Transcript Promoting Children’s Health and Education with USDA’s

Healthier US
School Challenge
Promoting a
Healthy School Environment
• Recognize a school’s commitment
– Taking a leadership role in creating a healthier
school environment
– Improving nutritional quality of meals served
– Providing students with nutrition education
– Providing students with physical education and
opportunities for physical activity
History
• Authorized in 2004
• Hoover City
• Madison City
How Does It Work?
• Voluntary program
• Schools must meet or exceed criteria
• 4 year certification period
• Apply for Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Gold Award
of Distinction certification
How Does It Work (cont’d)
• Be enrolled as a Team Nutrition School
• Offer reimbursable lunches that demonstrate
healthy menu planning practices
• Provide nutrition education to students
• Provide students with physical education and
the opportunity for physical activity
How Does It Work (cont’d)
• Maintain a specific level of Average Daily
Participation at lunch
• Adhere to HUSSC guidelines for foods
served/sold outside of the National School
Lunch Program
• Meet SMI requirements
Award Level General Requirements
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
1.
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Gold Award
of
Distinction
N/A
60%
45%
70%
65%
70%
65%
School enrolled as a Team Nutrition
(TN) school.
2. Reimbursable lunches meet the USDA
nutrition standards
School district had an SMI within 5
years and all corrective actions have
been completed.
3. Average Daily Participation for lunch
meets or exceeds a minimum
Elementary and Middle Schools
High Schools
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
Award Level General Requirements
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Gold Award of
Distinction
plus 2
days/week fruit
must be served
fresh
plus 2
days/week fruit
must be served
fresh
4. School lunch menu is planned to allow
students the opportunity to select each of the
food items listed below.
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a.
b.
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Offering a different vegetable every day of
the week. All servings must be at least ¼
cup. Of these five:
Dark green or orange vegetables offered 3
or more days per week (of the 3, at least 2
must be different)
Cooked dry beans or peas must be offered
each week (includes canned dry beans and
peas).
Offering a different fruit every day of the
week (fresh, frozen, canned, dried or 100%
juice). All servings must be at least ¼ cup.
Dried fruit must have no added sweetener (nutritive
or non-nutritive); canned fruit must be packed in
juice or light syrup. 100% juice can only be
counted as a fruit once per week
plus 1 day/week plus 1 day/week
fruit must be
fruit must be
served fresh
served fresh
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
•Offering of whole-grain foods serving. A
serving size of whole-grain food is equal to
a serving of Grains/Breads as defined in
the Food Buying Guide, pages 3.15-3.16.
The majority of whole grain food products
served must have the whole grain(s) listed
first in the ingredient statement. Other
whole grain servings must have whole
grain as the primary grain ingredient.
•
Only low-fat (1% or less) and fat-free
(skim) fluid milk, flavored or
unflavored, offered each day.
Award Level General Requirements
Bronze
At least 1
serving of
whole-grain
food offered 3
or more days
per week (not
the same one
each day)
Silver
Gold
At least 1
At least 1
serving of
serving of
whole-grain
whole-grain
food offered 3 food offered
or more days each day (not
per week (not the same one
the same one
each day)
each day)
Gold Award of
Distinction
At least 1
serving of
whole-grain
food offered
each day (not
the same one
each day)
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
5. If the school sells any other food &
beverages on campus (competitive
foods), sales must meet the criteria
below, as well as the restricted times
and locations stated at the right.
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Competitive foods are defined as any foods
or beverages sold in competition with
reimbursable meals. This includes a la
carte, vending, snack bar, school store,
and/or any other food & beverage sales on
campus.
Award Level General Requirements
Bronze
The criteria
apply
during
meal
periods
within the
foodservice
area(s)*.
*Foodservice
area(s) refers
to any area on
school
premises
Seconds or extra sales of entrees offered as where program
part of the day’s reimbursable lunches are meals are
served and/or
exempt.
eaten.
Silver
Gold
Gold Award of
Distinction
The criteria The criteria The criteria
apply
apply
apply
during
throughout throughout
meal
the school the school
periods
day
day
within the
(including
(including
foodservice
meal
meal
area(s)*.
periods),
periods),
throughout throughout
the school the school
*Foodservice
campus.
campus.
area(s) refers
to any area on
school
premises
where
program meals
are served
and/or eaten.
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
6. Competitive food & beverages
must meet the following criteria:
• Competitive Foods:
•
A. Total fat: Calories from total fat
must be at or below 35% per
serving. Excludes nuts, seeds, nut
butters, and reduced fat cheese.
•
B. Trans fat: Less than 0.5 grams
(trans fat free) per serving.
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C. Saturated fat: Calories from
saturated fat must be below 10%
per serving. Excludes reduced-fat
cheese.
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
6.
• D. Sugar: Total sugar must be at or
below 35% by weight (includes
naturally occurring and added
sugars). Excludes fruits, vegetables,
and milk.
