Your SNAP-Ed Guideto the Dietary Guidelines

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Overview

This session is designed to help attendees understand how the Dietary Guidelines for Americans inform and translate to the work we do in SNAP-Ed.

Objectives

• Identify who Dietary Guidelines for Americans(DGA) are for and how they are used in SNAP-Ed work

• Identify DGA changes from 2010-2015• Compare the DGA recommended intake levels  of several food groups with the amounts

typically eaten by various age and gender groups• Discuss ways to use information on recommended vs. actual intakes in your SNAP-Ed

work• Review resources for SNAP-Ed that reflect the DGA • Compare the DGA SEM model and PSE strategies to the ones used in SNAP-Ed work

to help prevent chronic diseases  

Agenda Welcome/Warm-Up Activity Guideline overview and new changes activity Curriculum change example and sugar activity PA Break Pre-diabetes and SNAP-Ed Guidance Recommendations vs. what we really eat Barriers to healthy eating patterns Comparing SEM and Core Settings of DGA to SNAP-Ed model Resources DGA travel blog Wrap up Activity

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Your SNAP-Ed Guide to the Dietary Guidelines

Changes to 2015-2020 DGA

CholesterolPer the 2015 Dietary Guidelines, "the Key Recommendation from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines to limit consumption of dietary cholesterol to 300 mg per day is not included in the 2015 edition, but this change does not suggest that dietary cholesterol is no longer important to consider when building healthy eating patterns."

SodiumThe 2010 key recommendation to reduce daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams was maintained in 2015. In 2010, persons who are aged 51 and older, African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease were encouraged to further limit sodium to 1,500 milligrams per day. In 2015, Adults with prehypertension and hypertension would benefit from further reduction to 1,500 mg per day.

Added SugarsGeneral messaging to reduce intake of added sugars was maintained from 2010 to 2015 with the addition of a specified energy limit. A 2015 Dietary Guidelines' key recommendation encourages Americans to "consume less than 10 percent of calories per day from added sugars."

ProteinThe 2010 key recommendation to "replace protein foods that are higher in solid fats with choices that are lower in solid fats and calories and/or are sources of oils" changed to recommend a healthy eating pattern including "a variety of protein foods, including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), and nuts, seeds, and soy products."

Research showed teenage boys and men getting too much protein and the 2015 DGA suggests they should reduce intake of protein by

replacing meat poultry and eggs with vegetables.

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2017 SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance on DGASNAP-Ed Key Behavioral Outcomes

FNS encourages States to focus their efforts on The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/executive-summary/#guidelines and its key recommendations its key recommendations http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/executive- summary/#key-recs in order to magnify the impact of SNAP-Ed.

States may address other behavioral outcomes consistent with the goal and focus of SNAP-Ed and other 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans messages. The primary emphasis of these efforts should remain on assisting the SNAP-Ed target population to establish healthy eating patterns and physically active lifestyles to promote health and prevent diseases, including obesity. States must consider the financial constraints of the SNAP-Ed target population in their efforts as required under the FNA.

Sources of Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Guidance

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs): These guidelines are the foundation of nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts in all FNS nutrition assistance programs. The FNA stipulates that SNAP-Ed activities must promote healthy food and physical activity choices based on the most recent DGAs. Therefore, strategies and interventions used in SNAP-Ed should be consistent with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the associated USDA food guidance system, MyPlate, as well as messages and resources available at http://www.choosemyplate.gov/. As SNAP-Ed nutrition education and obesity prevention activities and interventions are grounded in the DGAs, States may base their project activities on any or all of its recommendations or messages. To elaborate, SNAP-Ed intervention strategies may focus on limiting, as well as increasing, consumption of certain foods, beverages, and nutrients consistent with the DGAs. However, FNS has determined that States may not use SNAP-Ed funds to convey negative written, visual, or verbal expressions about any specific brand of food, beverage, or commodity. FNS encourages State agencies to consult with their SNAP-Ed Coordinators to ensure that the content and program efforts appropriately convey the DGA and MyPlate. For more information, please refer to the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s (CNPP) Web site at http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/.

