1. “USDA-Smart Snack Standards” MS Department of Education Office of Child Nutrition Presented by: April D. Catchings Nutrition Education, Director

2. Why Smart Snacks in School? Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (2010) provided authority to USDA to establish nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold outside of the Federal child nutrition program. Supplements efforts to implement the new school meal patterns by providing healthy school nutrition meals. Practical, science-based standards to provide children with the opportunity to make healthier choices. Apply consistently to ALL grade levels. To be allowable, a competitive food item must meet the General Standards. ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 2

3. General Standards: Major Food Groups ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 3

4. ALL foods and beverages sold to students; outside the school meal programs (NSLP/SBP); on the school campus; and at any time during the school day. What are Competitive Foods? ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 4

5. – the period during the regular and extended school day; from the midnight before, until 30 minutes after the end of the instructional day. – extended school day includes those students who participate in: clubs, yearbook, band and choir practice, student government, drama and childcare/latchkey programs. – This rule does not apply to after hours school-related events such as concession stands at sporting events. The School Day is Defined as: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 5

6. Vending machines Student stores Snack bars Fundraisers Culinary Ed. Programs Any other sales Competitive Foods Include: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 6

7. Be a Whole Grain-Rich (WGR) product, 50% or more WG or Have as the first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, a dairy product, or a protein food; or Be a combination food that contains at least ¼ cup of fruit and/or vegetable; or Contain 10% of the Daily Value (DV) of one of the nutrients of public health concern in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber). All foods sold in schools must: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 7

8. Calorie Limits: – Snack/Side items: No more than 200 calories – Entrée items: No more than 350 calories Sodium Limits: – Snack/Side items: No more than 230 mg ** – Entrée items: No more than 480 mg Fat Limits: – Total fat: No more than 35% of calories – Saturated fat: < 10% of calories – Trans fat: zero grams ALL foods must meet nutrient requirements: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition8

9. Sugar Limit: – No more than 35% of weight from total sugars in foods (excludes sugars naturally occurring in fruits, vegetables, and dairy). – Exemptions: Dried/dehydrated fruits or vegetables with no added nutritive sweeteners dried fruits with nutritive sweeteners for processing and/or palatability products consisting of only exempt dried fruit with nuts and/or seeds with no added nutritive sweeteners or fats. Requirements Continued… ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 9

10. Use the Healthier Generation Product Calculator. Google “Smart Snacks Calculator” or “Alliance Product Calculator”. Takes the guesswork out of nutrition guideline. Effective ways to determine if foods/beverages comply with the SSS: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 10

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22. Must be included in the nutrient analysis as part of the food items sold; such as salad dressing, ketchup, jelly, butter, syrup etc. Completing a nutrient analysis on these items will help control the amount of calories, fat, sugar and sodium added to foods. Example: If you are serving pancakes and offering syrup with them, you must analyze both the pancakes and the syrup. Accompaniments: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 22

23. Schools may offer entrée items as extra food sales on the day they are served and the day after. This helps School Food Service Administrators (SFSA’s) manage their programs by preventing food waste. Entrée items as Extra Food Sales ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 23

24. Culinary Education Programs Smart Snacks Standards: – have no impact on Culinary Ed. Program curriculums – have no impact on foods sold to adults at any time – ANY foods sold to students by Culinary Ed. Programs (during the school day), must meet the same guidelines as NSLP/SBP. ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 24

25. Be a Whole Grain-Rich (WGR) product, 50% or more WG or Have as the first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, a dairy product, or a protein food; or Be a combination food that contains at least ¼ cup of fruit and/or vegetable; or Contain 10% of the Daily Value (DV) of one of the nutrients in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber). All foods sold in schools must: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 25

26. Calorie Limits: – Snack/Side items: No more than 200 calories – Entrée items: No more than 350 calories Sodium Limits: – Snack/Side items: No more than 230 mg ** – Entrée items: No more than 480 mg Fat Limits: – Total fat: No more than 35% of calories – Saturated fat: < 10% of calories – Trans fat: zero grams Requirements Continued: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 26

27. (1) How does SSS impact schools that also participate in the NSLP afterschool snack program or any part of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)? The Smart Snacks standards are applicable during the school day. If programs operated in the school during the school day, or if afterschool snacks or meals are provided within the 30 minute window after the end of the instructional day, any other food available for sale to students at that time must comply with the Smart Snacks requirements. Applicability of the Smart Snacks Standards(SSS) ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 27

28. (2) Are schools that do not participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) required to comply with the Smart Snacks interim final rule? – schools that do not participate in the NSLP or SBP are not required to comply with the SSS interim final rule. – schools that only participate in the Special Milk Program are not required to comply with SSS guidelines. Applicability Continued….. ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 28

29. (3) Do the SSS apply to the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)? – The SSS do not apply to the SFSP unless the SFSP is operated at a school during the school day during which summer school NSLP meals are being served on campus. ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 29

30. Monitoring and Compliance State agencies will monitor compliance with the standards through a review of LEA records as part of the state agency administrative review. If violations have occurred, technical assistance and corrective action plans would be required. New Administrator Orientation ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 30

31. MYTH: Students are prohibited from bringing non- compliant foods to school. Foods and beverages brought from home are not required to meet standards MYTH: Students may no longer have treats for birthdays and special events. Foods that are “given” to students do not have to comply with the standards Other “Need to Know” Information ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 31

32. MYTH: State Agencies with more stringent standards than USDA will be required to loosen their standards. Federal Smart Snacks standards are the minimum standards. State Agencies that have more stringent guidelines will continue with the standards that are already in place. Myths Continued…. ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 32

33. The current Smart Snack standards are the “Interim Final Rule”. MS State Board of Education (SBE) will change their Snack/Vending Policy when the Rule is “FINAL”. SBE does not allow “Exempt Fundraisers”. If the product does not fall within the Smart Snacks standards, they cannot be sold during the school hours from the midnight before, until 30 minutes after the end of the school day. Other information: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 33

34. http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/child-nutrition http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/smart-snacks- school http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/smart-snacks- school https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/focus_areas/sn acks_and_beverages/smart_snacks/link_to_the_produ ct_calculator/ https://schools.healthiergeneration.org/focus_areas/sn acks_and_beverages/smart_snacks/link_to_the_produ ct_calculator/ Helpful Resources: ©MDE - Office of Child Nutrition 34

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37. April Catchings Director of Nutrition Education (601)576-4981 acatchings@mde.k12.ms.us acatchings@mde.k12.ms.us