The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 Give Healthy a Chance The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010

New Meal Pattern Requirements There are five required food components at lunch. USDA revised calorie, saturated fat, and sodium standards for each of the age/grade groups. Multiple lines must make all required food components available to all students on a weekly basis. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Menu Components of a Reimbursable Meal Food component means one of the five food groups which comprise reimbursable meals at lunch. Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) Fruits (F) Vegetables (V) Grains (G) Fluid Milk What is reimbursable? Government gives us 28 cents for paid lunch, $2.11 for reduced lunch, $2.51 for free lunch With extra six cent reimbursement that is promised to us if we follow the guidelines we would receive an additional 23,010. If you are doing the math with me, our community would be receiving a total of about $692247 for lunches alone. If we could be supported in allowing our children adequate time to eat breakfasts at school children we would add another $1.85 for free, $1.25 for reduced and $.27 for paid students. Why am I telling you this? Because I need your help to “give healthy a chance” Based on last year’s participation rates, Cleburne County was given Last year we served a total of The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Review: Age/Grade Groups Schools must plan menus using age/grade groups. These groups reflect predominant school grade configurations and are consistent with the IOM’s Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) groupings. Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Institute of Medicine The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Review: Nutrition Standards Fruits and Vegetables must be offered daily. New requirements substantially increase offerings of whole grain-rich foods. Only fat-free or low-fat milk varieties can be offered in the school nutrition program. New standards limit calories based on the age of children. USDA is increasing the focus on reducing saturated fat, trans fats, and sodium in school meals. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Calorie Range—Lunch Meal Grades K-5   Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 550-650 600-700 750-850 The average daily amount for a 5-day school week must fall within the minimum and maximum levels. A school could offer age grade groups K-8 a single menu that falls within range of 600-650 average calories per week to meet the requirement for each grade group. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Meat/Meat Alternate—Lunch Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 8-10 ounces weekly 1 ounce daily 9-10 ounces weekly 10-12 ounces weekly 2 ounces daily One ounce cooked, skinless, unbreaded portion of beef, fish, poultry, equals one ounce of the Meat/Meat Alternate requirement. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Fruit Component Fruits and vegetables are now separate food components in the school lunch and breakfast programs. Fruits prepared without added solid fats, sugars, refined starches, and sodium supply important nutrients that are under-consumed by school children in the United States (including potassium and dietary fiber) with relatively little calories. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Fruit Component—Lunch Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 2 ½ cups weekly ½ cup daily 5 cups weekly 1 cup daily All frozen fruit served in NSLP contains no added sugar beginning SY 2013-2014. Note there is a one year exemption to this requirement. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Vegetable Component—Lunch   Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 3 ¾ cups weekly ¾ cup per day ¾ cup per day 5 cups weekly 1 cup per day Vegetable Subgroups Weekly Requirements  Dark Green  Red/Orange Bean/Peas (Legumes) Starchy Other Additional Vegetables to Reach Total  ½ cup ¾ cup ½ cup 1 cup  ¾ cup 1 ¼ cups 1 ½ cup The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Grains Component—Lunch Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 8-9 oz eq weekly 1 per day (min.) 8-10 oz eq weekly 10-12 oz eq weekly 2 per day (min.) At least half of the grains offered at lunch must be whole-grain rich during SY 2012-2013 and 2013- 2014. During SY 2012-13 and SY 2013-14 only, up to half of the required grains offered may be refined-grain foods that are enriched. The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Milk Component—Lunch Meal Grades K-5   Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 5 cups weekly 1 cup daily Fluid milk must be low-fat (1% milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored). Lactose-free milk is an acceptable alternative. It must be low-fat (1 % milk fat or less, unflavored) or fat-free (unflavored or flavored). Adapted from: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/Legislation/dietaryspecs.pdf The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act

Reference All I am saying, is give healthy a chance The Healthy and Hunger Free Kids Act All I am saying, is give healthy a chance Reference New Meal Pattern Training Presentation (2012). National Food Service Management Institute.