Afterschool Snack Guide
Afterschool Snack Guide
Afterschool Snack Guide
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ReCharge! Healthy After-school <strong>Snack</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> — <strong>Snack</strong> Programs in Action<br />
Funding and Costs:<br />
• Prior to the 2000-2001 school year, the school nutrition department provided snacks<br />
and charged after-school programs 50 cents per snack.<br />
• Now each snack costs about 63 cents, which means that most of the food costs are<br />
covered by the NSLP reimbursement. The after-school programs pay only 5 cents per<br />
snack to cover labor, supplies and other indirect costs, resulting in a more substantial<br />
snack at a 90% cost reduction.<br />
Challenges and Solutions:<br />
• The biggest challenge is balancing the cost of items with the nutritional content. The snacks<br />
can’t be too sweet or too salty, and they need to be foods that the children will eat. While it<br />
is a challenge, Botero believes the menus are well accepted by the after-school programs<br />
and the children.<br />
Creative Practices:<br />
• In addition to providing snacks through NSLP to the 101 school-sponsored programs,<br />
the Dade County School Food Service is the vendor for 160 other after-school programs,<br />
including the YWCAs, the Family Christian Association and migrant programs. Many of<br />
these programs participate in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to cover the<br />
costs of their after-school snacks.<br />
Response to the Program:<br />
• When Botero visits the after-school programs,<br />
staff members tell her that the snack has to be<br />
served first before any other activity. Otherwise,<br />
the children have a difficult time participating in<br />
educational activities. By giving the children<br />
the fuel they need to learn, the snack plays a<br />
similar role at the end of the day that school<br />
breakfast plays at the start.<br />
For more information, contact:<br />
Olga Botero<br />
Director of Special Programs<br />
Department of Food and Nutrition<br />
7042 W. Flager St.<br />
Miami, FL 33144<br />
(786) 275-0445<br />
obotero@sbab.dade.k12.fl.us<br />
Dade County School Food Service Authority, Florida<br />
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