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All Fds Sld in Schls USDA s Smart Snacks in Schls Prpsal USDA recently prpsed practical, science-based nutritin standards fr snack fds and beverages sld t children at schl during the schl day.

The prpsed standards will supprt the wrk already taking place acrss the cuntry.

1 All Fds Sld in Schls USDA s Smart Snacks in Schls Prpsal USDA recently prpsed practical, science-based nutritin standards fr snack fds and beverages sld t children at schl during the schl day. The prpsed standards, required by the Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act f 2010, will allw schls t ffer healthier snack fds fr children, while limiting junk fd. The prpsed standards will supprt the wrk already taking place acrss the cuntry. Whether by schl fd service, schl administratrs r parents, the schl cmmunity wrks hard t instill healthy habits in students. The snacks sld at schl shuld reinfrce that hard wrk. The prpsed standards, cupled with the imprvements t schl lunches implemented last fall, will ensure that kids are ffered nly tasty and nutritius fd ptins at schl. Nutritin Standards fr Fds Under the prpsal, any fd sld in schls must: Be either a fruit, a vegetable, a dairy prduct, a prtein fd, a whle-grain rich grain prduct, r a cmbinatin fd that cntains at least ¼ cup f fruit r vegetable; r Cntain 10% f the Daily Value (DV) f a nutrient cited as a public health cncern in the 2012 Dietary Guidelines fr Americans (DGA). (calcium, ptassium, vitamin D, r dietary fiber) Additinally, fds sld must meet a range f nutrient requirements: Calrie limits include: Snack items: 200 calries Entrée items: 350 calries Sdium limits include: Snack items: 200 mg per prtin as packaged Entrée items: 480 mg per prtin as packaged Fat limits include: Ttal fat: 35% f calries Saturated fat: < 10% f calries Trans fat: zer grams Sugar limits include either: 35% f calries frm ttal sugars in fds r 35% f weight frm ttal sugars in fds Other Prpsed Requirements Fundraisers The sale f fd items that meet prpsed nutritin requirements at fundraisers wuld nt be limited in any way under the prpsed rule. In additin, the law permits USDA t allw fr a limited number f fundraisers t sell fd and beverage items that d nt meet the prpsed nutritin standards. The prpsal includes tw alternative appraches that prvide discretin t State agencies in determining the frequency with which fundraising activities take place and requests ther suggestins. The prpsed standards wuld nt apply t nn-schl hurs, weekends and ff-campus fundraising events. Accmpaniments Items cmmnly served with fds, such as cream cheese, salad dressing, and butter, can add significant amunts f calries, fat, sugar, and sdium t a diet. T reduce the added calries, fat, sugar and sdium in fd served t students during the schl day, it is prpsed that the use f accmpaniments be limited when fd is sld t students in schl. It is prpsed that accmpaniments be pre-prtined and included in the nutrient prfile as a part f the item served.

