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USDA Foods: State of Affairs

USDA Foods: State of Affairs. Laura Castro Director Food Distribution Division Food and Nutrition Service School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference. USDA Foods: Year in Review. Estimated FY13 Total Purchases. USDA Foods: NSLP Purchases. FY13 Total Purchases.

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USDA Foods: State of Affairs

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  1. USDA Foods:State of Affairs Laura Castro Director Food Distribution Division Food and Nutrition Service School Nutrition Association Legislative Action Conference

  2. USDA Foods: Year in Review Estimated FY13 Total Purchases

  3. USDA Foods: NSLP Purchases FY13 Total Purchases FY12 Total Purchases

  4. USDA Foods: Percent of Entitlement Spent on Foods for Further Processing

  5. USDA Foods: Look Ahead Upcoming Meal Pattern Changes • First Interim Sodium Target • Breakfast Changes • Whole grain implementation

  6. USDA Foods: What’s New? • Bulk Pinto Beans • Shelf Stable Applesauce Cups • Dried Cranberries • Frozen Chopped Spinach • Frozen Broccoli Florets • Bulk IQF Mushrooms • String Cheese • Bulk White Whole Wheat Flour

  7. USDA Foods: What’s New? New and Improved • Mozzarella Cheese • Chicken Fajita Strips • Ham • Spaghetti sauce • Salsa • Catfish Strips

  8. USDA Foods: Look Ahead • White Whole Wheat Flour Blend – test buy • Unseasoned Chicken Strips – researching • Fruit and vegetable options – researching • High protein (i.e. Greek) yogurt pilot

  9. USDA Foods: Look Ahead SY14-15 Ordering • Goal: All states spend ≥ 95% entitlement • SY14-15 catalog is open: First quarter orders due May 1

  10. USDA Foods: Look Ahead Increasing Fruits and Vegetables • Securing Domestic Fruit • CA accounts for more than half of domestic fruit acreage1 • California produces nearly all of the country’s crop of Clingstone peaches, dried plums and raisins1 • CA drought decreased fruit supply and increased prices 1 United States Department of Agriculture: California Agricultural Statistics , Crop Year 2012

  11. USDA Foods: Look Ahead Increasing Fruits and Vegetables: • DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program • AMS Pilot Status • Farm Bill Pilot

  12. USDA Foods DoD Fresh’s Growing Role

  13. USDA Foods Can Be Local and Support Local Purchases • “USDA is a partner in meeting my local purchasing goals. I often shift my entitlement to products that are not available locally and to products, like the roast chicken, that USDA Foods is able to offer at a lower price point than I could get as an individual school district.” • Andrea Early, Harrisonburg City Public Schools • Harrisonburg, Virginia

  14. USDA Foods Purchases for Schools by State: FY 2012

  15. USDA Foods: Information Please! • USDA Foods for Schools SDA Training • NFSMI USDA Foods Training • American Commodity Distribution Association (ACDA)- April 27-29 • SNA ANC • 2014 USDA Foods Webinars

  16. USDA Foods: Information Please! • Product Information- nutrition/allergen/ingredients

  17. USDA Foods • Are you maximizing your use of USDA Foods? • Do you have a success story to share? • Let us know! Commercial Vendor USDA Foods Photos Courtesy of Santa Gertrudis ISD, Kingsville, TX

  18. USDA Foods: Information Please!

  19. USDA Foods Questions/feedback: USDAFoods@fns.usda.gov USDA Foods Mobile Code

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