SODEXO FOOD SERVICE

Westfield Washington School

Nutrition Committee

WESTFIELD WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT6 Elementary School1 Intermediate School1 Middle School1 High School

6,281 Students

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE……….REMEMBER USSODEXO FOOD SERVICE-WESTFIELD WASHINGTON SCHOOL NUTRITION COMMITTEE

WESTFIELD WASHINGTON SCHOOL NUTRITION COMMITTEEKaren Howes, General Manager, Sodexo Food ServiceBrooke Pearson, M.P.H. (Master of Public Health), Committee ChairpersonKatie Conner, CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist)Lori Walton, RN, BSN, Pediatric Weight Management Coordinator Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. VincentLibby Sandstrom, ServSafe Certified, Sodexo Food ServiceSusan Luther, ServSafe Certified, Sodexo Food Service

Who Are We?The Nutrition Committee is made up of parent

volunteers and employees who work closely with the WWS district and Sodexo in achieving and continually exceeding the nutrition goals of the Federal, State and District wellness policies.

As the WWS Nutrition Committee, we strive to make wellness fun and exciting for students so they will embrace a healthy lifestyle for a lifetime.

A QUICK GLANCE AT WHAT WE HAVE DONE SO FAR!

Added Whole Grains to Menu

Dairy Taste Bar

Food Allergy Brochure

Healthy Breakfast

Project 18

Chef’s Move to Schools

BE SMART ~ EAT HEALTHY Whole Grains Any food made from wheat, rice, oats,

cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products.

Grains are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined grains.

Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel -- the bran, germ, and endosperm. Examples include: whole-wheat flour bulgur (cracked wheat) oatmeal whole cornmeal brown rice

Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins. Some examples of refined grain products are: white flour degermed cornmeal white bread white rice

Dairy Group Choose fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt,

and cheese. If you choose milk or yogurt that is not fat-free, or cheese that is not low-fat, the fat in the product counts as part of the empty calorie allowance.

If sweetened milk products are chosen (flavored milk, yogurt, drinkable yogurt, desserts), the added sugars also count as part of the empty calorie allowance.

For those who are lactose intolerant, lactose-free and lower-lactose products are available. These include hard cheeses and yogurt. Also, enzyme preparations can be added to milk to lower the lactose content. Calcium -fortified foods and beverages such as soy beverages or orange juice may provide calcium, but may not provide the other nutrients found in milk and milk products.

BREAKFAST IS IMPORTANTSchool Breakfast for First-Class Learning!

Starting the day without breakfast can leave kids tired and out-of-sort.

Studies show that eating breakfast may help kids do better in school by improving mood, memory, alertness, concentration, problem-solving ability, test scores, and attendance.

From stronger bones to a healthier heart, eating breakfast provides many health benefits. Furthermore, breakfast eaters get more fiber, calcium, vitamins A and C, riboflavin, zinc and iron than do breakfast skippers.

Make Breakfast your most important meal of the day whether at home or at school.

Breakfast is

Fuel for School

Breakfast Builds Better Bodies

Breakfast Boosts

Brain Power

School Breakfas

t = Better

Learning

PROJECT 18EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Sodexo Food Service and the WWS Nutrition Committee in Alliance with Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent and Ball State University launched the Project 18 Eat to Win Challenge January 2010.

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Chefs have a unique ability to make good nutrition fun and appealing.

Sponsored by Sodexo Food Service in conjunction with Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move Program and the USDA.

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Sponsored by Sodexo Food Service in conjunction with Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move Program and the USDA.

CHEF BROOKS AT OAK TRACE

ELEMENTARY

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Sponsored by Sodexo Food Service in conjunction with Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move Program and the USDA.

CHEF STARR AT WESTFIELD

INTERMEDIATE

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Sponsored by Sodexo Food Service in conjunction with Mrs. Obama’s Let’s Move Program and the USDA.

CHEF STARR AT MAPLE GLEN ELEMENTARY

SODEXO FOOD SERVICE AT WESTFIELD WASHINGTON SCHOOLSDid you ever wonder how we decide on our menus? What guidelines do we have to follow?The Sodexo Food Service has compiled a report based on the Federal, State, and Local Wellness and Nutrition Guidelines (shown on the left) showing how the Food Service at Westfield Schools meets these guidelines for child nutrition.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Let’s Move by Michelle Obama

USDA Food Pyramid

Sodexo’s NUTRIkids

WWS School Wellness Policy

Indiana Action for Healthy Kids

Sodexo’s Healthy Initiative Guide

HealthierUS School Challenge

2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER

GENERATIONThe American Heart Association

and

The William J. Clinton Foundation

ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION

The American Heart Association and

The William J. Clinton Foundation

School Meal Programs

Competitive Foods Guidelines for K-12

Schools

School Lunch Criteria from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

EducationAnnual Training

Nutrition Committee

HOW DOES SODEXO COMPLY?

