1. Smart Snacks
The Basics

2. Local Wellness Policies 2006
2004
Local Wellness Policies
2006
Alliance Competitive Food & Beverage Guidelines
2007
IOM Standards
2010
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
2013
Smart Snacks in School Nutrition Standards
Let’s look at the history of Competitive Foods and Beverages.
In 2004, as a result of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, Local Wellness Policies had to be developed.
In 2006, the Alliance fore a Healthier Generation release their guidelines for Competitive Foods and Beverages.
In 2007, the Institute of Medicine release a report outlining their recommendations for national standards.
In 2010, the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act required the establishment of national standards for all foods and beverages sold in schools, other than those sold in the breakfast and lunch programs.
In the summer of 2013, the Interim Final Rule for those standards was released.

3. 2014
Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards will go into effect July 1, 2014…which is right around the corner!
JOT IT DOWN!

4. NOT evenings, weekends or community events
Entire school day
All products SOLD
Entire school campus
NOT evenings, weekends or community events
NOT foods served
Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards:
Will cover all foods and beverages SOLD to students outside of the breakfast and lunch programs.
Covers the entire school day, which is defined as midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the school day.
Covers the entire school campus.
Will NOT cover foods served, such as celebrations.
Will NOT cover evening, weekend or community events.

5. SMART SNACKS IN SCHOOL NUTRITION STANDARDS Vending Machines
School Stores
Fundraising
The foods and beverages in vending machines, school stores, snack carts and sold a la carte all must comply with the new nutrition standards.
It takes time to make changes, so begin today to be ready for next school year. The Alliance is for a Healthier Generation has tools and resource, and they are ready to help with implementation today! Let them help you get started making changes to the snacks and beverages on your campus NOW so you are compliant by July 1, 2014.
Before exploring the standards, please note: Smart Snacks nutrition standards are a MINIMUM set of standards. If your state or district standards are more strict in some areas, those would take precedence. Smart Snacks is just a minimum of what must be met.
A la Carte
Snack Carts

6. FUNDRAISERS School Day Only No Limit on Products that Meet
Foods and beverages sold as fundraisers during the school day are also subject to the Smart Snacks nutrition standards.
State agencies will have the opportunity to set a number of infrequent food or beverage fundraisers that are exempt from the standards. However, even exempted fundraisers will not be allowed to be sold in competition with the breakfast or lunch programs in the food service area during meal service. If the state agency does not set a number of exempted food and beverage fundraisers, then ZERO exempted fundraisers will be allowed.
There are no limits on foods and beverages sold as fundraisers that meet the standards. There are also no limits on non-food fundraising.
Exemptions set by State Agencies
No Limit on Products that Meet

7. USDA’s Smart Snacks in School Infographic is a nice representation of they types of competitive foods and beverages currently allowed and how those will change once Smart Snacks is in place July 1.

8. START TODAY Know Your Venues Know Your Products Work with Contracts/
Vendors
Build Consensus
Know Your Products
Know Your Venues
Build Consensus
Work with Contracts/
Vendors
Some steps you can start with today are:
Get organized! Figure out WHERE snacks and beverages are even being sold in your school and who is responsible for those venues.
Let those groups know change is coming and start to build consensus.
Take a look at your products to determine which are compliant and which need replaced.
Then find out who is responsible for the various contracts and start working with the vendors.

9. BROWSE RESOURCES AT www.healthiergeneration.org/smartsnacks
Let the Alliance for a Healthier Generation help you get started now so you are ready when Smart Snacks go into effect July 1, They have experts, tools and resources to help guide you through implementing the new nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages.
BROWSE RESOURCES AT

10. Jill R. Turley, MS, RD/LD, SNS
Please reach out to Jill Turley, National Nutrition Advisor at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, with questions about Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards. Jill can also help you get started implementing change TODAY!
Jill R. Turley, MS, RD/LD, SNS
National Nutrition Advisor

11. Thank you for your time today.