Download - Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Arizona Nutrition Network Quarterly Meeting August 25, 2008
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Fresh Fruit and Vegetable ProgramProgram
Arizona Nutrition Network Quarterly MeetingArizona Nutrition Network Quarterly MeetingAugust 25, 2008August 25, 2008
Marie Tymrak, MPH, RD
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
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
The Arizona connection…..
• 8 schools
• 2 tribal communities– Gila River communities– Tohono O’odham
• big opportunity in small schools
AzNN contributes to pilot schools…• Nutrition Education
funded through AzNN– Kick-off event
– Food Demo training
– Reference materials
– Monthly flyers
– Posters
– Incentive items
Good idea…expand
• 2006 – additional $6 m.
• 6 more states, “non permanent”– CT, ID, NM, TX, UT, WI
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
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 children’s diet to impact their present and future health
But, of course!
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
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
Who CANNOT have fruits and vegetables?
• Community members
• Parents, if children are not involved
• School staff eating the produce alone
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
Where?
• Classrooms• Cafeterias• Offices• Hallways
• Kiosks/Carts• Student club meetings• Part of nutrition
education activities
This is ADDITION to components of SBP and NSLP!
Yes, food for tastings!
What CAN be served?
• Fresh fruits
• Fresh Vegetables
• Encourage children to enjoy produce in their natural state
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
May serve, but no reimbursement from this FFVP program
• Dried fruit – a CHANGE from earlier regulations
• Fresh commodity fruit
• Peanut butter as dip
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
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
Nutrition Education
• Field Trips• School Gardens• Non-food supplies and
materials– Posters
– Displays
Field Trips
How can AzNN help?
• Introduce your program to schools
• Share websites– www.eatwellbewell.org
– Fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org
• Partner at events
• Provide your own expertise, if wanted– Education materials, like
the PBH catalog
– Local growers, culturally appropriate experts
– Passion to make schools healthy
Who you going to call?
• Kerrie Zigler
Arizona Dep’t of Education
602-364-2354
• Marie Tymrak
Az Dep’t Health Services
602-542-2827
Arizona can make it happen….