PromoteFruits and Vegetables

Reduced the amount of fat, sugar, and sodium

Comply with the Criteria from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Annual HAACP Training for our Staff

Visual Aids and Promotions to educate Students

Regular Meetings and reviews by the WWS Nutrition Committee

Sodexo was the first school food service company to sign on with The Alliance for a Healthier Generation to offer healthy a la carte snacks and beverages.

At Westfield Washington Schools,

Sodexo participates in the Alliance for a

Healthier Generation earning Silver and

Gold two years running, participates in the annual WWS

Health Fair, and provides informational

handouts and web-based information through our Food

Service Blog.

LET’S MOVE

Helping parents make healthy family choices

Began a national conversation about the health of America’s childrenThis discussion grew into the Let’s Move campaign

Let’s Move

So, Let’s Move

LET’S MOVE: HELPING PARENTS MAKE HEALTHY FAMILY CHOICES Let’s Move is building communities by

bringing together families, schools, private industry and government to make healthy living easier.

http://www.letsmove.gov/index.html

LET’S MOVE AND SODEXO

Sodexo, Inc., world leader in Quality of Daily Life solutions, serving more than 2.8 million school meals daily to students in more than 270 school districts nationwide, has announced its

participation in First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation.

Sodexo has initiated many innovations to work

toward reducing and eliminating obesity in children and teens,

including breakfast in the classroom,

fruit/vegetable offerings, elimination of trans-fat

oils more than five years ago, incorporating more whole grains, nutrition education efforts and

staff training.

Sodexo is committed to student well-being, and

we endorse the efforts to encourage students and

parents to make healthier food choices.

Sodexo agrees with the long-term objectives of supporting every school we serve to help them achieve the Gold Award

level under the HealthierUS School

Challenge.

Toward the objective of having every school we

serve achieve Gold Award level status in the HealthierUS School

Challenge, Sodexo is committed to the

following:

USDA FOOD PYRAMID

MyPyramid.gov

USDA FOOD PYRAMID

The Food Guide Pyramid was introduced in 1992 to illustrate a food guide developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help healthy Americans use the Dietary Guidelines to choose foods for a healthy diet.

MyPyramid.gov

Evolution of USDA’s Food Guidance

1950s-1960s1940s

Food for Young

Children

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1970s1992

2005

MENUS: SODEXO AND USDA Planning Menus

Menu Planning at Westfield Washington Schools is produced through NUTRIkids. Previous years menus were on a month-to-month basis and are available upon

request. For 2010-2011 School Year, our menus are on an 8-week rotation. There is a

different menu for each grade cluster: High School, Middle School, Intermediate School and Elementary Schools.

Uses NUTRIkids because: Software is preloaded with the latest USDA Child Nutrition Database of over

12,000 ingredients and 220 USDA recipes Control of menu plans to ensure we are meeting federal and state regulations

and guidelines Standardize recipes for nutrition, portion, and cost control USDA compliant daily, weekly and monthly menus with nutritional averages for

any date range Comply with the dietary guidelines and satisfy the district’s Wellness Policy As this is a nutrient based menu plan, food group servings are not shown.

However, as you can see, the calorie intake and nutrient levels are well within the target levels as dictated within the program by the USDA.

All 6 Elementary Schools are on the Same Menu

IndianaACTION

FOR HEALTHY

KIDSwww.indianaactionforhealthykids.or

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ABOUT INDIANA AFHK

Action for Healthy Kids is a nationwide initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools.

This effort represents a response to our nation’s epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished children and adolescents.

Healthy schools produce healthy students—and healthy students are better able to learn and achieve their true potential.

www.indianaactionforhealthykids.org www.actionforhealthykids.org

The incidence of childhood overweight and obesity has tripled over the past 20 years.

A prevention strategy is crucial. Schools are a structured

environment where it is possible to have a powerful influence on children’s eating and activity patterns.

Schools provide equality of access to information in settings where families differ in their levels of knowledge and ability to discuss nutritional and physical needs.

Why Now?

WHO AND WHAT IS AFHK

At the 2002 Healthy Schools Summit in Washington, D.C., Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher asked America to address this burgeoning crisis-and Action for Healthy Kids was formed to answer.