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E. Sodium: See information at
right for sodium limits
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F. Portion size/Calories: Not to
exceed the serving size of the food
served in the NSLP; for other items,
the package or container is not to
exceed 200 calories
≤480 mg
sodium per
non-entrée;
≤ 600 mg per
entrée
≤480 mg
sodium per
non-entrée;
≤ 600 mg per
entrée
≤480 mg
sodium per
non-entrée;
≤ 600 mg per
entrée
≤200 mg sodium per
non-entrée;
≤ 480 mg per entrée
OR
Physical Education is
150 minutes/week
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
6.
• Competitive Beverages: Only the
following beverages are allowed.
• Milk: Only low-fat (1% or less) and
fat-free (skim), flavored or
unflavored fluid milk, and/or USDA
approved alternative dairy
beverages; limit serving size to
maximum of 8 fluid ounces.
• Fruit & vegetable juices: 100% full
strength with no sweeteners
(nutritive or non-nutritive); limit
serving size to maximum of 6 fluid
ounces.
• Water: non-flavored, no
sweeteners (nutritive or nonnutritive), non-carbonated, noncaffeinated.
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
7. Nutrition education (Elementary
Schools):
a. Is provided for at least half, but no
fewer than two, of the grade levels in
the school. If the school consists of a
single grade, nutrition education is
provided to all students in the school.
b. Is part of a structured and systematic
unit of instruction, such as
MyPyramid lessons from Team
Nutrition.
c. Involves multiple channels of
communication, including the
classroom, cafeteria, and
home/parents.
d. Messages are reinforced by
prohibiting the use of food as a
reward (school holiday parties are
not included).
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
7. Nutrition education (Secondary
Schools):
a. Offered to middle school students in
at least one grade level as part of
required year round instruction.
b. Offered to high school students in 2
courses required for graduation.
c. Involves multiple channels of
communication.
d. Messages are reinforced by
prohibiting the use of food as a
reward (school holiday parties are
not included).
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
8. Physical education/activity is
promoted by:
Elementary Schools
a. Providing structured physical
education classes for all full-day
students throughout the school
year.
b. Providing unstructured daily
opportunities for physical activity
for all full-day students, such as
recess.
c. Reinforcing physical activity
education messages by neither
denying nor requiring physical
activity as a means of punishment.
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
A minimum
A minimum
A minimum
A minimum average of
average of 45
average of 90 150 minutes per week
average of 45
minutes per
minutes per
throughout the school
minutes per
week
week
year
week
throughout the throughout the
OR
throughout the
school year
school year
meet stricter sodium
school year
requirements
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
8. Physical education/activity is
promoted by:
Secondary Schools
a. Offering structured physical education
classes to at least two grades and
providing students in all grades
opportunities to participate in
physical activity (intramural/
interscholastic sports or activity
clubs) throughout the school year.
b. In addition, actively promoting
participation in physical activities
(in and out of school) to all
students.
c. Reinforcing physical activity
education messages by neither
denying nor requiring physical
activity as a means of punishment.
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
HealthierUS School Challenge
Criteria
9. School policies support a wellness
environment by permitting
primarily non-food items being
sold through school fundraising
activities. However, if food items
are sold during the school day,
they must meet the guidelines for
competitive foods, as outlined on
pages 2 and of this document.
10. The school district has developed a
Wellness Policy. A copy of the
Wellness Policy is submitted with
the application.
Bronze
Award Level General Requirements
Gold Award of
Silver
Gold
Distinction
Application Packet
• Step 1
– Local Review Panel evaluation
• Foodservice Manager
• Team Nutrition School Leader
• School Food Authority representative
• Parent Organization representative
• Physical Education/Health Teacher
• School Principal or Administrator
Application Packet
Step 2
• State Agency
evaluation
Application Packet
Step 3
• State submits application to FNS
Regional Office
Step 4
• Region reviews and submits application to
FNS Headquarters
Recognition
• School receives a plaque, banner, and
financial award
• School is recognized on the Team
Nutrition website
• Special event held at
most schools/districts
HealthierUS School Challenge
Application Packet,
Criteria & Instructions,
Frequently Asked Questions,
and Resources:
teamnutrition.usda.gov
Click on “Healthy Schools”
Alabama Efforts
• Provided access to training for all CNP
directors interested
• 102 attended training in conjunction with
NFSMI
• 65 agreed to participate
• Provided training to attendees at SNA (March
2011)
• Providing HUSSC training to managers this
summer
Current Awards
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Geneva Co.
Lee Co (4)
Phenix City (4)
Chilton Co
Wilcox Co
Shelby Co (20)
Talladega Co (5)
Homewood (3)
Muscle Shoals
Winfield
Autauga Co
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Hoover (9)
Jefferson Co (2)
Midfield (2)
Trussville
Boaz
Guntersville
Marshall Co
Fayette Co
Sylacauga
Madison Co
Athens
Alabama Awards by Level
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Bronze
5
Silver
8
Gold
3
Gold of Distinction 48 (Most in Country)
9 more being reviewed