2 All Fds Sld in Schl Nutritin Standards fr Beverages Under the prpsal, all schls may sell: Plain water Plain lw fat milk Plain r flavred fat-free milk and milk alternatives permitted by NSLP/SBP and 100% fruit r vegetable juice Elementary schls may sell up t 8-unce prtins, while middle schls and high schls may sell up t 12-unce prtins f these beverages. Beynd this, the prpsal ffers additinal beverage ptins utside f the meal service perid fr high schl students. These are n mre than 20-unce servings f Calrie-free, flavred and/r unflavred carbnated water and Other calrie-free beverages that cmply with the FDA standard f less than 5 calries per serving. Als fr high schls, the rule prpses that n mre than 12-unce servings f ther lwer calrie beverages may be served utside f the meal service. Tw alternatives fr these beverages are prpsed: 40 calries per 8-unce serving ( 60 calries/12-unce serving) r 50 calries per 8-unce serving ( 75 calries/12-unce serving) Cmmenting Rather than ffer a single apprach, the prpsal ffers alternatives in several areas. USDA is seeking cmments n hw best t preserve flexibility fr schls in an updated healthy envirnment. Befre the rule ges int effect, the public has an pprtunity t cmment n the prpsed standards. Public cmment frm students, parents, schl fd staff, schl administratrs, State agencies and ther interested parties is a very imprtant step in the regulatry prcess. It helps USDA further refine the prpsal int the final requirements that will becme effective n earlier than ne full schl year after an implementing rule is published. Empty Calries frm Fats and Added Sugars Calries Snacks Nt Meeting Standards Chclate sandwich ckies Fruit Flavred Candies Dnut Chclate bar 6 Medium 2.2 z pkg 1 large 1 bar (1.6 z) Regular Cla Snacks Under New Standards *There are existing prducts meeting standards Fewer empty calries frm fats and added sugars Peanuts Light Ppcrn Lw-fat Trtilla Chips Granla Bar (ats, fruit, nuts) 12 fl z 1 unce Snack bag 1 unce 1 bar (.8 unce) Fruit Cup (w/ 100% juice) Snack cup (4 z) Ncalrie Flavred Water 12 fl z WHERE TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED RULE: r by mail t: Julie Brewer Chief, Plicy and Prgram Develpment Branch Child Nutritin Divisin, Fd and Nutritin Service P.O. Bx Fd and beverages pictured may r may nt meet the standards. Each prduct must be evaluated individually as specific fd prfiles vary greatly.

3 Nutritin Standards fr All Fds Sld in Schl Fd/Nutrient Standard Exemptins t the Standard General Standard fr Cmpetitive Fd. NSLP/SBP Entrée Items Sld A la Carte. Sugar-Free Chewing Gum Grain Items T be allwable, a cmpetitive FOOD item must: (1) meet all f the prpsed cmpetitive fd nutrient standards; and (2) be a grain prduct that cntains 50% r mre whle grains by weight r have whle grains as the first ingredient*; r (3) have as the first ingredient* ne f the nn-grain main fd grups: fruits, vegetables, dairy, r prtein fds (meat, beans, pultry, seafd, eggs, nuts, seeds, etc.); r (4) be a cmbinatin fd that cntains at least ¼ cup fruit and/r vegetable; r (5) cntain 10% f the Daily Value (DV) f a nutrient f public health cncern (i.e., calcium, ptassium, vitamin D, r dietary fiber). Effective July 1, 2016 this criterin is bslete and may nt be used t qualify as a cmpetitive fd. *If water is the first ingredient, the secnd ingredient must be ne f items 2, 3 r 4 abve. Any entrée item ffered as part f the lunch prgram r the breakfast prgram is exempt frm all cmpetitive fd standards if it is sld as a cmpetitive fd n the day f service r the day after service in the lunch r breakfast prgram. Sugar-free chewing gum is exempt frm all cmpetitive fd standards. Acceptable grain items must include 50% r mre whle grains by weight, r have whle grains as the first ingredient. Ttal Fats Acceptable fd items must have 35% calries frm ttal fat as served. Fresh fruits and vegetables with n added ingredients except water are exempt frm all nutrient standards. Canned and frzen fruits with n added ingredients except water, r are packed in 100% juice, extra light syrup, r light syrup are exempt frm all nutrient standards. Canned vegetables with n added ingredients except water r that cntain a small amunt f sugar fr prcessing purpses t maintain the quality and structure f the vegetable are exempt frm all nutrient standards. Reduced fat cheese (including partskim mzzarella) is exempt frm the ttal fat standard. Nuts and seeds and nut/seed butters are exempt frm the ttal fat standard.

