Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms

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1 Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms

2 Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms Voluntary four-year certification initiative recognizing excellence in school nutrition and physical activity Consistent with school meal pattern requirements 4 Award Levels Bronze Silver Gold Gold Award of Distinction

3 Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms General Criteria Schools must: Be enrolled as a Team Nutrition School Participate in SBP and NSLP Reimbursable meals meet USDA nutrition standards Corrective actions completed SFA must be certified for 6 cents

4 Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms No meal criteria or documentation Smarter Lunchroom techniques are required Smart Snacks criteria are required Nutrition Education must include TN resources, if available, and be consistent with the Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate messages New Other Criteria of Excellence options added

5 Healthier US School Challenge : Smarter Lunchrooms Additional Criteria Established criteria to impact students at school, home, and in the community Nutrition Education Physical Education Physical Activity Local School Wellness Policy Other Criteria for Excellence

6 HUSSC: SL Awardees Receive Display Banner Certificate signed by the Secretary of Agriculture and mounted on a plaque Recognition on the Team Nutrition website Congratulatory letter signed by the First Lady of the United States Monetary incentives

7 Where can I find the application? C/

8 WHAT ARE SMARTER LUNCHROOMS?

9 Eating Choices Most food decisions are influenced by our environment. We eat for: Taste Convenience Appearance

10 Student Food Choices How do we get adolescents interested in healthy foods? Make healthy foods cool Make the healthy choice the easy choice Not through restriction

11 School Lunch Challenge Improve nutritional content of meals Maintain low cost Maintain participation Encourage long-term healthy decisions

12 School Lunch Challenge Schools face budget pressure Cafeteria sales concerns Less healthy items often yield highest profit Healthier items are often lowest grossing Healthy items often have higher costs Kids may simply stop participating if unhealthy options are eliminated

13 The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement Create environment to nudge individuals to make a specific choice Inexpensive, easy, effective ways to change how kids eat in school You design the lunch room to gently encourage the decisions you want

14 Improve Visibility Enhance Taste Expectations Increase Convenience Six Principles of Smarter Lunchrooms Utilize Suggestive Selling Set Smart Pricing Strategies Manage Portion Sizes

15 Manage Portion Sizes Students respond to dishes and utensils Manage condiment usage Squeeze bottles with smaller openings Pre-portioned containers

16 Set Smart Pricing Strategies Using a prepaid system vs. cash Use bundle pricing for healthy items only Fruit and yogurt Sandwich, veggie sticks, and chips

17 Increase Convenience Place healthy foods in easy to reach locations Place unhealthy foods out of reach At the very top or bottom shelves Behind healthy items Behind the service counters

18 Increase Convenience Combo Meal- rename reimbursable meals Grab and Go- create healthy convenience lines Healthy Item sales increased 35%

19 Increase Convenience White milk sales increased by 50% when stacked higher and more convenient to reach.

20 Place at eye level Place first in line Place in high traffic areas Place in multiple locations Improve Visibility

21 Enhance Taste Expectations Naming Use cool or appealing labels to describe food Use age-appropriate names

22 Enhance Taste Expectations Packaging/Display Use contrasting colors Use appealing containers for pre-packaged foods

23 Enhance Taste Expectations

24 Signs Verbal prompts Utilize Suggestive Selling Friendly staff increases sales by 15%. Train staff to ask if a student would like a food.

25 Smarter Lunchroom Scorecard

26 Scorecard Focus on Fruit Smarter Lunchroom Principles Improve Visibility Increase Convenience Enhance Taste Expectations Enhance Taste Expectations Improve Visibility Increase Convenience Improve Visibility Increase Convenience Improve Visibility Increase Convenience Improve Visibility Enhance Taste Expectations

27 Smarter Lunchroom Scorecard Smarter Lunchrooms Self-Assessment Scorecard Clarification regarding Scoring Brackets Bronze Silver Gold GAOD HUSSC: SL > Smarter Lunchrooms (B.E.N. Center) N/A Scoring Brackets

28 Smarter Lunchroom Moves..

29 Making a Smarter Lunchroom Complete the Smarter Lunchroom Scorecard Pick your area(s) of improvement Identify 3-5 techniques to implement Identify materials/supplies needed to carryout plan Identify data that will be used to measure

30 Additional Resources Wisconsin Team Nutrition BEN Center at Cornell University Michigan Team Nutrition Smarter Lunchroom Moves videos

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