Demshar
Sheri Weaver
Christine Fleener
MARLIN
BHS NORTH
Ruth Doyle
Pam Comb
Misty Salyers
Kathy Hastings
TRI-NORTH
Penny Duncan
ROGERS
Sherry Franks
SUMMITT
TEMPLETON
Betty Schulz
Carma Edwards
Melanie Cassidy
Janie Givens
Diane Killenbeck
UNIONVILLE
BHS SOUTH
Tina Hill
Joetta Mullis
Kathy Chitwood
Barbara Livingston
Sara Baugh
Diane Jackson
NEW TECH
SUBSTITUTES
Lori Miller
Peggy Shields
UNIVERSITY
Nedra Demshar
Martha Galyan
Michelle Woolbright
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School Meals – The Facts
Certified Food Handlers
• INSTRUCTORS / PROCTOR
– Hattie L. Johnson, SNS
certified food handler
certified Serve Safe Instructor / proctor
- Linda Hobbs
certified food handler
certified Serve Safe proctor
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School Meals – The Facts
STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
School and Community Nutrition Programs
Healthy Cuisine for Kids
Annual Spring Workshops
Pilot Studies (2009 whole grains)
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School Meals – The Facts
STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
• SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION
– Credentialing Program (School Nutrition
Specialist)
• 1 MCCSC Food Service Employee has earned the SNS
credential
• There are 29 SNA credentialed food service employees
in Indiana and 1,031 SNA credential food service
employees nationally
– Certification Program
• 18 MCCSC food service employees are currently certified
through SNA; there are 445 SNA certified food service
workers in Indiana and 24,302 SNA certified food service
employees nationally.
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
2008 SNA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Lori Miller, New Tech High School
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
Thelma Flanagan Award
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
Thelma Flanagan Award
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School Meals – The Facts
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
Monthly Managers Meetings
Routine Site visits
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
B AND B FOOD COMMODITY SHOW HOST
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STAFF EDUCATION / TRAINING
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CONTACT US
MCCSC Food Service Department
503 E. North Drive
Bloomington, IN 47401
812-349-4762
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