Trends in School Nutrition PHOTOCREDIT St Paul Public

Summary • School Nutrition Program Participation Trends • Understanding School Nutrition Customers • Key Trends for Schools PHOTOCREDIT: St Paul Public Schools Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

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US Schools • 55. 0 million students in US schools • 13, 500 public school districts with more than 98, 500 schools • 30, 900 private schools Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

NSLP Program Participation • 30. 5 million • participate each day 95% of public schools use NSLP PHOTOCREDIT: St Paul Public Schools Data Source: SNA’s NSLP Participation Tracking, (SY 2014 -15 Data is PRELIMINARY) Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

NSLP Program Participation 1 million fewer students participating since School Year 2011 -12 Data Source: SNA’s NSLP Participation Tracking, (SY 2014 -15 Data is PRELIMINARY) Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

NSLP Program Participation • Decreased Student Acceptance • Paid Lunch Equity PHOTOCREDIT: www. learningdslrvideo. com • Decreased Student Enrollment Data Source: SNA’s 2015 School Nutrition Trends Report Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

NSLP Program Participation PHOTOCREDIT: www. learningdslrvideo. com • Expanded menu/service options • Increased student acceptance • Marketing efforts • Community Eligibility • Increases in F/RP eligibility Data Source: SNA’s 2015 School Nutrition Trends Report Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Community Eligibility • CEP participation – 2, 218 districts – 13, 819 schools – 6. 4 millions students ~ 1 in 7 NSLP schools • HELPED the financial health of programs Data Source: USDA; SNA’s 2015 School Nutrition Trends Report Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Competitive Foods • More than 90% of SNA districts offer a la carte Data Source: School Nutrition Operations Survey, 2014; 2015 School Nutrition Trends Report Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

SBP Participation • 14 million participate each day • 1 million more than 4 years ago PHOTOCREDIT: Bemidji Area Schools Data Source: SNA’s SBP Participation Tracking, (SY 2014 -15 Data is PRELIMINARY) Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

SBP Participation is less than ½ of NSLP Data Source: SNA’s SBP Participation Tracking, (SY 2014 -15 Data is PRELIMINARY) Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

SBP Participation In the Classroom On the Go PHOTOCREDIT: St. Paul Pubic Schools Data Source: USDA; School Nutrition Operations Report 2014 Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Summer Meals • 3. 2 million children served in 2014 • 215, 000 more than in 2013 PHOTOCREDIT: St Paul Public Schools Data Source: FRAC Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Afterschool Meals • 143 million supper meals served in 2014 • 27% increase since 2013 Data Source: USDA (FY 2014 Data is PRELIMINARY) Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

K-12 CUSTOMERS Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

K-12 Customers 2 in 5 children poor or near poor 15. 3 million children lived in food insecure households Data Source: USDA ERS; National Center for Children in Poverty Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Moms Data Source: Experian Marketing Services Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights

Gen Z Digital PHOTOCREDIT: TBD Individuality Multicultural Ingenuity Grounded PHOTOCREDIT: The Hactory, Flickr Data Source: Move Over Millennials -- Here Comes Gen Z By Ruth Bernstein. Published on January 21, 2015 Ad. Age. com; Pay Attention to Gen Z September 29, 2014 by Kelly Weikel, Technomic Blog & Y Pulse. org Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

On Demand… PHOTOCREDIT: TBD Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www.

On Demand… Customization & Choice PHOTOCREDIT: St Paul Public Schools PHOTOCREDIT: Polk County Schools, FL Data Sources: Pay Attention to Gen Z September 29, 2014 by Kelly Weikel, Technomic Blog Y Pulse. org 2015 School Nutrition Trends Report Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

On Demand… Flavors Exposure to Global Flavors Multicultural Background Data Sources: Technomic; Y Pulse. org; National Restaurant Association PHOTOCREDIT: Bluewater Grill Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Impact of Age Elementary: Simpler foods vs. combinations Middle School: Broadening Tastes High School: Continued broadening; Increased awareness Data Source: Y-Pulse. org Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org

Favorites Remain Pizza Fruit Salads Chicken Data Source: Y-Pulse. org Copyright © 2015 School

On Demand… Ingredients PHOTOCREDIT: Jefferson Co, KY School District PHOTOCREDIT: Chandler Unified School District Copyright © 2015 School Nutrition Association. All Rights Reserved. www. schoolnutrition. org