kassie foreman kaley whitton kalee james hannah emerson natosha wilson
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ADVOCACY PROJECTSCHOOL MEALS
Kassie ForemanKaley WhittonKalee James
Hannah EmersonNatosha Wilson
School Meals
We are advocating for healthier school meals and added meal programs in schools.
-Summer Food Summer Program (SFSP)
-Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)- Backpack Program-Fresh Foods; Organic
Meal Programs
Summer Food Summer Program (SFSP)
-For Ages 18 and Under-Serves Over 200 million free meals-No Cost-SFSP Fact Sheet
http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/sfsp/SFSP-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Meal Programs
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
-Afterschool Meals-For Ages 18 and Under-No Cost
Meal Programs
BackPack Program-Assembled at more than 160 local
food banks-Distributed to more than 450,000
children at the end of the week-Food is placed in backpacks
Research Congress created NSLP or National School Lunch
Program after a connection between physical deficiencies and childhood malnutrition showed when men were rejected for health reasons during the World War II draft.
Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010– allows USDA, (United States Department of Agriculture) the opportunity to make real improvements to the school lunches and breakfasts by improving nutrition and hunger safety for children.
In 1998, Congress expanded the NSLP (National School Lunch Program) to include cash reimbursement for snacks serviced in afterschool programs.
Data
According to Schools Nutrition Association, nearly 100,000 schools/institutions serve lunches to 30.3 million students each day. 19.1 million free lunches 2.5 million reduced price (student pays 40 cents) 8.7 million full price 5 billion lunches are served annually.
Research has shown that high levels of salt, fat and sugar in school lunches have contributed to the nationwide childhood obesity epidemic.
Today, more than one-third of people under age 19 are overweight or obese. About 151,000 have Type 2 diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. (Daniel L. Millimet)
The USDA changed the school nutrition standards. They made portions smaller, twice as many servings of produce and only fat-free or low-fat milk.
Nutrition Standards for School Meals
Whole Grain Rich Requirements Fresh Fruits Fresh Vegetables Milk-1% Skim Meat/Meat Alternate
Getting the Message Across
..\Documents\Getting the Message Across.docx
Example Stories
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/11/22/thanksmichelleobama-school-lunches-pictures-twitter/19415567/
The first website is about a bunch of people posting pictures on twitter about gross lunches thanks to Michelle Obama.
http://www.npr.org/2014/09/12/347669760/giving-every-kid-equal-standing-in-the-school-lunch-line
The second one is about students not being able to eat lunch because they don't have money to pay for it, so a guy pays some of the students negative balance and leaves some on their account for future meals.
Flyer
Introducing school lunch programs (1).docx
Letter
Advocacy Letter (1).docx
Opposing Sides
1 in 3 children are obese or overweight Change the lifestyle of the parents Lower portion sizes encourage smart
limits Eliminate all processed food Encourages students to be more active Already seeing companies who produce
processed foods declining in sales Awareness to eat healthier has been
raised
List of Resources
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)- http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program-sfsp
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)- http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/afterschool-meals
BackPack Program- http://www.feedingamerica.org/our-response/we-feed-children/backpack-program
Nutrition Standards for School Meals- http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/nutrition-standards-school-meals
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act http://
www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/healthy-hunger-free-kids-act
References continued
National School Lunch Programs http://frac.org/federal-foodnutrition-programs/national-school-lunch-program/
National School Lunch Program: Participation and Lunches Served http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/pd/slsummar.pdf
Are school lunches healthy? http://www.healthyschoolscampaign.org/policy/food/
Daniel L. Millimet, Rusty T. Chernis and Muna Husain. School Nutritoin programs and the incidence of childhood obesity. The Journal of Human Resources., 45(3): 640-654 (2010)