Food Policy
Lunch:
An In-Depth
Look
on the
Dispelling
the Future
Myths around
Status and
of
SchoolChildren
Breakfast
Texas’
November 20th, 2013
WELCOME
Welcoming Remarks
Liliana Esposito,
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs,
Dean Foods
Welcoming Remarks
Councilmember Jerry R. Allen,
Dallas City Councilmember, District 10
Chef Panel: Breakfast for
less than $2.00
Chef Chad Houser, Executive Director Café Momentum
Chef Graham Dodds, Hibiscus
Chef Matt Ford, CBD Provisions
Chef Jack Perkins, Maple & Motor and The Slow Bone
Chef Julie Eastland, Café Momentum
Cafe Momentum Interns
Mailk Runnels
Adolph Martin
Jordan Farrar
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Food Insecurity and the
Importance of School Breakfast
Mandi Kimball, Director, Public Policy and Government
Affairs, CHILDREN AT RISK
About Us
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• CHILDREN AT RISK is a data-driven
research and advocacy nonprofit
organization that drives change for Texas’
20 years &
children through strategic research,
counting
education, legal action, and public policy.
Focus
Areas
• Focus areas include:
• physical and mental health
• food insecurity and nutrition
• parenting
• education
• juvenile justice
• human trafficking
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What We Do
Research
Advocacy
Awareness
Collaboration
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Test Your
Knowledge
Of
the more than
6.9 million children
in Texas, how many
children are still
struggling with
hunger?
A. 10%
B. 16%
C. 20%
D. 26%
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D. 26%
1.8 million Texas
children are living in food
insecure households.
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Test Your
Knowledge
What
percentage
of Texans reside
in a food desert?
A. 5%
B. 12%
C. 15%
D. 30%
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C. 15%
The USDA estimates that
15 percent of Texans
reside in a food desert,
making Texas the state
with the largest “grocery
gap” in the country.
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Test Your
Knowledge
What
percentage
of Texas children
who qualify for free
or reduced priced
meals during the
school year,
participate in the
Summer Meals
Program?
A. 1%
B. 3%
C. 9%
D. 11%
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D. 11%
Only 11% of the roughly 3
million Texas children who
qualify for free or reduced
priced meals during the school
year participate in the Summer
Meals program
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Poverty
Poverty - Texas and the Nation
 In Texas, 17.9% of
the total
population lived in
poverty in 2012.
 26% of Texas
children lived in
poverty in 2012
 29% of Dallas
County children
lived in poverty in
2012
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Food Insecurity
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What is Food Insecurity?
Limited or
uncertain access to
nutritious and safe
food necessary to
lead a healthy
lifestyle
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Food Insecurity:
Texas and the U.S.
2011
Household
Food
Insecurity
Child Food
Insecurity
Childhood
Poverty
U.S.
Texas
14.9%
18.5%
20.6%
26%
23%
26%
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Food Insecurity: North Texas
County
# of Food Insecure Children
Dallas
172,610
Rockwall
4,100
Hunt
5,640
Tarrant
116,370
Collin
39,440
Denton
32,820
Ellis
9,640
Johnson
9,340
Kaufman
6,480
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According to the research,
Texas has fewer
supermarkets per capita
than any state in the nation.
National level: 1
supermarket for every
8,620 people
Using Our Schools
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to Combat
Food Insecurity
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Success in the 83rd Legislature
• SB 376 expands the school
breakfast program to the entire
student body at campuses that
have 80% or more economically
disadvantaged students.
Poverty in Texas Schools
Roughly 3 million public school
students live at or below 185% of the
Federal Poverty Level.
Approximately half of these students
attend schools where 80% or more of
their peers qualify for free or reduced
priced meals
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Texas & North Texas
School Breakfast
Participation Rates
Texas
Eligible, but
did not
participate Participated
54%
46%
North Texas
Eligible, but
did not
participate
65%
Participated
35%
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464,945 of eligible
North Texas students
did NOT participate in
school breakfast last
year
Reasons for Low Breakfast
Participation
Negative stigma attached to eating breakfast at school
Children aren’t getting to school in time to eat breakfast due to
busy schedules & non-traditional working hours for parents
In-class versus out-of class breakfast time
Not enough time allocated for breakfast
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Four Myths About Expanding
School Breakfast
Myth #1
• If a school implements Universal Free
School Breakfast, all children MUST eat
a breakfast.
Myth #2
• Students must take ALL items provided
in a school breakfast meal.
Myth #3
• Waste is a necessary consequence of
implementing Universal Free School
Breakfast.
Myth #4
• School Breakfast Programs contribute to
childhood obesity
HOW BREAKFAST CAN HELP
Nutritional
Academic
• Tend to have a more
adequate nutrient
intake
• Tend to have a lower
BMI and are less likely
to be overweight
• Helps establish healthy
habits for life
• Improves math, reading,
and standardized test
scores
• Improves behavior and
reduce disciplinary
problems
• Helps children pay
attention, perform
problem-solving tasks, and
improve memory
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The importance of
school meals…..
Students can’t learn if they
are hungry.
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Thank You!
Q
&A
Contact
Information:
Mandi Kimball, Director of Public
Policy and Government Relations:
mkimball@childrenatrisk.org
or
713.869.7740
Various Perspectives on
Adoption and Implementation
of Universal School Breakfast
Jaime Hanks Meyers, CHILDREN AT RISK
Dan Micciche, Dallas ISD School Board
Dora Rivas, Dallas ISD
Dr. Kim Broadway, Mesquite ISD
Sheri Carcano, Irving ISD
Sarahbeth Ghozali, Dairy MAX
Food Policy
Lunch:
An In-Depth
Look
on the
Dispelling
Myths
Status
and the
Future
of
around
School
Breakfast
Texas’
Children
November 20th, 2013
Thank You