Smart Snacks in Schools YCJUSD Child Nutrition Services

General Information Smart Snacks in Schools went into effect July 1, 2014 Competitive food: all foods and beverages sold on school campus outside of the reimbursable meal program to students Standards apply from midnight to 30 minutes after the end of the school day

Nutrient Requirements Calorie Limits Snack items: ≤200 (at elementary schools ≤175 kcal for dairy or whole grain snacks) Entrée items: ≤350 Fat Limits Snack total fat: ≤35% of kcal Saturated fat: ≤10% of kcal Trans fat: 0 grams Sodium Limits Snack items: ≤200 mg Entrée items: ≤480 mg Sugar Limit ≤35% of weight from total sugars in food Helpful Tool Smart Snack Calculator

Getting to know the FACTS Elementary School

Getting to know the FACTS Middle Schools and High School

Beverages Milk (fat free white & chocolate, 1% white) Non dairy must be nutritionally equivalent to milk 12 fl. oz. per serving, 8 fl. oz (CECA) Water (no added sweeteners) 50% Fruit or Vegetable Juice/ 100% (CECA) (no added sweeteners), Sports Drinks, No/Low Calorie Drinks Elementary & Middle Schools: NOT ALLOWED High: ≤5 kcal/8 oz. or ≤10 kcal/20 oz. Cannot sell beverages > 20 oz. , 10-150 mg Na+, 10-90 mg K+ per 8fl. oz. No added caffeine

Beverage Portion Sizes Elementary Schools may sell up to 8 oz portions Middle & High Schools may sell up to 12 oz portions for milk & juice High Schools may sell up to 20 oz of calorie-free flavored water and no/low cal sports drinks that meet the requirements listed on the previous slide

Snacks Must meet Nutrient Requirements (listed on previous slide) Must be a Fruit Vegetable(non-fried) Dairy product Protein food (nuts, seeds, legumes, cheese) Whole Grain product (WG must be the first ingredient and comprise at least 51% of total grain weight.) Combination food that contains at least ¼ cup fruit or vegetable and at least 2 of the 5 food groups (fruit, vegetable, dairy, protein, grain) Any food with fruit, vegetable, dairy, protein, or whole grain listed as the first ingredient.

Entrées Must meet Nutrient Requirements (see slide 3) May be 1 of these three options Whole grain & Meat/Meat Alternate Fruit or Vegetable & Meat/Meat Alternate Meat/Meat Alternate USDA does not recognize single servings of yogurt, cheese, nuts, seeds, and meat as entrée options but rather are categorized as snack items. ≤400 Calories

Charter School (CECA) Nutrition Requirement Differences Kcal Limits ≤200 Kcals per Snack (Elementary, Middle and High School) ≤350 Kcals per Entrée Beverages 100% Fruit or Vegetable Juice (No added Sweeteners) can be Diluted w/ water. Low Cal >12 fl. oz not allowed (CECA)

Fundraisers Standards apply to all fundraisers. Non-compliant foods may be sold a ½ hour after the end of the school day An Entrée that is sold by any entity, and is not on the menu the day of or day after, must be ≤350 kcal and meet the same criteria as other Entrées

Student Organizations Elementary 4 sales per School Year 1 item After the last lunch Cannot prepare items on school campus Cannot be same items sold by Nutrition Services Department that day Item must be pre-approved Middle & High Schools Only 1 student organization can sell per day Multiple organizations can sell on 4 designated days per year (no more than 3 categories of food) Cannot be same item sold by Nutrition Services Department that day Items must be pre-approved

Approval Form

Recordkeeping School district is responsible for ensuring that each organization selling competitive foods and/or beverages maintains records that document compliance At minimum Receipts Nutrition labels and/or product specifications

Monitoring & Compliance Compliance is monitored as part of the State agency administrative review If violations have occurred, technical assistance and corrective action plans would be required Schools may incur fines or funding may be withheld for schools out of compliance

Examples of Compliant Snacks & Beverages Pepperidge Farm Goldfish (Whole Grain) Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Cheddar Strawberry Yogurt Pop Chips Original Sour Cream and Onion Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Fudge Bars Milk (1% & Nonfat) 100% Juice Izze & Switch Sparkling Juices Plain Water *Complete list of compliant snack ideas available at childnutrition-ycjusd.com

Contacts & References We’re here to help! References Ann Aguilar ,MS, RD Director, Child Nutrition Services ann_aguilar@ycjusd.us (909) 797-0174 ext. 5857 Lilyanna Montenegro, BS Nutritionist, Child Nutrition Services lilyanna_montenegro@ycjusd.us (909) 797-0174 ext. 5863 School Smart Snack Calculator Tool http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/doc.asp?id=180&parentid=95 USDA Smart Snacks In Schools http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/smart-snacks-school