Determining Your Smart Snacks!

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1 Determining Your Smart Snacks! Stephanie Joyce, MS, RD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor

2 Session Objectives Healthy Schools Program Smart Snacks Overview Smart Snacks Tools & Tips

4 Our Mission: To reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices.

5 Reach & Impact

6 Childhood obesity has almost tripled in children and adolescents in the past 30 years.

7 Today about one out of three children and adolescents (ages 2-19) in the United States is overweight or obese, putting them at risk for serious health problems.

8 Research shows a strong link between a young person s practice of healthy habits, including a good diet and regular physical activity, and an improvement in their overall life outcomes.

9 Healthy Schools Our Healthy Schools Program helps to create and sustain healthy school environments where students, especially those in greatest need, can learn more and flourish.

10 Key Tool

11 2004 Local Wellness Policies 2006 Alliance Competitive Food & Beverage Guidelines 2007 IOM Standards 2010 Healthy Hunger- Free Kids Act 2013 Smart Snacks in School Nutrition Standards

12 Questions?

14 Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards to ALL food and beverages to students on the SCHOOL APPLIES SOLD campus during the SCHOOL day.

15 SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOL NUTRITION STANDARDS Vending Machines School Stores Fundraising A la Carte Snack Carts

16 GENERAL STANDARDS FOR COMPETITIVE FOODS Whole Grain Combination Food (at least ¼ c. fruit or vegetable) Fruit, Vegetable, Protein or Dairy Contains 10% DV of certain nutrients (until July 1, 2016) MEETS ALL NUTRIENT STANDARDS

17 ALL GRADES WATER NON FAT MILK LOW FAT MILK (with or without carbonation) (plain or flavored) (plain only) 100% FRUIT OR VEGETABLE JUICE 100% FRUIT OR VEGETABLE JUICE DILUTED W/WATER (with or without carbonation) (no added sweeteners) SERVING SIZE LIMITS: 8 oz. ES 12 oz. MS/HS (milk, juice)

18 HIGH SCHOOL ONLY NO-CALORIE BEVERAGES (20 oz.) LOW- CALORIE BEVERAGES (12 oz.) (<5 kcal/8 oz. OR 10 kcal/20 oz.) ( 40 kcal/8 oz. OR 60 kcal/12 oz. )

30 QUESTION: Who needs to know about Smart Snacks in your school?

31 QUESTION: WHAT do they need to know about Smart Snacks?

32 Smart Snacks Tools Alliance Smart Snacks Calculator Take the guesswork out of the standards HealthierGeneration.org/smartsnacks

33 WHAT DO I NEED?

34 HealthierGeneration.org/smartsnacks Examples 34

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47 Implementing Smart Snacks Tips

48 Be Sure to Check Out Check out the Blue Information Bubbles

49 When Entering Bulk Items Enter as 1 serving per container

50 Example Bulk Item Enter as 1 serving per container

51 Concentrated Fruit Puree and Fruit Juices Considered added sugar Does not qualify a product under the general standard

52 Fruit Leather Smart Snacks Product Calculator Incorrect Pathway of: Snack-Fruit-Other

Fruit Leather Continued Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of: Snack-None of the Above-No-Dietary Fiber PEARS FROM CONCENTRATE, POLYDEXTROSE, DRIED CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN,

53 Fruit Leather Continued Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of: Snack-None of the Above-No-Dietary Fiber PEARS FROM CONCENTRATE, POLYDEXTROSE, DRIED CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL*. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, PECTIN, MALIC ACID, VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), ACETYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ACEROLA EXTRACT (A NATURAL SOURCE OF VITAMIN C), NATURAL FLAVOR, COLOR (RED 40). * ADDS A TRIVIAL AMOUNT OF TRANS FAT.

54 Dried Fruit Only dried cranberries, dried tart cherries and dried blueberries may have added nutritive sweeteners and be exempt from sugar standard

55 Flavored Raisins Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of: Snack-Fruit-Other

56 Mixed Nut/Seeds & Fruit Products Only items consisting of dried fruit, nuts and/or seeds may be exempt from total fat, saturated fat and sugars standards as long as item contains no added nutritive sweeteners or fat

57 Mixed Nut/Seed & Fruit Bar Smart Snacks Product Calculator Pathway of: Snack-Protein-Other

58 Accompaniments Remember to include all accompaniments

59 Popcorn Remember to include all accompaniments such as cooking oil and added flavorings

60 Technical Issues Clear your cache by hitting SHIFT and F5

61 Smart Snacks Tools Alliance Product Navigator Browse products that meet the standards & download a list to show your vendors HealthierGeneration.org/smartsnacks

62 Smart Foods Planner 62

63 BROWSE RESOURCES AT

64 CHECK OUT THE FOOD TOOLS!

65 AND THE STEPS FOR SUCCESS!

66 TRAINING CENTER

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68 What is ONE action step you will take?

69 Visit us in Salt Lake at ANC Toot Your Own Horn: How to Promote Your Program in 3 Simple Steps Monday, July 13 th, 2:15-3:15 PM Room 150 A-G Smart Snacks- From Capitol to Classroom Wednesday, July 15 th, 2:45-3:45 PM Room 150 A-G

70 Stephanie Joyce, MS, RD, SNS National Nutrition Advisor

71 Questions?

The Healthy Hunger-Free Act of 2010 directed the USDA to establish nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students in school during

The Healthy Hunger-Free Act of 2010 directed the USDA to establish nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students in school during the school day, including foods sold through school