1. Smart Snacks in Schools
YCJUSD Child Nutrition Services

2. 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

3. Nutrient Requirements
Calorie Limits
Snack items: ≤200
Entrée items: ≤350
Fat Limits
Snack/ Entrée 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

4. Getting to know the FACTS Middle Schools and High Schools

5. Beverages Milk (fat free white & chocolate, 1% white)
Non dairy must be nutritionally equivalent to milk
12 fl. oz. per serving
</ 5 grams fat per 8fl oz.
</28 grams total sugar per 8 fl. oz.
1% (unflavored) nonfat (flavored, unflavored) must contain Vitamin A&D
Water (no added sweeteners)
>/50% Fruit or Vegetable Juice(no added sweeteners),

6. Electrolyte Replacement Beverages (High school ONLY)
No Calorie Electrolyte Replacement
Water must be first ingredient
</16.8 g added sweetener/8fl oz.
</5 calories/8fl oz.
10-150mg sodium/8fl oz.
10-90mg potassium/8fl oz.
No added caffeine
</20 fl.oz
Low-Calorie Electrolyte Replacement
</40 calories/8fl oz.
10-90mg potassium
</12 fl oz.

7. Flavored Water Beverages (High School ONLY)
Must be either </5 calories/8 fl oz (no calorie)
OR </ 40 calories/8 fl oz (low calorie)
No added sweetener
No added caffeine
</20 fl. oz. serving size (no calorie)
OR </12 fl. oz. serving size (low calorie)

8. 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 verified by manufacturer.)
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.

9. 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.
≤350Calories

10. Fundraisers Standards apply to all fundraisers.
Non-compliant foods may be sold a ½ hour after the end of the school day
PTA: fundraising opportunities are unlimited per each school year.

11. Student Organizations
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 prepare items on school campus
Cannot be same item sold by Nutrition Services Department that day
Items must be pre-approved

12. Approval Form Approval for Student Organization Fundraising Form
In accordance of AR 3554(b), referring 5CCR 15500&15501
“The specific nutritious
food item is approved by the superintendent or designee”
Steps for
food and beverage
fundraiser approval: 1.
Complete
this form, please attach Food/Beverage Nutritional Facts to form. 2.
Give to School Site Administrator for
approval .
Applicant Information
Date: ______________________________
Applicant Name:
Last
First
Phone #
Address (will be notified by if approved): __________________________________________________ S
chool :
Fundraising funds contributing to:__________________________________________________________________
When is the fundraising taking place:
_______________________________________________________________
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Where is the fundraiser taking place? ___________________ Time the fundraiser is occurring: ______________
Requested Snack
/Beverage
Item:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
School Site Administrator Approval
:_______________________________________________________________
Note: Please be
sure Nutritional Facts are attached
reque
sted Food/Beverage
Items.
Send to Child Nutrition
office.
Fundraising
Item
Approved Item:_________________________________________________________________________________
Superintendent Designee
Signature
Date
*Helpful guide
to selecting a compliant food item
: go to childnutrition -
ycjusd.com and
select
the healthy
snack calculator located on the left
side column of the homepage.*
Yucaipa
Calimesa Joint Unified S
chool District

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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
100% Fruit Juice
Plain Water
*Complete list of compliant snack ideas available at childnutrition-ycjusd.com

16. Contacts & References References We’re here to help!
Ann Aguilar MS RD
Director, Child Nutrition Services
(909) ext. 5857
Lilyanna Montenegro BS
Nutritionist, Child Nutrition Services
(909) ext. 5863
School Smart Snack Calculator Tool
USDA Smart Snacks In Schools