4 Fd/Nutrient Standard Exemptins t the Standard Prducts cnsisting f nly dried fruit with nuts and/r seeds with n added nutritive sweeteners r fats are exempt frm the ttal fat standard. Seafd with n added fat is exempt frm the ttal fat standard. Saturated Fats Acceptable fd items must have < 10% calries frm saturated fat as served. Cmbinatin prducts are nt exempt and must meet all the nutrient standards. Reduced fat cheese (including partskim mzzarella) is exempt frm the saturated fat standard. Nuts and seeds and nut/seed butters are exempt frm the saturated fat standard. Prducts cnsisting f nly dried fruit with nuts and/r seeds with n added nutritive sweeteners r fats are exempt frm the saturated fat standard. Trans Fats Sugar Zer grams f trans fat as served ( 0.5 g per prtin). Acceptable fd items must have 35% f weight frm ttal sugar as served. Cmbinatin prducts are nt exempt and must meet all the nutrient standards. Dried whle fruits r vegetables; dried whle fruit r vegetable pieces; and dehydrated fruits r vegetables with n added nutritive sweeteners are exempt frm the sugar standard. Dried whle fruits, r pieces, with nutritive sweeteners that are required fr prcessing and/r palatability purpses (i.e., cranberries, tart cherries, r blueberries) are exempt frm the sugar standard.

5 Fd/Nutrient Standard Exemptins t the Standard Sdium Snack items and side dishes sld a la carte: 230 mg sdium per item as served. Effective July 1, 2016 snack items and side dishes sld a la carte must be: 200 mg sdium per item as served, including any added accmpaniments. Prducts cnsisting f nly exempt dried fruit with nuts and/r seeds with n added nutritive sweeteners r fats are exempt frm the sugar standard. Calries Entrée items sld a la carte: 480 mg sdium per item as served, including any added accmpaniments. Snack items and side dishes sld a la carte: 200 calries per item as served, including any added accmpaniments. Accmpaniments Caffeine Entrée items sld a la carte: 350 calries per item as served including any added accmpaniments. Use f accmpaniments is limited when cmpetitive fd is sld t students in schl. The accmpaniment must be included in the nutrient prfile as part f the fd item served and meet all prpsed standards. Elementary and Middle Schl: fds and beverages must be caffeine-free with the exceptin f trace amunts f naturally ccurring caffeine substances. Entrée items served as an NSLP r SBP entrée are exempt n the day f r day after service in the prgram meal. High Schl: fds and beverages may cntain caffeine. Beverages Beverages Elementary Schl Plain water r plain carbnated water (n size limit); Lw fat milk, unflavred ( 8 fl z); Nn fat milk, flavred r unflavred ( 8 fl z), including nutritinally equivalent milk alternatives as permitted by the

6 Fd/Nutrient Standard Exemptins t the Standard schl meal requirements; 100% fruit/vegetable juice ( 8 fl z); and 100% fruit/vegetable juice diluted with water (with r withut carbnatin), and n added sweeteners ( 8 fl z). Middle Schl Plain water r plain carbnated water (n size limit); Lw-fat milk, unflavred ( 12 fl z); Nn-fat milk, flavred r unflavred ( 12 fl z), including nutritinally equivalent milk alternatives as permitted by the schl meal requirements; 100% fruit/vegetable juice ( 12 fl z); and 100% fruit/vegetable juice diluted with water (with r withut carbnatin), and n added sweeteners ( 12 fl z). High Schl Plain water r plain carbnated water (n size limit); Lw-fat milk, unflavred ( 12 fl z); Nn-fat milk, flavred r unflavred ( 12 fl z), including nutritinally equivalent milk alternatives as permitted by the schl meal requirements; 100% fruit/vegetable juice ( 12 fl z); 100% fruit/vegetable juice diluted with water (with r withut carbnatin), and n added sweeteners ( 12 fl z); Other flavred and/r carbnated beverages ( 20 fl z) that are labeled t cntain 5 calries per 8 fl z, r 10 calries per 20 fl z; and Other flavred and/r carbnated beverages ( 12 fl z) that are labeled t cntain 40 calries per 8 fl z, r 60 calries per 12 fl z.

