The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Opportunities and Implementation

1. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010Opportunities and Implementation Tracy A. Fox, MPH, RD Federal Policy Team Lead RWJF Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity

2. Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) Makes significant changes, and increases funding for, federal child nutrition programs in three ways: • Improving Nutrition/Reducing Childhood Obesity • Increasing Access to Programs • Increasing Program Monitoring and Integrity

3. 1. Improving Nutrition/Reducing Childhood Obesity Nutrition standards-competitive foods More funding for school meals More farm-to-school/school gardens Improves commodities Drinking water during meal service Local wellness policy standards Child care nutrition and wellness Breastfeeding support

4. 2. Increasing Access Direct certification (115,000 more kids) Universal meal access Expands after-school meals for at-risk kids Expands WIC EBT

5. 3. Increasing Program Monitoring and Integrity School district audits every three years Transparency in nutrition information Improves food safety recall and HACCP Training and technical assistance

6. Funding Currently, child nutrition programs are funded at about $23 million per year HHFKA provided an additional $4.5 billion over 10 years About 75 percent of increase goes to 6 cent increase in reimbursement (kicks in school year 2012-13)

7. Up Close: Competitive Foods, Section 208 Gives USDA authority to set nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools during school day Standards to be consistent with recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans Exception for school-sponsored fundraisers Regulations to be issued in twelve months USDA gathering information now No deadline for final rules

8. Up Close: Child and Adult Care Food Program Nutrition standards Technical assistance Research Interagency coordination Less administrative burden

9. Up Close: Access to Local Foods - Farm to School, Section 243 Competitive grants for: • Training • Supporting operations • Planning • Purchasing equipment • Developing school gardens • Developing partnerships • Implementing farm to school

10. Up Close – Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grants, Section 241 • Restructures SNAP-Ed • Education efforts to encourage healthy eating; consistent with Dietary Guidelines for Americans • USDA to consult with CDC • Funds can be used for: • individual/group based nutrition ed • comprehensive, multi-level interventions • community and public health approaches

11. Implementation: School Meals Proposed rules issued January 13 Comments due April 13 Final rules expected in 18 months with implementation slated for 2012-2013 school year

12. Meal Pattern Changes: Fruits/Vegetables Fruit/vegetable separated into 2 components A daily serving of fruit must be served at breakfast and at lunch No more than half of the fruit offerings may be in the form of juice 100% juice only ¼ cup of dried fruit = ½ cup of fruit At breakfast, non‐starchy vegetables may be offered in place of fruits

13. Meal Pattern Changes: Whole Grains New whole grains requirement: • At least ½ of grains offered during week must be whole grain‐rich • 2 years post implementation, all grains offered must whole grain‐rich • Criteria to identify whole grain‐rich products would be established in guidance and reflect temporary criterion provided in the IOM report • Incorporates the Healthier US School Challenge criteria

14. Meal Pattern Changes: Milk Fluid milk: • Fat‐free (unflavored or flavored) • Low‐fat (unflavored) • At least two choices within these types

15. Meal Pattern Changes: Four Dietary Specifications • Standards for sodium, calories, and saturated fat to be met on average over the course of the school week • Sodium reduction over ten years • Calorie ranges • Products and ingredients used to prepare daily meal must contain zero grams of trans fat per serving

16. Actions and Opportunities Comment on regulations Provide input on guidance Apply for grants Provide case studies and success stories