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School Nutrition Director 101 Doris Demers, MSFSA President

School Nutrition Director 101 Doris Demers, MSFSA President. Serving Education Daily. School lunch is…. The best deal in town! Fruits and vegetables every day Low fat milk Entrée choices daily Calorie & portion control. What are the nutritional requirements for school lunches?.

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School Nutrition Director 101 Doris Demers, MSFSA President

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  1. School Nutrition Director 101Doris Demers, MSFSA President Serving Education Daily

  2. School lunch is… • The best deal in town! • Fruits and vegetables every day • Low fat milk • Entrée choices daily • Calorie & portion control

  3. What are the nutritional requirements for school lunches? • School lunches must meet the applicable recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which recommend that no more than 30 percent of an individual's calories come from fat, and less than 10 percent from saturated fat. • Regulations also establish a standard for school lunches to provide one-third of the Recommended Dietary Allowances of protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.

  4. Nutrient Analysis Menu Planning • Calorie requirements • Grades • Age of Students School lunches must meet Federal nutrition requirements, but decisions about what specific foods to serve and how they are prepared are made by local school food authorities.

  5. Creative ideas from around our state • Spinach wrap = Shrek Wrap or Grinch • 5210 activities – involving the cafeteria • Farm to School is expanding • Maine Harvest Lunch • Breakfast programs • Vending for meals • Red, White & Blue Fruit Cup • Fiesta Harvest Salad – Winning recipe

  6. School Lunch Stigma • Grouchy Lunch Ladies – Warts & Hair nets • Spoon & Glop • Fried & Fatty • Mystery Meat

  7. School Meal Programs are… • Not an essential program in the education system • Not financially supported by school budgets • Meant to be self-sustainable • Must raise revenues spent each year

  8. Could a Business Achieve Success IF.. • It lost money on every meal • It was told how much to pay their staff • It was told what they could sell • It was constantly asked to give away food and supplies • It had to supply some people with more expensive “special diet” food items

  9. Financial Information • Type A school lunches are an important service to students but are not cost effective. Money is lost on every type A meal a student buys.

  10. Lunch Financials – District “XYZ”2000 students eating daily for 170 days

  11. Continued…

  12. Continued… • Lunch • Total Revenue • $932,848 • Total Cost • $1,213,416 • Total Loss • $(280,568)

  13. Ala Carte Sales • Foods sold must have at least 5% of at least ONE of the 8 major nutrients for every 100 calories. • Protein • Vitamin A • Vitamin C • Calcium • Iron • Riboflavin • Niacin • Thiamine

  14. How can we do better? • What are kids eating in school? • What do we offer vs what do they take • How can we get them to eat more fruits & veggies • What is going into the wastebasket The real question is: • What are kids eating at home?

  15. What can staff do to help? • Work together to change the culture • See the program as a business • Use the program • Remember, our customers are watching you! • Talk up our program to parents

  16. Support Memberships & Training • MSFSA – Maine School Food Service Association www.mainesfsa.org • Farm to School Representative at F2S Workgroup • Legislative Committee • Louise Sublette Award of Excellence • Provides training opportunities at MSFSA conferences • SNA – School Nutrition Association www.schoolnutrition.org • Louise Sublette Award of Excellence • Training opportunities at SNA Conferences • NFSMI – National Food Service Management Institute – University of Mississippi

  17. Nutrition Programs need help • One very important part to a child’s health and wellness • Activity – the need for more opportunities • Let’s get them moving in the morning to help cut down on student absences and tardiness – kids will come in because the first part of the day is fun! • Nutrition Education – coming from more places • Remember that real change takes time

  18. Our Menus - Take a closer look • Pizza has low fat cheese & whole grain crust • Bread and rolls contain whole grains • USDA recipes are constantly being revised to be healthier, have more fiber & less fat • Can we still improve? • ABSOLUTELY!

  19. Competition • School groups – are wellness policies really working? • Culinary Arts Programs – selling anything they want to students at high school level, is it really healthy? • Sporting & Other Events • Classroom Celebrations

  20. The Faces of School Nutrition

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  23. FARM to SCHOOL

  24. Farm To School

  25. SMILES

  26. Questions? • Thank you! • Contact: ddemers@yorkschools.org Local apples supplied by Giles Family Farm in Alfred, ME

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