7 Side by Side f TPSNP and USDA s Interim Final Cmpetitive Fd Rule Intrductin The Texas Public Schl Nutritin Plicy (TPSNP), established in 2004, addresses fds served r made available in the Natinal Schl Lunch/Schl Breakfast Prgrams, a la carte and cmpetitive fds fr all grades and cmpetitive fds and snacks sld utside f the schl lunch and breakfast prgrams, as well as the nutritin envirnment in Texas public schls. The U.S. Department f Agriculture s (USDA) interim final rule Nutritin Standards fr All Fds Sld in Schl, as required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act f 2010 was released n June 28, The new standards apply t fds sld utside f the schl lunch and breakfast prgrams staring n July 1, Cmparisn The belw charts cmpares TPSNP and USDA s Interim Final Cmpetitive Fd Rule. Nte that the assessment f impact des nt cnsider the temprary perid in which frtified items meeting 10% Daily Value f sme key nutrients will be allwed, as this prvisin will allw many prducts that will be restricted in Nutritin Standards fr Fd TPSNP General TPSNP requires cmpetitive Requirements fd items t meet specific nutritin standards Prtin Sizes Grains Calries Fat Limits prtin sizes, in unces, f chips, ther items (e.g. crackers, ppcrn, cereal, etc.) ckies, cereal bars, bakery items, frzen desserts, pudding, gelatin and frzen fruit slushes Des nt address whle grain cntent Des nt address calries (calries are indirectly impacted by prtin size restrictins) Limits ttal fat based n grams f fat per fd item (individual fd items < 23 g fat/serving) Specifies grams f fat allwed fr chips; als ckies, cereal USDA Interim Final Rule T be allwable, a cmpetitive fd item must: 1) Meet all nutritin standards utlined in the rule, and 2) Be a whle grain rich prduct; r 3) Be a fruit, vegetable, dairy prduct, r prtein fd; r 4) Be a cmbinatin fd with at least ¼ cup fruit and/r vegetable; r 5) Fr the perid thrugh June 30, 2016, cntain 10% f the Daily Value f a nutrient f public health cncern. Limits prtin sizes thrugh calrie maximums rather than unces Requires grain prducts served t be 50% r mre whle grain r have whle grain as first ingredient Snack Items: Limited t 200 calries/prtin Entrees: Limited t 350 calries/prtin Limits ttal fat based n the percent f ttal calries (<35% f ttal calries) Given the calrie maximums: Entrees with 350 calries must have < 14 grams f fat Side items with 200 calries must have < 8 grams f fat 1 P age

8 Saturated Fat Trans Fat Sugar bars and bakery items limited t < 30% f calries frm fat r 3 grams per 100 calries Eliminates deep frying as a methd f nsite preparatin. Fr Ckies, cereal bars and bakery items < 10% f calries r 1g per 100 calries. N saturated fat limit fr ther cmpetitive fds Requires reductin f trans-fat (reductin amunt is unspecified). Sugar may nt exceed 10g per z n ckies, cereal bars & bakery items. N restrictins n methd f preparatin Limits saturated fat t < 10% percent f calries fr all fds sld Restricts trans-fat t 0 grams (<0.5 g per serving per nutritinal label) Limits sugar cntent t 35% weight per prtin served, with sme exemptins fr certain fruits and vegetables Sdium N sdium restrictins Snack Items: < 230 milligrams (< 200mg n July 1, 2016) Entrees: < 480 milligrams Limits n Offering French fries are restricted t 3 unce prtins and limited in There are n prtin r frequency limits placed n fried ptat prducts, r any ther specific named type f fd. French fries Specific Fd frequency by schl type: wuld need t meet all nutritin requirements. Items Elementary: 1/week Middle Schl: 3 times/week High Schl: Every day Water Milk i 100% Fruit and Vegetable Juice 2 P age TPSNP Plain water allwed in all age/grade grups; n carbnatin allwed Fat Cntent: Nt limited when sld as a cmpetitive fd, but higher fat milk is subject t prtin restrictins, and sugar restrictins if it is flavred Fr all age/grade levels: <8 z. fr whle milk 16 z. fr reduced fat milk types (2% r less) <3.75 grams f sugar per fluid z. fr flavred milk Prtin Size: 6 z. Elementary <12 z. Middle and High Schl Sugar: USDA Interim Rule Plain and carbnated water allwed in all age/grade grups Ptable water must be made available at n charge during meal service Fat Cntent: Limits milk fat cntent t 1% r fat-free. Flavred milk must be fat-free Prtin Size: 8 z in Elementary 12 z in Middle and High Schl Prtin Size: 8 z. Elementary 12 z. Middle and High Schl Allws carbnated juices, and juices diluted with water and n

