Howard-Winn CSD

Carrie Scheidel

Bureau of Nutrition & Health Services

● National School Breakfast Program● School Lunch Program● Summer Food Service Program ● Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program● Child and Adult Care Food Program● School Nurse Consultant● Team Nutrition

https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/join-team-become-team-nutrition-school

Team Nutrition Resources

Team Nutrition Wellness Policy Tool-Kit

• Customizable templates• Parent flyer (English and Spanish)

• Presentations for staff and parents

• Newsletter article and social media posts

Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing

Video

HealthierUS School Challenge: Smarter Lunchroom

• Voluntary national recognition award

• Excellence in nutrition and physical activity

• 63 schools in Iowa!

• Program ended July 1st, 2018

• Evaluation Project

• Multi-Component:◦Nutrition Education◦Taste Tests◦School Nutrition Trainings◦Cafeteria Coaching

1, 200 Students

Maquoketa Valley Cafeteria Captains

Winfield Mt-Union CSD

https://www.educateiowa.gov/pk-12/nutrition-programs/team-nutrition/school-nutrition-staff-training-webcasts

Food Waste Reduction in School Meals

Increase Consumption

• Implement offer vs. serve

• Offer a variety of choices

• Ample time to eat

Iowa Department of Education

www.educateiowa.govSearch “Food Waste”

Sharing Tables

● Station where students can place foods and beverages they choose not to consume

● Available for other students to select during the meal service or utilized outside of the meal program

● Donation

Sharing Table Options in Iowa● Accept only foods that do not require time,

temperature controls such as whole fruit of shelf stable foods in unopened and original containers.

OR● Request a Variance

○ TCS ● Time Temp Controlled

○ TPHC ● Time as a Public Health

Concern

Des Moines Public Schools

Allowable items● Packaged, non-TCS foods● Fruit with an inedible peel● Fruit with an edible peel (must be rewashed)● Packaged TCS (if variance granted)

Not Allowed● Unpackaged foods● Open foods

“When in doubt - throw it out!”

Things to Consider● What is the goal of the sharing table?● What is the plan for shared items?● Training and communication?● Staff time and resources?● Students are generally

compassionate

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Carrie Scheidel carrie.Scheidel@iowa.gov