A public-private partnership of more than 50 national organizations and government agencies representing education, health, fitness and nutrition, Action for Healthy Kids addresses the epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished youth by focusing on changes in schools.

Thousands of volunteer administrators, educators, health professionals, parents, and others take action at the state, district, and school level through Action for Healthy Kids’ State Teams in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Through this network, Action for Healthy Kids works to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in schools.

Because healthy children learn better.

Improving children’s eating habits by increasing access to nutritious foods and beverages throughout the school campus and by integrating nutrition education in to the curriculum.

Increasing children’s physical activity by adding or maintaining physical education courses and recess, and promoting after-school and co-curricular programs.

Educating administrators, teachers, children and parents about how nutrition and physical activity impact children’s health and academic achievement.

www.indianaactionforhealthykids.org www.actionforhealthykids.org

What AFHK Does…

SODEXO AND AFHK

School Awards• Healthy Hoosier

School Award• 2008-2009 and 2009-

2010 Silver Awards• Oak Trace Elementary• Carey Ridge Elementary• Washington Woods

Elem.• Maple Glen Elementary• Shamrock Springs Elem.• Westfield Intermediate• Westfield High School• Monon Trail Elementary • Middle School did not

participate

Helping to Improve Eating Habits• Follow USDA

guidelines for nutritious meals

• Follow Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools established by the Institute of Medicine

• Follow meal guidelines by the MyPyramid.gov

• Provide fruit and vegetable choices for lunch and breakfast

• Follow snack and ala carte guidelines

Educate/Resources• Display educational

posters and flyers in the school cafeteria regarding nutrition and exercise

• Send home flyers and informational brochures regarding nutrition and exercise

• Maintain the FoodService Blog with information and links regarding nutrition and exercise

http://blogs.wws.k12.in.us/foodservice

HEALTHIER US SCHOOLS

http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthierus/index.html

HEALTHIERUS SCHOOL CHALLENGE

USDA• The HealthierUS

School Challenge was established to recognize schools that are creating healthier school environments through their promotion of good nutrition and physical activity

• Four levels of superior performance are awarded: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Gold of Distinction.

First Lady• Last fall, First Lady

Michelle Obama called upon all schools to participate in the HealthierUS School Challenge, and expanded the opportunity to middle and high schools.

• In February 2010, she launched the Let’s Move campaign to end childhood obesity in America.

Sodexo• Student achievement

starts with nutrition. That’s why Sodexo is so dedicated to providing healthy, nutritious offerings in school cafeterias around the country.

• We are a leader in K-12 food service and employ more registered dietitians than any other public company in America.

• Our chefs create and kid-test new recipes every day to make sure students have fresh, delicious, and nutritious meals, including breakfast and grab-to-go selections.

SODEXO SCHOOL SERVICE SOLUTIONSSodexo School Services manages foodservice and student well-being activities for more than 470 school districts across the country. We serve more than 2.8 million school meals each weekday, in addition to nutritious a la carte items and healthy snacks and beverages. From New England to the Great Northwest, our experience and expertise help us to understand the unique cultures and effectively serve the needs of local communities, school administrators, principals, teachers, parents and students.

Student Well Being

School Meal Programs

Management Teams

Have you considered, or are you working on, applying for the HealthierUS School Challenge?

2005 DIETARY GUIDELINES

FOR AMERICANSU.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesU. S. Department of Agriculture

www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, first published in 1980, provides science-based advised to promote health and to reduce risk for chronic diseases through diet and physical activity.

The recommendations contained within the Dietary Guidelines are targeted to the general public over 2 years of age who are living in the United States.

Because of its focus on health promotion and risk reduction, the Dietary Guidelines form the basis of federal food, nutrition education, and information programs.

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is based on the recommendations put forward by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

The more we learn about nutrition and exercise, the more we recognize their importance in everyday life.

Children need a healthy diet for normal growth and development, and Americans of all ages may reduce their risk of chronic disease by adopting a nutritious diet and engaging in regular physical activity.

However, putting this knowledge into practice is difficult. More than 90 million Americans are affected by chronic diseases and conditions that compromise their quality of life and well-being. To correct this problem, many Americans must make significant changes in their eating habits and lifestyles.

More so than ever, consumers need good advice to make informed decisions about their diets.

By law, the Dietary Guidelines is reviewed, updated if necessary, and published every 5 years.

The 2005 Dietary Guidelines will help Americans choose a nutritious diet within their energy requirements.

