School Breakfast A Smart Way to Start the Day

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School Breakfast A Smart Way to Start the Day

• Linda B. Godfrey, MS, RD, SNS, LD
• National Food Service Management Institute

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Value of Breakfast

• First Class Learning
• Breakfast Assessment
• Fun with Breakfast
• Fuels Learning

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First Class Learning
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Reasons For Not Eating Breakfast

• Overslept
• Hectic mornings/lack of time
• Socialize before school
• No School Breakfast Program
• Not hungry first thing in the morning
• Other school-related activities in the morning

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Hungry Children Dont Learn
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Skipping Breakfast Or
Inadequate Breakfast Transient Hunger Symptoms
in Students

• Stomachaches
• Headaches
• Irritability

• Inability to concentrate
• Behavioral problems

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Concentration Suffers
Time between meals
Concentration
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School Breakfast Program Benefits

• Reduce hunger
• Reduce food insecurity
• Improve health
• Prevent overweight
• Strengthen schools

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Start Smart-Do Breakfast Everyday

• Superintendents can
• School Board Members can
• Principals can
• Teachers can
• Parents can

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Breakfast Assessment
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Fun With Breakfast
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Breakfast Fuels Learning
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Implementation

• Plan Menus Kids Enjoy
• Staff Makes it Happen
• Good Recordkeeping
• Money Counts

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Menus Kids Enjoy
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Menu Planning Systems

• Food-Based Traditional or Enhanced
• Nutrient Based Nutrient Standard Menu Planning
  Or Assisted Nutrient Standard Menu Planning

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Menu Planning Considerations

• Balance
• Variety
• Contrast in texture, flavor, size, shape, color
• Eye appeal
• Choices
• Age of the child

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Menu Planning Considerations

• Include commodities
• Plan a cycle menu
• Evaluate equipment
• Schedule personnel carefully

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Staff Makes it Happen
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Good Recordkeeping
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Money Counts
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Enhancing School Breakfast

• Overcoming Barriers
• Marketing Strategies

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Overcome Barriers
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Marketing Strategies
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Theres More Than One Way to Serve Breakfast!

• Traditional
• Breakfast in the Classroom
• Grab n Go
• Breakfast after 1st Period
• Breakfast on the Bus

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School Breakfast A Smart Way to Start the Day