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Kaylyn Padovani, MBA, RD Nutritionist, Nutrition Education and Promotion Branch USDA-FNS-Child Nutrition Programs
Summer Food, Summer Moves: Helping Kids Stay
Healthy When School is Out
Team Nutrition
Provides free curricula, resource guides, posters, parent handouts, and other resources
Initiative of the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service to support the Federal Child Nutrition Programs
Aims to improve children’s lifelong eating and physical activity habits
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Introduction to Summer Meals 22 M
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Nutrition Education & Summer Meals
Prevent “Summer Slide.” Help kids maintain
healthy eating patterns and get regular physical activity when school is
out.
Boost Participation. Offering activities along
with a meal, can help motivate more families to
attend.
Generate Smiles. Kids love games, challenges, food
preparation, and tasting activities.
Help children stay healthy all year long!
Four Healthy Moves
Summer Food, Summer Moves Kit Includes:
• Operator Activity Guide • 7 Posters • 6 types of Fliers • 25 Activity Placemats • 6 Family Activity Guides Available in English and Spanish
• Give out to parents or send home with children
• Fun games, healthy eating tips, and recipes
Family Activity Guides
Infographic and Parent’s Guide
• Materials for schools and community groups to hand out to parents
• Healthy eating tips and info on locating a summer meal site
• English and Spanish
Formative Research & Pilot Testing • Infographic and Parent Handout Concept
Testing • Summer Food, Summer Moves Formative
Research
Overall Research Findings Children
• Statistically significant improvements in nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
• Enjoyed most recipes
Site Operators • Enjoyed the activities and tools and believed they
increased site appeal • Needed additional ways to adapt activities • Suggested simpler material organization
Parents • Found family
activity guides were colorful, appealing, and useful
Key Takeaways •Meet with the community to identify needs and partners. •Coordinate together the program, meal site, service, activities ,
and resources. •Ensure you have enough staff to serve the food and lead the
activities.
Start early to plan your program.
(February-March)
•Use the flyers to announce the community about the activities and meals offered in a way to mitigate swing attendance at open sites.
•Remind them about the program schedule.
Inform eligible families.
•Have fun and enrichment activities in addition to the meals. •Older children are role models for younger children, they can
serve as leader to help with meal service and the enrichment activities.
Engage your children.
Partners for Activity Leads
– Nutrition and Dietetic Interns
– School staff – SNAP-Ed staff – EFNEP staff – Agricultural
Extension staff – WIC staff
– Assistant property manager
– Staff in charge of community center
– Church volunteers – Library staff – Parent coordinator – Site director
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Reference
• White, A. and Maroto, M. (2016) Summer Meal Programs Provide an Opportunity for Nutrition Education and Physical Activity. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 116(6), 905-907.
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