Healthy-Hunger Free Kids Act 2010 Smart Snack Policies

Since the beginning of School Lunch, the intent… Was to safeguard our children’s health and well being

Nutrition Guidelines for Food & Beverages Food & beverage sold to students on campus during school day should meet regulations for: School meal standards Smart Snacking in schools

Alabama State Department of Education Healthy Snack Standards remain in place, except where USDA standards are more restrictive

Any snack food sold in schools should mover towards: Be “whole grain rich” grain – OR Have as first ingredient a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy product, or a protein food OR

Any food sold in schools should mover towards: Contain 10% of the DV of one to the following nutrients: calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber OR Be a combination food that contains at least ¼ cup of fruit and/or vegetable

Smart Snack Standards Entrée items exempt from new standards if part of a reimbursable meal Entrée item may be sold a la carte on same day, and day after sold as part of reimbursable meal

Nutritional Requirements Calorie limits: Snack items: ≤ 200 cal Entrée items: ≤ 350 cal* Sodium Limits: Snack items: ≤230 mg Entrée items: ≤ 480 mg* *Exempt from standard if part of reimbursable meal, day of and day after

Nutritional Requirements Sugar limits: ≤ 35% of weight from total sugars in food Fat limits: Total fat ≤ 35% calories Saturated fat < 10% Trans fat- 0 grams

Alliance for a Healthier Generation calculator beverages/smart_snacks/product_calculator/

USDA Meal Pattern

Breakfast Meal Components Fruits Grains/Meat-Meal Alternatives Milk

Offer Vs ServeServed Must offer 4 Items from 3 Components 3 MUST be taken This can be: Grains Fruit/Vegetable/Juice Milk Additional item 3 Items from 3 Components MUST be served May serve more items if desired This must be: 1 milk 1 fruit 1 grain (optional meat, meat alternative after daily grain met)

Meal Pattern Changes SY Breakfast – 1 cup fruit required for all age grade groups ½ cup fruit must be taken for a reimbursable meal

Fruits (Breakfast) No more than half of fruit may be 100% fruit juice Minimum of 1/8 cup serving can count towards the 1 cup fruit requirement A daily serving must be offered at breakfast – At breakfast only, vegetables may be offered in place of fruits  First 2 cups/week must come from dark green, red/orange, beans and peas, or other vegetable subgroups

Grains (Breakfast & Lunch) Offer the daily and weekly serving ranges of grains at breakfast Must offer one 1 ounce Grain equivalent first Schools may substitute meat/meat alternate for grains once daily grains minimum is met

SBP Requirements Effective SY All grains must be whole grain rich Can be 100% whole grain OR 50% or more whole grain as first ingredient on label AND Remaining 50% is enriched grains May include grain not whole grain, but can’t credit in meal pattern but have to include in nutrient analysis No maximum servings of grains No separate meat/meat alternative component

Four Dietary Specifications Weekly average requirements – Calories – Sodium – Saturated fat Daily requirement – Trans fat

Sodium Targets for SY

6 Cent Certification Workbooks Only USDA for breakfast Other programs can be used for lunch – Nutrikids TrackNOW OneSource inTEAM

New USDA Workbooks on ALSDE-CNP web site Meal Pattern Compliance – HHFKA Attestation of Compliance statement New books have ‘updated’ to side

New USDA Workbooks NOTE: The following workbooks were not updated. Breakfast K-8 Workbooks for 4 day and 7 day cycles

Some of the Changes: All Meals Tab Breakfast: Only whole grain rich grains can be added for reimbursable meal

Some of the Changes: Day Tab Breakfast: Vegetable column added

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Breakfast: Sodium Column Added

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Breakfast: Vegetable Calculation

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Breakfast: Vegetable Sodium Assessment

Some of the Changes: All Meals Tab Lunch: Only whole grain rich grains can be added for reimbursable meal

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Lunch: Sodium Column Added

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Lunch: Vegetable Sodium Assessment

Some of the Changes: Simplified Nutrient Analysis Lunch: Sodium added to Weekly Weighted Average

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