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans notes the close relationship between dietand health. About half of all American adults—117 million individuals—have one or more preventable, chronic diseases, many of which are related to poor quality eating patterns and physical inactivity. Rates of these chronic, diet–related diseases continue to rise along with associated increased health

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risks and high costs. Medical costs associated with obesity are part of these costs. Considering this, one of the five guidelines from the 2015- 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is to follow a healthy eating pattern across the lifespan, at an appropriate calorie level. Doing so helps to support a healthy body weight and reduce the risk of chronic disease. FNS expects that healthy eating patterns, weight management, and obesity prevention for the low-income population will be a key component of SNAP-Ed Plans due to the focus on nutrition education and obesity prevention of the FNA, Section 28 and to meet the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for

Other resources that complement the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and can assist States in addressing healthy weight management and obesity prevention include the following:

Physical Activity Guidelines: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), within HHS, led the development of the first PAG in 2008 and the subsequent PAG Midcourse Report in 2013. The PAG provide science-based information and guidance on the amounts and types of physical activities Americans 6 years and older need for health benefits. The PAG are intended for health professionals and policymakers, and are accompanied by resources to help guide the physical activity of the general public. These materials are valuable resources for planning and implementing physical activity components of nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines provides a key recommendation that encourages Americans to meet the Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG).

Healthy People 2020 (HP 2020) Plan: These objectives are science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans that include established benchmarks and the monitoring of progress over time. The Nutrition and Weight Status and Physical Activity objectives of HP 2020 with related data and information on interventions and resources can assist States in formulating objectives and selecting interventions in these areas. More information on HP 2020 may be obtained at http://healthypeople.gov/.

Core Nutrition Messages: FNS’s series of core nutrition messages are complementary to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, enabling consumers to meet the MyPlate Selected Messages for Consumers (http://www.choosemyplate.gov/content/dietary-guidelines-2010- selected-messages-consumers ) and to address some of the key food groups. The messages and related resources address motivational mediators and intervening factors that are relevant to low-income moms and children. These messages can be used in educational resources to help low-income audiences put the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into practice. FNS core nutrition messages resources are available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/core-nutrition/core-nutrition-messages.

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Estimated Calorie Needs per Day by Age, Gender, and Physical Activity Level.

Estimated amounts of caloriesa needed to maintain calorie balance for various gender and age groups at three different levels of physical activity. The estimates are rounded to the nearest 200 calories for assignment to a USDA Food Pattern. An individual’s calorie needs may be higher or lower than these average estimates.

Male Femalec

Activity levelb Sedentary Moderately active Active Sedentary Moderately

active ActiveAge (years)2 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,0003 1,200 1,400 1,400 1,000 1,200 1,4004 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,200 1,400 1,4005 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,200 1,400 1,6006 1,400 1,600 1,800 1,200 1,400 1,6007 1,400 1,600 1,800 1,200 1,600 1,8008 1,400 1,600 2,000 1,400 1,600 1,8009 1,600 1,800 2,000 1,400 1,600 1,80010 1,600 1,800 2,200 1,400 1,800 2,00011 1,800 2,000 2,200 1,600 1,800 2,00012 1,800 2,200 2,400 1,600 2,000 2,20013 2,000 2,200 2,600 1,600 2,000 2,20014 2,000 2,400 2,800 1,800 2,000 2,40015 2,200 2,600 3,000 1,800 2,000 2,40016 2,400 2,800 3,200 1,800 2,000 2,40017 2,400 2,800 3,200 1,800 2,000 2,40018 2,400 2,800 3,200 1,800 2,000 2,40019–20 2,600 2,800 3,000 2,000 2,200 2,40021–25 2,400 2,800 3,000 2,000 2,200 2,40026–30 2,400 2,600 3,000 1,800 2,000 2,40031–35 2,400 2,600 3,000 1,800 2,000 2,20036–40 2,400 2,600 2,800 1,800 2,000 2,20041–45 2,200 2,600 2,800 1,800 2,000 2,20046–50 2,200 2,400 2,800 1,800 2,000 2,20051–55 2,200 2,400 2,800 1,600 1,800 2,20056–60 2,200 2,400 2,600 1,600 1,800 2,20061–65 2,000 2,400 2,600 1,600 1,800 2,00066–70 2,000 2,200 2,600 1,600 1,800 2,00071–75 2,000 2,200 2,600 1,600 1,800 2,00076+ 2,000 2,200 2,400 1,600 1,800 2,000

