1. What? No more french fries? Stephen Bacon Allen Road Elementary 4 th grade sbacon@nscsd.org

2. Six Steps of the PPA  IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM  GATHER EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM GATHER EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM  IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES  EVALUATE THE EXISTING PUBLIC POLICY EVALUATE THE EXISTING PUBLIC POLICY  DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS DEVELOP PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS  DETERMINE THE BEST SOLUTION DETERMINE THE BEST SOLUTION

3. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)  32 million children eat school lunches paid for by the government  Decides what should be on the kinds of foods should be on the menu

4. Problem  One third of America's youth between the ages 2 to 19 are obese. http://www.cbsnews.com/8334-504763_162-57365835-10391704/usda- school-lunch-changes-whats-on-the-menu/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8334-504763_162-57365835-10391704/usda- school-lunch-changes-whats-on-the-menu/

5. Childhood Obesity

6. Unhealthy Foods

7. USDA Lunch Changes  Lunches should have…  Less salt  More whole grains  More sides of fruits and vegetables  Potatoes and pizza will remain

8. Evaluate an existing policy  USDA changed the school menu in January 2012.  French fries were out.  Sweet potato fries or roasted potatoes were in.

9. Advantages  Healthier choices Can you think of other advantages to changing the school menu?

10. Disadvantages  New choices taste bad Can you think of other disadvantages to changing the school menu?

11. How should this policy be changed?  Discuss with your partner and propose a new policy.