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Kicking Off the Day Right – What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?

Kicking Off the Day Right – What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?. Whitney Vance Michigan Department of Education. What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?. www.NoKidHungry.org. www.NoKidHungry.org. www.NoKidHungry.org. “I Don’t Care”. Why Breakfast Matters.

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Kicking Off the Day Right – What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?

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  1. Kicking Off the Day Right – What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast? Whitney Vance Michigan Department of Education

  2. What’s the Big Deal About School Breakfast?

  3. www.NoKidHungry.org

  4. www.NoKidHungry.org

  5. www.NoKidHungry.org

  6. “I Don’t Care”

  7. Why Breakfast Matters

  8. The No Kid Hungry Solution

  9. The Wellness Impact

  10. A Wellness Wake-up Call • “Serving school breakfast—especially through alternative options such as breakfast in the classroom and grab ‘n’ go—is possibly the easiest, most cost-effective and most directly helpful step schools can take to improve school and student wellness.”

  11. Breakfast is a Win-Win • Healthy Kids = Healthy Schools • Positive learning environment • Students learn and perform better • Lifelong healthy habits • School breakfast supports health and academic achievement for all students

  12. Barriers to Participation • Lack of time in the morning • Bus and carpool schedules • Not feeling hungry first thing in the morning • Peer pressure • Social stigma

  13. Alternative Serving Methods • Breakfast in the Classroom • Grab ‘n’ Go Breakfast • Breakfast after 1st Period • Vending Machines

  14. Breakfast after the Bell WORKS

  15. Shelby Public Schools

  16. The Picture of Breakfast In MI • Currently: 42.9% Breakfast:Lunch Participation • First Fuel School Breakfast Challenge Goal: 60% Breakfast:Lunch Participation • equates to +$22.9M in federal reimbursement • Mid-Challenge Report (2014) & Final Report (2015) will recognize: • those who made significant progress, • those who met the challenge, and • those with stellar efforts

  17. 5,700 informational mailings sent to ALL public, charter, and private school food service authorities, superintendents, and building principals.

  18. What’s Next • MDE: • Score Card identifying breakfast:lunch participation • TA to help schools increase breakfast participation and meet the First Fuel School Breakfast Challenge • New Breakfast Meal Patterns • Team Nutrition 2013 grants • School Breakfast Website

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