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Added Sugar Activity

Your maximum daily added sugarWhat are your estimated calorie needs by gender, age, activity level?

3200

What is 10% of your estimated calorie needs?This is your limit for calories from added sugars per day.(Calories x 10%)

320

Divide # of calories by 4 to find your limit for grams of sugar per day.

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To convert grams to teaspoons: grams divided by 4 = teaspoons.

This is the maximum teaspoons of added sugar DGA recommends for you.

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Comparing food label with your maximum daily added sugar

Write down grams of sugar from food label.

Divide grams from label by 4 to find teaspoons. Compare with your limit above.

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ExampleMy #

FFY 2017 SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance

ALLOWABLE UNALLOWABLENutrition Education and Obesity Prevention

The pro rata share of costs of classes that are provided in conjunction with another program, e.g., WIC, provided the State agency describes the method for allocating costs between the programs

Breastfeeding education, promotion, and support which is coordinated with WIC and which supplements and complements WIC services, rather than duplicating or supplanting them

Messages that teach how to compare ingredients and nutrients among foods and beverage products

Diabetes prevention education, promotion, and support that focuses on obesity prevention and is coordinated with multi- level interventions and/or public health approaches

Clinical health screening (i.e., cholesterol testing, and blood glucose testing, etc.)

Distribution of nutrition education and physical activity reinforcement items costing over $4.00 each

Nutrition education costs that are charged to another Federal program such as WIC, EFNEP, Head Start

Breastfeeding education, promotion, and support that duplicates or is provided through WIC, EFNEP, or Head Start funding

Education provided to incarcerated or institutionalized persons who are not eligible for SNAP

SNAP-Ed activities delivered to most able- bodied students, ages 18 through 49, enrolled in college or other institutions of higher

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DGA Resources 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americanshttp://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/http :// health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources.asp http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietary-guidelines*See Appendix 8 of Dietary Guidelines for Americans for additional resources at http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/appendix-8/2017 SNAP-Ed Guidance p82http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/NEOPB/Pages/NEOPBSNAP-EDGUIDANCE.aspxhttps://snaped.fns.usda.gov/national-snap-ed/snap-ed-plan-guidance-and-templatesGive Your Plate a Makeoverhttp://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/give-your-plate-a-makeoverMyPlate videoshttp://www.choosemyplate.gov/videosUSDA FNShttp://www.fns.usda.gov/core-nutrition/core-nutrition-messagesNutrition Facts Label Changeshttp://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm385663.htmhttp://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/UCM511646.pdfNutrition Facts Label Webinar Recording (7/19/16): http://uccalfresh.com/trainings/town-hallsAdditional DGA Traininghttp://professionalstandards.nal.usda.gov/nutrition-1000-general-nutrition-1300/dietary-guidelines-americans-myplate-and-school-nutrition-1310DGA Webinar Recording: http://uccalfresh.com/trainings/town-halls

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This material was produced by institutions that represent SNAP-Ed in California, known as CalFresh, with funding from USDA SNAP-Ed. These institutions, the California Department of Social Services, the California Department of Public Health, UC CalFresh, California Department of Aging, and Catholic Charities of California, are equal opportunity providers and employers. CalFresh provides assistance to low-income households and can help buy nutritious food for better health. For CalFresh information, call 1-877-847-3663.

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