Marshall Elementary PFA Meeting

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Marshall Elementary PFA Meeting
Justin Betzer Food Service Director
Christie Leininger AFSD

• Jennifer Reiser, RD, LDN
• Nutrition Educator

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National School Lunch Program

• Federally assisted meal program operating in over
  101,000 public non profit private schools
• Provides nutritionally balanced, low cost, or
  free lunches to students that meet income
  guidelines

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School Lunches

• Must meet the
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• No more than 30 of calories from fat
• lt10 of calories from saturated fat
• 1/3 of the RDA for protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C,
  iron, calcium, calories

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Nutrient Standard Menu Plan
Not to exceed 30 percent over a school week
Less than 10 percent over a school week
http//www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/menu/menu_planning.doc
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Menu Planning

• Meet nutritional guidelines
• Colorful
• Variety
• Foods kids like to eat
• Cost
• Use Government Commodities

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Balanced Meal
A School Lunch includes Entrée Choice of Hot or
Fresh Vegetable Choice of Fruit or 100 Fruit
Juice Choice of Milk
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Whole Grain Choices

• Chicken Nuggets
• Whole wheat bread on sandwiches
• Whole wheat roll
• Big Daddys Pizza
• Soft Pretzel

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New Fresh Menu
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Big Daddys Pizza
There are 8 grams of white whole wheat flour and
less than 10 calories from saturated fat per
serving
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Commissables

• Smuckers PBJ
• Yogurt Cheese w/
• Animal Crackers
• Ham Cheese
• Turkey Cheese
• Smuckers Honey PB
• Nachos Cheese

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Nutrient Analysis
www.northallegheny.org
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Nutritious Friendly Parties
Veggie licious Party Fruitabulous Party Cheesy
Cracker Party Pretzel Party Animal
Party Nutritious Friendly Snack Party
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Nutritional Standards for Competitive Foods in PA
Schools
The following standards apply to all foods served
as ala carte.

• Items will be packaged in single serving sizes
• lt250 Calories per serving
• No foods will be deep fat fried. Pre-fried or
  flash fried foods will not be offered more than 3
  times per week
• At least 50 of grains offered will be whole
  grain
• Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value will not be
  available anytime during the school day

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Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in PA
Schools

• In addition, 75 of items will contain
• lt35 total calories per serving
• lt10 saturated fat per serving
• lt35 sugar by weight per serving- excluding
  naturally occurring sugars
• low fat yogurts
• Not contain sugar as the first ingredient
• Provide minimal to no trans fatty acids

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Snacks
.65
.55
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Ice Cream
.65
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All Ice Cream Snacksare Peanut Free