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First Fuel Breakfast Challenge. Deanne Kelleher United Dairy Industry of Michigan Whitney Vance Michigan Department of Education. State Superintendent Flanagan’s First Fuel Breakfast Challenge.
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First Fuel Breakfast Challenge Deanne Kelleher United Dairy Industry of Michigan Whitney Vance Michigan Department of Education
State Superintendent Flanagan’sFirst Fuel Breakfast Challenge
5,700 informational mailings sent to ALL public, charter, and private school food service authorities, superintendents, and building principals.
Why Breakfast? • Nutrition Benefits • Higher nutrient intake • Decreased food insecurity • Less likely to be overweight or obese • Fewer visits to school nurse
Breakfast is a Win-Win • Healthy Kids = Healthy Schools • Positive learning environment • Students learn and perform better • Lifelong healthy habits • School breakfast supports health and academic achievement for all students
The Picture of Breakfast In MI • Currently: 42.9% Breakfast:Lunch Participation • Goal: 60% Breakfast:Lunch Participation • equates to +$22.9M in federal reimbursement • Mid-Challenge Report (2014) & Final Report (2015) will recognize: • those who made significant progress, • those who met the challenge, and • those with stellar efforts
Let’s look at an example… School A currently serves 42,000 lunches annually. To meet the breakfast challenge, School A needs to serve 60% of 42,000 or 25,200 school breakfasts.
Breakfast in the Classroom • What is it? • Why do it? • When does it work best? • Pros/Cons
Breakfast after 1st period • What is it? • Why do it? • When does it work best? • Pros/Cons
Grab-n-Go Breakfast • What is it? • Why do it? • When does it work best? • Pros/Cons
Breakfast Carts • What is it? • Why do it? • When does it work best? • Pros/Cons
What’s Next • MDE: • Score Card identifying breakfast:lunch participation • TA to support increasing breakfast participation • New Breakfast Meal Patterns • Breakfast focus in Team Nutrition 2013 grant applications
What’s Next • Outside Partners: • Fuel Up To Play 60 (FUTP 60) 2013-2014 breakfast focus • Last 2013-2014 Funding opportunity applications due November 1, 2013 • Building Healthy Communities through Breakfast grants awarded to 75 schools • MI Action for Healthy Kids Grants awarded to 5 schools • Michigan No Kid Hungry working with teachers, principals, school foodservice directors, parents, and students • Resources