Afterschool Snack Guide

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Energizing Energizing After-School After-School Action for Healthy Kids draws upon the expertise and contributions of numerous national organizations, government agencies, Action for Healthy Kids State Teams and individuals committed to creating schools that promote sound nutrition and physical activity. The following members of the Action for Healthy Kids Partner Steering Committee, State Teams and after-school experts provided valuable guidance, information and critical review for this program. AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE Della Cronin AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, RECREATION AND DANCE Judith C. Young, PhD AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES Beverly Card, CFCS, NBCT AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION Jessica Donze Black, RD, MPH ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION DIRECTORS Maria Bettencourt CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE & OHIO ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS Shelly Roth, MPH, RD, LD COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS Nancy Hudson, RN, MS, CHES DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Donna Wittrock, MS, SFNS FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA Sandy Spavone FLORIDA DAIRY COUNCIL Jennifer Whittaker, MPH, LD/N FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Elizabeth Levenduski, MS, RD, LD/N FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, USDA Julie Stauss Fort, MPH, RD FOOD RESEARCH AND ACTION CENTER Crystal Weedall FitzSimons Nicole Woo LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT (WISCONSIN) Marilyn Hurt, SFNS NATIONAL PTA Melissa Ganley, MA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION De Raynes, MA, EdS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS Margaret Evans NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS Jeff Sherrill, BS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS Rocco Marano, MS NATIONAL COALITION FOR PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION Sue Ferguson NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL ® Carole Clemente, BA, ECE Tab Forgac, MS, RD, LD, SFNS Camellia Patey, MS, RD, SFNS NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Cedric Jones Scott Lancaster Jenn Magner NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Jean Schultz, MS, CHES NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION Elizabeth Partoyan NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Velma Cobb, PhD POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS (FLORIDA) Marcia Smith PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS Christine Spain, MS, MA SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION Ev Beliveau, RD, SFNS Gigi Alterio-Compton, CCP SOCIETY OF STATE DIRECTORS OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION Sharon Murray, MHSE, CHES We are grateful to the following school districts for pilot testing this program. Alief Independent School District (Texas) Archdiocese of Chicago Bullitt County Public Schools (Kentucky) Chicago Public Schools Duvall County Public Schools (Florida) Galena Park Independent School District (Texas) Houston Independent School District (Texas) Independence 30 (Missouri) Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) Kansas City 33 (Missouri) Oldham County Schools (Kentucky) Pasadena Independent School District (Texas) Seattle Public Schools Shawnee Mission School District (Kansas) Spring Branch Independent School District (Texas) Syracuse City Schools (New York) Other Program Contributors Flair Communications Hartman Bourneuf & Associates Joyce Abercrombie, Project Management Consulting MMS Education Shattuck & Associates Portions of ReCharge! are available at no charge online at www.ActionForHealthyKids.org. © 2005 National Dairy Council ® © 2005 NFL Properties LLC. Team names/logos are trademarks of the teams indicated. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. May be duplicated for educational purposes only. ReCharge! was made possible by an educational grant from National Dairy Council ® and other sponsors.
Feeding Children After-school With more parents working outside the home and the growing emphasis on academic achievement, the hours after school are increasingly filled with educational and enrichment programs. These programs can also play an important role in improving students’ health and wellness by providing nutrition education, physical activity and a nutritious snack. A healthy snack is an essential part of any after-school program. It gives children the boost they need to get through the afternoon and keeps them away from unhealthy alternatives. School nutrition departments can support student health and wellness by providing food for the after-school program. To make it easier for school nutrition departments to provide a nutritious snack, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides funding for snacks through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Additionally, funding is available to provide suppers as well as snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). NSLP <strong>Snack</strong>s School nutrition departments that participate in the NSLP can provide federally funded snacks to after-school programs — both school-based and in the community. The school nutrition department already has a working relationship with the state child nutrition agency that administers the NSLP and is familiar with the paperwork commonly required by the child nutrition programs. The school nutrition department also has the expertise, staff and facilities to produce nutritious snacks, making their help invaluable to the after-school program. After-school Program Requirements To receive NSLP funding for snacks, the after-school program must be school-sponsored, but it can take place on or off school grounds and can be operated by the school or by another organization such as a YMCA, a Boys and Girls Club or a religious congregation. The afterschool program must offer some educational and enrichment activities. Sports and recreation can be part of the program, but programs that are purely competitive sports teams, such as the high school varsity basketball team or a baseball league, are not eligible. Program Eligibility An after-school program qualifies for the NSLP by its location or the income of the children in the program: • If the program is located in a low-income area — where 50 percent or more of the elementary, middle or high school students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals — then the school receives the highest rate of reimbursement, called “the free rate,” for all of the snacks it serves to all children. Tens of thousands of schools meet this test. • If the program is not in a low-income area, then the school receives reimbursement in a three-tiered system (“free,” “reduced-price” or “paid”) based upon each participant’s school meal application. For the current snack reimbursement rates, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Governance/notices/naps/NAPs04-05.pdf or www.frac.org/pdf/rates.PDF. The rates are adjusted annually for inflation. 1
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