Take home recipe ideas and
tools for child nutrition administrators and staff to assist with providing delicious, healthy school meals.
As previously reported here, many House Democrats balked at passing a bill that
paid for child nutrition programs out of SNAP (food stamp) funds.
«Charles C. Kirby, former USDA regional director
for child nutrition in Atlanta, says he ran a Mississippi Education Department cooperative buying program from 1992 to 2001.
We'll start with a review of key federal actions, including The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010, the «Smart Snacks» regulations, and new proposed professional standards
for child nutrition professionals.
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After my post earlier today about the need
for child nutrition education, it was so great to hear about a project which seems certain to engage children and get them thinking and talking about what's on their plate.
The AAP's priorities
for child nutrition reauthorization are strengthening the WIC program, keeping the nutritional standards for the school meals program strong, and addressing childhood hunger and food insecurity during out - of - school time, especially in the summer months.
In fairness, the written testimony doesn't include this glib comment — although that was likely Colicchio's takeaway impression of the Heritage Foundation's position, which opposes any increase in
funding for child nutrition programs and uses obesity as one justification.
update: Since publishing this post, I tracked down the testimony in question (by Robert Rector, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation) and, in fairness, it doesn't include this glib comment — although that may have been Colicchio's takeaway impression, given that the Heritage Foundation opposes any increase in
spending for child nutrition programs and uses obesity as one justification.]
The Senate's Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 would earmark about $ 4.5 billion
more for child nutrition programs over a 10 year period, which is less than the $ 10 billion increase President Obama asked for.
Jim Weill, president of the Food Research and Action Center, said he doesn't buy the argument that the House should use the food stamp
money for child nutrition because it will just be used for something else.
Although SNA is emphasizing the extremely limited funding under which school meal programs must operate, members of Congress and their staff on both sides of the aisle from key authorizing committees have made it extremely clear that additional funding will not be
available for child nutrition programs as part of reauthorization.
School food authorities, * or SFAs, are managing to serve healthier meals despite challenges, such as limitations in their existing kitchen equipment and infrastructure and in the knowledge and skills of food service staff.5 As of September 2013, USDA data confirm that 80 percent of schools reported meeting the standards.6 These changes are a huge step
forward for child nutrition and, therefore, children's health.
The more I listened to the happy talk from the USDA that day, the more I felt that
oversight for child nutrition programs should not rest with a federal agency which contains «Agriculture» in its name, but not «Children» or «Nutrition.»
It will be interesting to see the political aspect of [our job] and what everyone goes through to
fight for child nutrition.»
When Don Swain from Schwan's Food Service submitted Jody Houston's name for consideration for the 2016 School Nutrition Hero Award, he did so because of her outstanding professionalism and her
passion for child nutrition.
Provide opportunities and
incentives for child nutrition personnel at the district and local level to attend SNA's public policy workshops, and grow public policy advocates and leaders.
It is simply nutrition for our children
While direct investments in interventions that
matter for child nutrition appear to be critical, the need for a more systematic and rigorous analysis of what specific health - related interventions would yield the greatest return remains to be conducted, say the authors.
Instructor manual, participant manual and PowerPoint training materials
designed for child nutrition professional interested in learning the current USDA requirements.
This informative
webinar for child nutrition directors features experts from CDE's Nutrition Services Division and child nutrition directors from three California districts: Oakland Unified School District (USD); West Contra Costa USD; and Shasta County Office of Education.
SNA members are the strongest
advocates for child nutrition programs, as you are the experts in providing healthful and tasty meals to students throughout the year.
President Obama's proposed budget includes an increase of $ 1 billion per
year for child nutrition, encompassing the WIC program and school lunch and breakfast programs.
NSBA supports federal
funding for child nutrition in schools: letters to Congress and federal agencies, comments, and grassroots calls to action.
The DTN article noted that, «Environmental groups expressed dissatisfaction with the use of the EQIP program to
pay for child nutrition programs.
Districts should also provide staff development programs that include certification and training programs
for child nutrition directors, nutrition managers, and cafeteria workers.
It's important to keep in mind that Congress has just cut funding for SNAP and advocates
for child nutrition programs will need to fight to protect current funding in this difficult budget environment.
So proud of everything The Lunch Tray represents and stands for, a real advocate
for child nutrition.
Ray, an advocate
for child nutrition, noted in the petition that nearly 90,000 of the city's students are homeless and suffer from the «double stigma» of poverty and homelessness.