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What should Fat City Elementary School do to improve school meal programs to make children healthier?. The Problem:. 27% of Fat City Elementary students are obese and not eating healthily.

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  1. What should Fat City Elementary School do to improve school meal programs to make children healthier?

  2. The Problem: • 27% of Fat City Elementary students are obese and not eating healthily • The Fat City Elementary cafeteria’s food meets USDA guidelines, but is not fresh, tasty, or notably healthy.

  3. Obesity Rates in Children - % of Demographic (1970’s vs. 2000’s)

  4. Why is this a problem atFat City Elementary? • Obesity as a risk factor for major illness and disease • Annual medical costs of obesity in 2003 were $75 billion • Healthy choices limited in poorer areas • 70% qualify for free and reduced lunch program • 70% of students purchase meals each day

  5. Alternatives

  6. Alternative One: 5th and 6th Graders create an organic teaching garden to grow healthy snacks for students

  7. Alternative Two:Local farms and food producers would provide 25% of the food served as part of the meal program

  8. Alternative Three: At least 25% of food at Fat City Elementary will be cooked on-site from fresh ingredients

  9. Our Policy . . . Farm-fresh Resources Enriching Student Health

  10. F.R.E.S.H. Policy • Fifth and Sixth grade students will plant and manage an Organic Teaching Garden. • At least 25% of food at Fat City Elementary School will be cooked on-site using fresh ingredients with at least 10% coming from local producers.

  11. F.R.E.S.H. Evidence • More fresh produce in schools means more kids eat and learn better • More local, fresh food means more students and staff buy meals, increasing school meal revenue

  12. F.R.E.S.H. Disadvantages • Increase in training needed • Need for more resources and equipment • Need space • Need professional development for teachers • Need more food service

  13. F.R.E.S.H. Advantages • Increased student achievement • Better health • Kids know more about nutrition • Fewer unhealthy foods available • Increased costs offset by increased revenue • Promotes community involvement • Improves local economy

  14. Action Plan

  15. F.R.E.S.H. Support • Letters and meetings with stakeholders: • School board officials • Parents, teachers, cafeteria workers and all school based personnel • Local farmers • On-site cafeteria workers • PTSA • Write letters to editor to inform general public and ask for assistance

  16. Implementing F.R.E.S.H. • Survey students and parents • Nutrition and cooking classes for students and cafeteria staff • Create compost pile • Purchase necessary cooking equipment • Consult with USDA • Bring in local farmers to teach students and teachers about gardening • Involve school nurse • Locate volunteers to tend garden during school breaks; funding may be required.

  17. Questions?

  18. Bibliography: Problem • Shinkle, Douglas. State Farm-to-School Policies. Issue brief. Vol. 16.31. Denver: National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008. • United States of America. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service. Applying Geographic Preferences in Procurements for the Child Nutrition Programs. By Cynthia A. Long. 9 July 2008. 17 June 2009 <http://www.farmtoschool.org/files/publications_178.pdf>. • United States of America. Department of Agriculture. National School Lunch Program Background and Development. By Gordon W. Gunderson. 27 May 2009. 17 June 2009 <http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/AboutLunch/ProgramHistory_6.htm#1968>. • United States of America. Department of Agriculture. National School Lunch Program. 4 June 2009. 16 June 2009 <www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch>. • Winterfeld, Amy. Childhood Obesity. Publication. Denver: National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008. • Winterfeld, Amy. School Wellness Policies. Issue brief. Vol. 14.48. Denver: National Conference of State Legislatures, 2006.

  19. Bibliography: Policy Winterfeld, Amy. “Childhood Obesity: Update of Policy Options and Research,” Healthy Lifestyles. National Conference of State Legislatures (June 2007). Witerfeld, Amy. “School Wellness Policies,” Legisbrief. National Conference of State Legislatures, Vol 14, No. 48. Shinkle, Douglas. “State Farm-to-School Policies”, Legisbrief. National Conference of State Legislatures, Vol. 16, No. 31.

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