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1 USDA Foods Game Food Distribution, FNS

2 PRESENTERS: USDA Foods Game Amy Frady (Host) FDD Laura Walter - AMS Katie Wilson - NFSMI Ed Herrera Idaho State Dept. of Education Sheldon Gordon Child Nutrition July 15 at 10:00 AM

3 How USDA Foods to Play Break up into 2 teams Choose a category You will be given the answer You must give the correct question Team with the highest score wins Click to begin.

4 HealthierUS School Challenge USDA Food Facts NFSMI Variety of USDA Foods Processed USDA Foods USDA Foods Supports Meal Standards

5 This USDA voluntary initiative promotes a healthier school environment.

6 What is the HealthierUS School Challenge? Comments from the Expert: Sheldon Gordon

7 This training, based on behavioral economics, helps students make healthier food choices in the cafeteria.

8 What is the Smarter Lunch Room Training? Comments from the Expert: Sheldon Gordon

9 These three categories of foods should be featured on every school s HealthierUS School Challenge menu.

10 What are fruits, vegetables, and whole grains? Comments from the Expert: Sheldon Gordon

11 This website provides resources for the HealthierUS School Challenge website.

12 What is TeamNutrition.usda.gov?

13 The HealthierUS Schools Challenge is the Healthy Schools component of this White House initiative.

14 What is Let s Move? Comments from the Expert: Sheldon Gordon

15 These provide information on USDA Foods and are available on the FDD website

16 What are USDA Foods Information Sheets?

17 Schools can order fresh fruits and vegetables through this program using USDA Foods entitlement.

18 What is the Department of Defense Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program or DoD Fresh? Comments from the Expert: Laura Walter (AMS)

19 USDA has re-formulated its products to reduce this ingredient to help schools achieve this HHFKA target.

20 What is sodium?

21 USDA Foods offers over X amount of healthy products?

22 What is 180?

23 Daily Double

24 These USDA foods meet this required definition: Brown Rice, Oats, Tortillas, and pancakes

25 What are Whole Grain Rich Foods?

26 This is a critical food safety training necessary for EVERYONE involved in the cafeteria

27 What is HACCP Training

28 Classroom training on purchasing, handling, serving, and storing fresh produce.

29 What is NFSMI Produce Safety University Resource? Comments from the Expert: Katie Wilson

30 NFSMI provides these resources to support these upcoming training requirements for staff

31 What are professional standards?

32 Online training courses about the USDA Foods Program.

33 What is NFSMI USDA Foods Online Trainings? Comments from the Expert: Katie Wilson

34 NFSMI is located in this city and state

35 What is Oxford Mississippi?

36 The sodium level for these USDA Foods is 140 mg or less per ½ cup serving.

37 What are USDA Foods canned vegetables? Comments from the Expert: Laura Walter -AMS

38 Daily Double

39 All USDA Foods have this attribute in common

40 What is Domestic Origin?

41 USDA offers fruits and vegetables in these three forms?

42 What is fresh, frozen, or canned?

43 USDA Foods products are this percent lean

44 What is 85%? Comments from the Expert: Ed Herrera

45 In SY 14/15, USDA offered to meet what percentage of whole grain-rich requirement

46 What is 100%?

47 The USDA processing program includes these three value pass through systems

48 What is Net Off Invoice, Fee for Service, or Rebates?

49 Schools must conduct this type of procurement for further processed items

50 What is a competitive bid?

51 More than companies participate as USDA processors

52 What is over 100 companies?

53 These entities are eligible to participate in further processing

54 State Distributing Agencies

55 These non protein USDA Food Categories Offer Bulk products for further processing

56 What are fruits, vegetables and grains? Comments from the expert: Laura Walter -AMS

57 These USDA Foods help schools meet the meal pattern requirements in the dark green vegetable subcategory.

58 What are frozen broccoli florets and chopped spinach?

59 USDA recently introduced this lower fat/lower sodium kid friendly option as prepacked meat alternate

60 What is mozzarella string cheese?

61 USDA Foods offers 11 Different varieties both canned and dried of this versatile nutrient rich meat alternate/vegetable.

62 What are beans/legumes? Comments from the Expert: Ed Herrera

63 This reduced sodium USDA meat product is popular in sandwiches.

64 What is ham?

65 Daily Double

66 The USDA Foods Booth is highlighting the many ways to prepare this Whole Grain Rich Item

67 What is Whole Grain Rich Tortilla?

68 USDA Foods SNA ANC 2014 Wednesday, July 16 12:15-1:00 PM USDA Foods Culinary Demo 1:15 2:15 PM Creating Menus with USDA Foods 2:45 3:45 PM The True Value of USDA Foods USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

69 Phased-in Breakfast implementation Option to offer a daily meat/meat Alternate at breakfast Allowed students to take just one-half cup of fruit or vegetables under OVS Removed the starchy vegetable limit Pushed out the second sodium target by an additional year Flexibilities Lifted the weekly maximums on grain and meat/meat alternates Allowed frozen fruit with added sugar Clarified allowable whole grain-rich corn products Provided two-year flexibility for schools that cannot obtain acceptable whole grain-rich pasta Provided Smart Snack exemption for grain-only entrees served at breakfast

70 Tools for Schools Your one-stop guide to nutrition standards for school meals and snacks: Free nutrition materials, training, and recipes for school food service Smarter Lunchroom strategies Tips for offering more fruits, vegetables, and whole grain-rich foods Grant opportunities Best practices from other schools Regulations and policies

71 We want your feedback! Keep sharing your best practices, challenges, and concerns. Share best practices at -

72 Thank you for playing!

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