9 Calrie-free Beverages, with r withut flavring, caffeine, and/r carbnatin Lwer Calrie Beverages, with r withut caffeine and/r carbnatin <3.75 grams f sugar per fluid z. Carbnatin nt allwed, regardless f nutritin cntent, in all age/grade grups. Nt allwed in Elementary Middle and High Schl: <12 z. prtins <3.75 grams f sugar per fluid z. N calrie requirement Nt allwed in Elementary Middle and High Schl: <12 z. prtins <3.75 grams f sugar per fluid z. N calrie requirement added sugar, subject t the abve prtin size restrictins Nt allwed in Elementary and Middle Schl. High Schl: < 5 calries r per 8 fluid unces r <10 calries per 20 fluid unces <20 unce prtins Nt allwed in Elementary and Middle Schl. High Schl: < 40 calries per 8 fluid unces r < 60 calries per 12 fluid unces <12 z. prtins Cmpetitive Fds-General TPSNP Time and place restrictins n cmpetitive fds apply nly t fds and beverages sld by anyne ther than the fd service department Limits all cmpetitive fds and beverages t specific times in the day depending n the grade level ii Schl day defined as the start f the first breakfast perid thrugh the end f the last instructinal perid f the day USDA Interim Rule N time and place restrictins n any fds and beverages that cmply with the USDA standards, regardless wh is selling it Fr infrequent exempted fundraisers, items may nt be sld in the fd service area during meal service (see Schl Envirnment table) Schl day defined as the perid frm midnight befre, t 30 minutes after the end f the fficial schl day Schl Envirnment TPSNP Fundraisers Limits all cmpetitive fds, beverages and snacks (including fundraiser items) t specific times in the day depending n the grade level iii. N limit utside f schl day. USDA Interim Rule Allws states t set limits n frequency f exempted fundraising activities that sell fds items that d nt meet standards with USDA apprval. Sales thrugh vending machines and schl stres, r nn-exempt fundraisers held n the schl campus are required t meet the nutritin standards set fr all cmpetitive fds. Exemptins Allws each campus t Des nt address exemptins specific t schl activities 3 P age

10 Fds Prvided r Given Away establish up t 3 exemptin days in which fds are nt subject t TPSNP, s lng as they are nt served in areas where reimbursable meals are served and/r cnsumed. TPSNP nutritin requirements apply t fds and beverages served, sld and/r prvided access t during the schl day. Parents may bring therwise restricted items fr classrm birthday parties held after the lunch perid Only addresses fds and beverages sld Fds f Minimal Nutritinal Value (FMNV) TPSNP FMNV and Except fr campus exemptin ther frms f days, nt allwed t be candy prvided t students any time anywhere n schl premises by anyne (including guest speakers) until after the end f the last scheduled class. (FMNVs include any carbnated beverage see full list f FMNVs at menu/fmnv.htm) USDA Rule Once the rule is in effect, the definitin f FMNV is remved frm the CFR. USDA s nutritin requirements essentially remve the ability t sell FMNV r ther candy after the 10% Daily Value ptin is n lnger allwed (see General Requirements under Nutritin Standards fr Fd). i Milk alternatives are als allwed. iii Elementary: May nt serve cmpetitive fds (r prvide access t them thrugh direct r indirect sales) t students anywhere n schl premises thrughut the schl day until the end f the last scheduled class Middle: May nt serve cmpetitive fds (r prvide access t them thrugh direct r indirect sales) t students anywhere n schl premises frm 30 minutes befre t 30 minutes after meal perids High: High schls may nt serve cmpetitive fds (r prvide access t them thrugh direct r indirect sales) t students during meal perids in areas where reimbursable schl meals are served and/r cnsumed 4 P age

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