Dietary Guidelines

There is a growing body of evidence which

demonstrates that following a diet that complies with

the Dietary Guidelines may reduce the risk of chronic

disease.A basic premise of the

Dietary Guidelines is that nutrient needs should be

met primarily through consuming foods.

Nutrient supplements cannot replace a healthful

diet.

The information in the Dietary Guidelines is useful for the development of education

materials.The federal dietary guidance-

related publications are required by law to be based on the Dietary Guidelines.The USDA Food Guide, the

food label, and Nutrition Facts Panel provide information that is useful for implementing key

recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines.

The Dietary Guidelines aids policymakers in designing and

implementing nutrition-related programs.

The Federal Government bases its nutrition programs,

such as the National child Nutrition Programs or the

Elderly Nutrition Program, on the Dietary Guidelines.The Dietary Guidelines

recommends nutrient intakes within energy needs by

adopting a balanced eating pattern, such as the USDA

Food Guide.

HEALTHY INITIATIVE GUIDE FOR SNACKS & BEVERAGES

SALTY & SAVORY SNACK PROGRAM, PART OF THE

SODEXO SCHOOL SERVICES HEALTHY INITIATIVE GUIDE

SODEXO SCHOOL SERVICESHEALTHY INITIATIVE GUIDE

Sodexo’s Healthy I

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The purpose of Sodexo’s Healthy Initiative Guide:1. To help employees gain a better understanding of the state of childhood nutrition2. To provide employees with access to current nutrition guidelines3. To highlight regulations and organizations that influence nutrition guidelines4. To provide a resource for snacks and beverages that meet nutrition and wellness guidelines

Influencing School Meal Nutrition Guidelines

> U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Healthier US School Challenge www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthierus/index.html

> Institute of Medicine of the National Academieswww.iom.edu/CMS/3788/30181.aspx

> Alliance for a Healthier Generationwww.healthiergeneration.org

Sodexo is co

mmitted to student health and success

Student Well-Being by SodexoStudent Well-Being: A state of health and success nurtured through an awareness of choices in nutrition, achievement, environment, community and activity.Sodexo School Services is committed to delivering effective programs that help students, teachers and employees understand nutritional concepts and allow them to make informed decisions that support a healthy lifestyle.

Health issues such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease continue to lead health concerns for America’s youth.

More than12.5 million children/adolescents

(17 percent of those age 2 to 19 years) are overweight.

Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000. (2002). National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site.

Obesity Trends – U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990, 1998, 2006

(*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person)

Center for Disease Control maps show increase in obesity among adults since 1990. A child with two overweight parents has a 60% to 80% likelihood that he/she will be overweight as an adult.

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

Source: Childhood Obesity -- Advancing Effective Prevention and Treatment: An Overview for Health Professionals (Issue Paper). National Institutes for Health Care Management Foundation. April 9, 2003.

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Elementary School – Lift-Off!

Middle School – Performance Zone

High School –Balance Mind, Body and

Soul

SODEXO FOOD SERVICE

WWS Participation

Healthy Hoosier School Awards in alliance with the Indiana Action

for Healthy Kids. Our schools have won the

Silver Award for two years straight.

Project 18 in Alliance with

Peyton Manning Children’s

Hospital at St. Vincent and Ball State University.

We are again participating at the Elementary

Schools.

Chefs Moves to School Program, which is part of

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” effort, involves chefs

adopting schools to educate kids about food and

nutrition.

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program launched by the NFL and National

Dairy Council that involves

kids directly in improving

nutrition and physical activity in their schools.

MEETING THE GUIDELINES

The Food Service at Westfield Washington Schools strive to meet or exceed the guidelines presented by both the Federal and State Governments.

If you should have any questions or comments concerning the content herein, please do not hesitate to contact: Karen Howes, General Manager, at 317-867-8060.

The materials and information presented herein were researched and compiled by: Susan Luther, Administrative Assistant. You may contact Susan at 317-867-8062.

howesk@wws.k12.in.usluthers@wws.k12.in.us

SODEXO FOOD SERVICE AND

THE WWS NUTRITION

COMMITTEEThe Nutrition Committee has implemented many positive changes within our schools.

JOIN THE WESTFIELD WASHINGTON SCHOOL NUTRITION COMMITTEE

Working Together To Make Wellness Fun and Exciting

Parent Volunteers

Food Service Employees

School Employees

Promote Healthy Food and Nutrition

Achieve and Exceed Nutrition Guidelines

Your Support is KEY

CHECK OUT OUR BLOG

https://blogs.wws.k12.in.us/foodservice/