Wellness Report Card

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Wellness Report Card Nutrition Physical
Activity January 2013
Wellness Report Card Nutrition Physical
Activity January 2013  
Bowling Green City Schools 1211 Center
Street Bowling Green, KY 42101
The Bowling Green City Schools are dedicated to
serving nutritious meals and providing multiple
physical activity opportunities to support
life-long health and wellness.
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• Balancing Calories
• Make 1/2 of your plate fruits and vegetables
• Make at least half of your grains whole grain
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1) milk
• Foods to Reduce
• Reduce Sodium in foods
• Drink water instead of sugary drinks

Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
The Child Nutrition Program will begin utilizing
the USDA MyPlate to help educate children about
healthy eating habits by teaching them what goes
on their plate at every meal.

• BGISD school lunches meet additional standards
  requiring
• Age-appropriate calorie limits
• Larger servings of vegetables and fruits
• A wider variety of vegetables (including dark
  green and red/orange vegetables)
• Fat-free 1 milk
• More whole grains
• Less sodium

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act contains many
provisions that help improve child nutrition
programs and make meals and offerings more
nutritious. Bowling Green City Schools Child
Nutrition Program is serving school meals that
meet these challenging new federal nutrition
standards, ensuring that meals are healthy and
well balanced, providing students with all of the
nutrition that they need to succeed in school.
School meals offer students milk, fruits and
vegetables, proteins/meats, and bread/grains and
meet strict limits for saturated fat and portion
size.

• Balancing Calories
• Make 1/2 of your plate fruits and vegetables
• Make at least half of your grains whole grain
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1) milk
• Foods to Reduce
• Reduce Sodium in foods
• Drink water instead of sugary drinks

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Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act Meal Pattern
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Fresh Fruit Vegetable Program
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP)
offers free fresh fruits and vegetables to
students during the school day, outside of lunch
and breakfast periods. FFVP targets elementary
schools with the highest percentages of children
certified for free and reduced price benefits.
The goal of the FFVP is to improve childrens
overall diets and create healthier eating habits
to impact their present and future health.

• It will help schools create healthier school
  environments by providing healthier food choices,
  expanding the variety of fruits and vegetables
  children experience, and increasing childrens
  fruit and vegetable consumption.
• 2 Participating Schools
• Dishman McGinnis Elementary
• Parker Bennett Curry Elementary
• For more information www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/ffvp
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Farm to School
Farm to School is a program that connects schools
(K-12) and local farms with the objectives of
serving healthy meals in school cafeterias,
improving student nutrition, providing
agriculture, health and nutrition education
opportunities, and supporting local and regional
farmers. Bowling Green City Schools purchased
over 47,000 in locally grown produce.
Need More Acres FarmWatermelon

• 2012 locally grown products purchased included
  the following
• New Red Potatoes Baking Potatoes Peaches
• Honeydew Melon Watermelon Cantaloupe
• Cucumbers Tomatoes Cherry Grape Tomatoes
• Onions Blueberries Zucchini
• Summer Squash Multiple varieties of Lettuce
  Peppers
• Strawberries Raspberries Apples
• Participating Farms
• Great Berries Farm Jacksons Orchard Ladybug
  Lane Farm
• Need More Acres Farm KY Hydro Farm

KY Hydro FarmLettuce Tomatoes
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National School Lunch Program
Federal Reimbursement 994,502
Schools Participating 9
Total Lunches Served 564,945
Average Daily Participation 3210
Cost of Food Used 1,194,223
Students Approved for Free Meals 1990
Students Approved for Reduced Price Meals 214
Students Approved for Paid Meals 1797
Lunch Prices Paid Student 2.25 Reduced Price Student 0.40 Adult Staff 2.75 Adult Visitor 3.00
Research has shown that students who eat school
meals perform the best academically. Students
who eat school breakfast have greater gains in
standardized test scores and show improvements in
math, reading, and vocabulary scores. Healthy
eating correlates with less trips to the school
nurse and less absenteeism.
Research has shown that students who eat school
meals perform the best academically. Students
who eat school breakfast have greater gains in
standardized test scores and show improvements in
math, reading, and vocabulary scores. Healthy
eating correlates with less trips to the school
nurse and less absenteeism.
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National School Breakfast Program
After School Snack Program
Federal Reimbursement 326,745
Schools Participating 8
Total Breakfasts Served 243,837
Average Daily Participation 1385
Breakfast Prices   Paid Student 1.10 Reduced Price Student 0.30 Adult 1.60  
Federal Reimbursement 8,520
Total Snacks Served 11,231
Average Daily Participation 48
These figures only include after school snacks that were claimed for federal reimbursement.    
Summer Feeding Program
Federal Reimbursement 84,764
Number of Sites Served 9
Average Daily Lunch Participation 541
Number of Operating Days 39
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PBC Kindergarten Backyard Boot Camp
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Purple Striders 5K Race
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BG Junior High Health Fair Staff Biggest Loser
Contest Intramural Program
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BG High JROTCs Army National Guard Visit
BG High Pool Safety Swim Classes for
Elementary Students
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Potter Gray KY Derby Relay Races
Potter Grays trip to Trammel Creek
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Dishman McGinnis Eagle Flight Race Activities.
123 Adults 53 Students Participated on Race Day
in 2012. This years race day is scheduled for
March 9th
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TC Cherry, McNeill Potter Gray Jump Rope for
Heart
Gold Medalist Claire Donahue visits with WR
McNeill Students
TC Cherry Students learn Strategies to deal with
stress their staff relieves stress with Zumba
Classes
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