SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOL USDA

1
SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOLUSDAs All Foods Sold
in Schools Standards
2
SMART SNACK STANDARDS

• Preserve flexibility for time-honored traditions
  like fundraisers and parties
• Compliment recent improvements in school meals
• Make the healthy choice the easy choice for
  Floridas students

3
SMART SNACK STANDARDS
on the school campus, all areas of the property
under the jurisdiction of the school that are
accessible to students, during the school
day, the period from midnight before, to 30
minutes after the end of the official school day.

• Only apply to foods SOLD to students

4
Competitive Foods

• All foods and beverages outside of the Federal
  meal programs

http//www.youtube.com/watch?vAkvcvUSyDTQ
5
SCHOOLS HAVE OPTIONS
Download a list of Smart Snacks
https//www.healthiergeneration.org/live_healthier
/eat_healthier/alliance_product_navigator/

• Healthy offerings are already available in the
  market place.

6
Allowable Food Options

• Grains made of 50 or more whole grain
• Foods with fruits, vegetables, dairy, or protein
  as the first ingredient
• Combination foods with ¼ cup fruit or vegetable
• Foods with 10 DV of calcium, potassium, vitamin
  D, or fiber
• (Effective July 1, 2016, this criterion is
  obsolete)

7
Examples

• Grains muffins, cookies, rolls, crackers, corn
  chips, cereals, cereal bars, party mix, pastries
  made with whole grains
• Non-Grains fruit cup, carrot sticks, yogurt,
  pudding, cheese stick, nuts, seeds, dried fruit
• Combination Foods fruited gelatin, blueberry
  muffin, fruit cobbler or pie, chips salsa,
  trail mix
• Fortified Foods fruit snacks, fiber bars,
  fortified cereals, frozen buttermilk waffles (25
  DV calcium).

8
Exemptions

• Entrée items served in school meals and sold as
  a la carte foods on the day they are served or
  the day after are exempt from all competitive
  food standards.
• Entrées are defined as
• Protein whole grain, or
• Protein fruit or vegetable, or
• Protein alone (except for certain snack-type
  foods)
• SP 35-2014 Grain-only breakfast entrées also
  exempt
• Fruits and vegetables (fresh, frozen, canned)
• Sugar-free chewing gum

9
Nutrient Standards

• Nutrient standards (accompaniments included) must
  be met for non-exempt entrées, side dishes, and
  snack foods.
• Total fat (35 of calories)1,2
• Saturated fat (lt 10 of calories)2
• Trans fat (zero 0.5 grams)
• Sugars (35 of weight)3
• Calories and Sodium
• Entrees (non-exempt) 350 calories 480 mg
  sodium
• Snacks and Sides 200 calories 230 mg sodium
• 1 Exemptions to total fat seafood
• 2 Exemptions to total fat and saturated fat
  reduced fat cheese and part skim mozzarella
  cheese nuts and seed and
• nut/seed butters products that consist of
  dried fruit with nuts and/or seeds with no added
  nutritive sweeteners or fat
• 3 Exemptions to sugar dried whole fruits or
  vegetables or dried whole fruit/vegetable pieces
  dried fruits with nutritive
• sweeteners for palatability dried fruit with
  nuts and/or seeds with no added nutritive
  sweeteners or fat

10
SMART SNACKS Nutrient Standards
11
Beverage Options

• Water, milk, and 100 juice
• Calorie-free
• and low-calorie
• options for high school

12
(No Transcript)
13
SP 29-2014 USDA cannot grant waivers, but remains
committed to providing training and technical
assistance.
FDACS FNW Resources http//www.freshfromflorida
.com/Divisions-Offices/Food-Nutrition-and-Wellness
/Nutrition-Programs/Smart-Snacks
14

• Fundraisers
• States are permitted to set exemptions for a
  certain number of infrequent school-sponsored
  fundraisers that do not meet the standards.
• Schools can decide what can be sold at events
  outside of school hours.

