Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Arizona
Nutrition Network Quarterly Meeting August 25,
2008 Marie Tymrak, MPH, RD
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History the beginning

• 2002 6 million
• Pilot to find best practices to increase
  fresh and dried fruit and fresh vegetables
  consumption in schools
• Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Zuni Tribe
  (ITO) in New Mexico

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Keep it moving forward.

• 2004 - 9 m/year
• 4 more states made permanent
• 2 more ITOs AZ and South Dakota

• 25 schools/state
• 8 states MS, NC, PA and WA
• 2 more ITOs 25 total schools in 3 Am. Indian
  tribal areas

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The Arizona connection..

• 8 schools
• 2 tribal communities
• Gila River communities
• Tohono Oodham
• big opportunity in small schools

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AzNN contributes to pilot schools

• Nutrition Education funded through AzNN
• Kick-off event
• Food Demo training
• Reference materials
• Monthly flyers
• Posters
• Incentive items

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Good ideaexpand

• 2006 additional 6 m.
• 6 more states, non permanent
• CT, ID, NM, TX, UT, WI

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Big Time Farm Bill, 2008

• May 22, 2008 40 m 9.9 m Appropriations
• NSLP section 19, Fresh Fruit Vegetable
  Program
• National Program is ALL 50 states
• 25 schools/state

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Program Goals

• 1. Create healthier school environments by
  providing healthier food choices
• 2. Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables
  children experience
• 3. Make a difference in childrens diet to impact
  their present and future health

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But, of course!
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How does this work?

• Funding from July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009
• Funds must be spent, no carry-over
• School allocations based on enrollment
• Approximately ____/student

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Who CAN have the fruits and veggies?

• Students who normally attend the school
• Head Start children
• Split session kindergarteners
• School staff modeling behaviors
• Parents, when children are involved

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Who CANNOT have fruits and vegetables?

• Community members
• Parents, if children are not involved
• School staff eating the produce alone

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When to serve?

• Basically any time!
• Before, during or after school
• During breakfast, lunch or after school snacks
• Separate location from breakfast or lunch
  programs
• Any school activity when children attend

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Where?

• Classrooms
• Cafeterias
• Offices
• Hallways

• Kiosks/Carts
• Student club meetings
• Part of nutrition education activities

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This is ADDITION to components of SBP and NSLP!
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Yes, food for tastings!
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What CAN be served?

• Fresh fruits
• Fresh Vegetables
• Encourage children to enjoy produce in their
  natural state

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Limited Amounts

• Vegetable dips - low fat yogurt based - NO Ranch
  Dressing
• Fresh squeezed juice limit to part of nutrition
  education activity only once/week
• Smoothies, defined as only fresh fruit and ice,
  no milk or ice-cream and limit to part of
  nutrition education activities once/week
• Veggie pizzas limit to once/week

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May serve, but no reimbursement from this FFVP
program

• Dried fruit a CHANGE from earlier regulations
• Fresh commodity fruit
• Peanut butter as dip

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Cannot be served!

• Processed or preserved fruits and vegetables such
  as canned, frozen, vacuum packed
• Dip for fruit
• Fruit leather or jellied fruit
• Purchased freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable
  juice
• Trail mix
• Cottage cheese
• Fruit pizzas made with cookie dough crust or
  fruit tarts

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Reimbursements

• Operating Costs
• Labor
• Foods
• Napkins, plates, bowls
• Cleaning supplies
• Trash bags
• Delivery charges

• Administrative Costs
• 10 of total
• Planning, managing
• Travel for training
• NUTRITION EDUCATION

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Nutrition Education

• Field Trips
• School Gardens
• Non-food supplies and materials
• Posters
• Displays

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Field Trips
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How can AzNN help?

• Provide your own expertise, if wanted
• Education materials, like the PBH catalog
• Local growers, culturally appropriate experts
• Passion to make schools healthy

• Introduce your program to schools
• Share websites
• www.eatwellbewell.org
• Fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
• Partner at events

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Who you going to call?

• Kerrie Zigler
• Arizona Dept of Education
• 602-364-2354
• kerrie.zigler_at_azed.gov

• Marie Tymrak
• Az Dept Health Services
• 602-542-2827
• tymrakm_at_azdhs.gov

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Arizona can make it happen.