Healthy Breakfast Everywhere You Go School Breakfast Presentation

Healthy Breakfast. Everywhere You Go. School Breakfast Presentation for Schools & Communities

Agenda Why • Benefits and trends in breakfast What • Types of breakfast served in schools How • State of breakfast in our schools

The Most Important Meal of the Day BREAKFAST

Health Gaps • Increasing rates of childhood obesity and overweight over the past 2 decades • Increasing number of young people with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis • Increasing disordered eating patterns in children and adolescents

Nutrient Gaps 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee Report More plant foods, incl. whole grains and fruits Nutrients of Concern Vitamin D, Calcium, Potassium, and Dietary Fiber Breakfast Whole grain cereal Milk or yogurt and Fruit

Achievement Gaps

Breakfast Benefits • Breakfast eaters are significantly less likely to be overweight • Adolescents who eat breakfast tend to have lower BMI’s

Breakfast Benefits Children with access to school breakfast • Eat more fruit, drink more milk and eat a wider variety of foods Better nutrient intakes than skippers • More nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, including calcium, fiber, folate, and protein

Breakfast Benefits School breakfast improves performance » » Test Results Memory Fewer mistakes Improvement on concentration

Breakfast Benefits School breakfast improves behavior • Reduced rates of absence and tardiness • Reduced discipline referrals to principal and school nurses’ visits • Reduced classroom behavioral problems

Breakfast Trends Frequently skipped meal • Breakfast skipping grows as children grow • 33 percent of young children skip breakfast • Number grows to 50 percent in middle school and 64 percent among high school students Varies by demographics • • 41% 58% 33% African American Hispanic Low-income Whites Medium-income African American

SCHOOL BREAKFAST Filling Critical Gaps for Children and Teens At Risk 13

School Breakfast Students do not eat at home because: • Mornings are rushed • Families are unable to afford food • Some children aren’t hungry early • Long bus rides to school

School Breakfast There are so many ways to serve it.

School Breakfast changes 2012 -13 school year: • Offer only fat-free (unflavored or flavored) and lowfat (unflavored) milk. 2013 -14 school year: • Half of all grains offered must be whole grain-rich. • Calorie and grain ranges (minimum and maximum) go into effect. • Zero grams trans-free per serving. 2014 -15 school year: • Fruit offered increases to minimum 1 cup per day. • At least ½ cup of fruit must be selected to count as a reimbursable meal. • All grains must be whole grain-rich. • Sodium targets (540 -640 mg) go into effect.

State of Breakfast in Our Schools • Do our schools currently serve breakfast? • How many schools have a breakfast program? • What type of breakfast is served in our schools? • Does our school breakfast program meet the need? • Should we expand our school breakfast programs? • What resources do we need to expand breakfast? ü Expertise ü Information ü Materials ü Support

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