15
States are permitted to set exemptions for a
certain number of infrequent school sponsored
fundraisers.

• FDACS collected feedback from
• stakeholders and determined it was
• necessary to amend its existing competitive
• foods rule.
• On June 11, 2014, FDACS published a proposed
  amendment to its existing competitive food rule
• Adopts the Federal Smart Snack Rule, and
• Establishes an exemption for infrequent
  school-sponsored fundraisers.
• On June 18, 2014, FDACS held a public hearing to
  gather input from stakeholders as part of its
  rulemaking process. Subsequently, FDACS made
  substantive changes to incorporate feedback
  received.
• On July 18th, FDACS requested approval to file
  its proposed
• rule for final adoption.

16
FLORIDAS COMPETITIVE FOOD RULE

• Florida Administrative Code 5P-1.003(2) (b)-(d)
  was amended to be consistent with USDAs Smart
  Snack Standards.
• 5P-1.003(2) regulates the sale of food and
  beverage items in competition with the district
  approved food service program.
• Smart Snack Standards (7 CFR 210.11) are
  incorporated by reference.

17
FLORIDAS COMPETITIVE FOOD RULE

• Requires all competitive foods to meet the Smart
  Snack nutrition standards. This includes
  fundraisers, vending machines, school stores,
  snack bars, culinary programs, and a la carte.
• Restricts meat/grain entrée items unless sold by
  the food service program as a la carte.
• Allows a specified number of school-sponsored
  fundraisers to be exempt from the Smart Snack
  nutrition standards and meat/grain entrée
  restriction.

18
What is a school-sponsored fundraiser?

• Any event or activity occurring on the school
  campus during which currency, tokens, tickets, or
  the like are exchanged for the sale or purchase
  of items or services to benefit the school, a
  school organization or group, or a charitable
  organization, and which is authorized according
  to district school board policy and has been
  approved by the school principal or designee.

19

• Vending machines, school stores, and snack bars
  ARE NOT considered school-sponsored fundraisers

20
When are school-sponsored fundraisers allowable?

• Those which MEET THE STANDARDS can occur on any
  school day, 30 minutes after the last meal
  period.
• Those which DO NOT MEET THE STANDARDS must be
  granted a special exemption by the district
  school board not to exceed the maximum number of
  school days per school campus each school year as
  shown in the rule. Specially exempted fundraisers
  can occur on designated days, 30 minutes after
  the last meal period.

21
FLORIDAS COMPETITIVE FOOD RULE
School Type Maximum Number of School Days to Conduct Exempted Fundraisers
Elementary Schools 5 days
Middle School/ Junior High Schools 10 days
Senior High Schools 15 days
Combination Schools 10 days
To demonstrate compliance, each district school
board shall maintain records documenting the
occurrence of any exempted school-sponsored
fundraisers
22
Record Keeping

• Each district school board must ensure
  compliance.
• Who is responsible?
• The school food authority if sold by the
  nonprofit school food service department.
• The local educational agency if sold in various
  venues under its jurisdiction.

23
FLORIDAS COMPETITIVE FOOD RULE

• Establish a Healthy School Team by June 30, 2015
  for all schools in accordance with 42 U.S.C.
  1758.
• Include
• Parents
• Students
• School food service representatives
• School administrators
• School health professionals
• Physical education teachers
• The public

24
FLORIDAS COMPETITIVE FOOD RULE

• Responsibilities of the Healthy School Team
• Ensure compliance with federal and state rule
• Report compliance to the designated person(s)
  responsible for the local school wellness policy.
• Maintain a school calendar identifying dates when
  exempted food fundraisers will occur.

25
RESOURCES

• FDACS FNW Smart Snack webpage
• http//www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/
  Food-Nutrition-and-Wellness/Nutrition-Programs/Sma
  rt-Snacks
• USDA Smart Snacks in School website
• http//www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/smart-snacks-
  school
• AASA Competitive Foods Policy Initiative
• https//www.aasa.org/content.aspx?id26208
• Alliance for a Healthier Generation (product
  calculator tool and extensive excel database of
  smart snacks)
• https//schools.healthiergeneration.org/resources_
  _tools/school_meals/product_navigator/
• Sweet Deals School Fundraising Can Be Healthy
  and Profitable
• http//cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising.pdf
  (CSPI)
• Contact Jamie Burch jamie.burch_at_freshfromflorida
  .com [phone]