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During my lunch hour I followed along with the #AskUSDA discussion about changes to the school lunch program. Below are the questions that were asked and the responses. The USDA did a lot of skirting the issue, but I do feel that it allowed there to be more open dialogue between community members and parents, while the USDA stuck to their script. Be sure to check our #AskUSDA or #SchoolFoodsRules to see all the tweets, and don't forget that Sensible School Lunches is a great place to continue on the conversation.
Q1 #AskUSDA RT @cafoodpolicy: Students want appealing food. How can USDA help SFAs design a student driven menu?#SchoolFoodsRuleA1 Thornton: They should involve students when planning menues! It can be healthy and student friendly at the same time. #AskUSDAA1 Thornton: Students can be involved in taste tests, both in the cafeteria and in the classroom. #AskUSDA A1 Thornton: Parents may offer some of the healthier choices at home after viewing school menus on the district websites.#AskUSDA
@katpinke@steinworld @USDA What if parents can't afford healthier choices at home or don't know? What's the outreach?
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@MrsZookeeper#AskUSDA aren't school lunches to help the poor? What abt those kids whose moms aren't able to provide that healthy food after school?
Q2 RT @blammo33: What has been the general response from schools about the new regulations? #AskUSDA
@TaylarFurness#schoolfoodsrule is horrible. I'm an athlete and there is definitely not enough choices 4 me to make up for the calories I burn in practice
A2 Thornton: At 1st there was concern & anxiety, now that school is underway, we're hearing lots of excitement & positive feedback!
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@TroyHadrick#ASKUSDA It seems that the push for more fruits/veggies has been at the expense of protein. Why not always be encouraging balanced diet?
@radunn11What do you think about all the food that is getting thrown away because kids refuse to eat it? Did you consider this?
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@MrsZookeeper#AskUSDA my 11 y/o is starved when I pick him up from school. I meet him with a banana. I don't mind feeding him right after school but...
Q3 RT @crystalcattle @ObesityCampaign What are ideas you have to reduce childhood obesity with non-food solutions? #ASKUSDA#SCHOOLFOODSRULE
@USDAA3 Thornton: We need to recognize importance of phys activity in addition to recognizing proper portion sizes of foods we consume.
#AskUSDA @katpinke@ObesityCampaign I love this blog post that addresses non-food solutions to
#obesity http://ow.ly/dk2rs #ASKUSDA
@WMahannah#schoolfoodsrule What about active kids who aren't obese and who say the new portions aren't enough? Those out for sports have concerns
@USDAQ4 RT @radunn11: What do you think about all the food that is getting thrown away because kids refuse to eat it? #AskUSDA
@USDAA4 Thornton: In the responses we've had from schools thus far, they really have not seen an increase in foods being thrown away.
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@StacyHadrickA4: It's going to b harder and harder where we live to get good fresh fruits & Veg. My kids said the grapes yesterday were bad
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@KaylaDePauwKids go home and splurge on junk food because they don't like anything the school is serving. This is making us less healthy.
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@boutdrz@jamielmay @KaylaPauW no, they splurge on crap because parents keep crap available. DON"T BRING IT INTO YOUR HOME.
#AskUSDA @USDAQ5 @thefoodtrust Does "healthier" mean only more fruits, vegs & whole grains? What about protein & dairy? #ASKUSDA#schoofoodsrule
@USDAA5 Thornton: Healthier means eating a well balanced meal w/ proper portion sizes of all types of foods including protein & dairy.
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@diana_prichardProtein is shown to curb hunger and keep people full longer. Skimpy protein portions will contribute to hunger and poor focus.
#AskUSDA @USDAQ6 RT @mrszookeeper #AskUSDA 13 y/o has football after school. He's 5'9", 114 lbs. he NEEDS more than 2-3 oz of protein to keep him fueled
@USDAA6 Thornton: School meals designed to meet a portion of kids' needs. Parents may send add'l healthy snax to meet athlete needs.
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@Megan__Whitson@USDA So you're saying that athletes have to provide their own snacks, but the School can't provide it?
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@cassphillips11@USDA Seriously? Isn' t the school lunch supposed to meet the needs of ALL students?
@diana_prichard@USDA What about the kids whose parents can't or don't? Wasn't that the point of the gov't being involved in lunches to begin with?
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@imatwitsoitweetI think schools should call it "food and nutrition" not lunch, this way its like a class and they can be graded for eating right.
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@wagfarms@karenlebillon The answer was that parents shud send snacks to make up the difference in what's served and needed. Unimpressed.
#AskUSDA @USDAQ7 RT @gabifretes @USDA Do you see a future in school healthy gardens for all schools in the country? Is it possible to achieve?#AskUSDA
@USDAA7 Thornton: I definitely see a future in school gardens. They help kids know where food comes from & to develop healthy habits.
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@TroyHadrick@USDA School gardens don't work very well when our first frost date is just weeks after school starts in the fall.
@USDAQ8 RT @katpinke: @USDA What about free & reduced lunch students who can't afford to buy additional food at school?#ASKUSDA #schoofoodsrule
@USDAA8 Thornton: There are a number of programs available in schools to help meet dietary needs of kids during the school day.
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@conniepgilbertGot a 8 y/o picky-eater, I send his lunch b/c the food does not look tasty.
@USDA #askUSDA How will u ensure the food is better prepared.
@shley_says@USDA So your are pretty much saying that students who are athletes are punished for being ACTIVE.
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@katpinkeRT
@troyhadrick:
#ASKUSDA It seems the new
#schoolfoodsrulepunishes the kids that R most active. Shud encourage more kids 2 B active &...
@katpinke@USDA I was at our school board mtg. Our school does NOT know what these programs are. Please share.
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@USDAA8 Thornton: For information on these programs, check out the
@USDANutrition website:
http://ow.ly/dk4ge #AskUSDA @USDAQ9 RT @conniepgilbert @USDA what are school systems doing to get kids to try the new & improved meals? #askUSDA#schoolfoodsrule
@MushroomChannel@gastromom That is such a great point. If it doesn't taste good - kids will not eat it.
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@USDAA9 Thornton: Schools can use posters, flyers, taste tests, & school news channels to encourage students to try new healthy meals.
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@crystalcattleA9 I know a flier of a vegetable wasn't going to get me to eat more vegetables.
#SchoolFoodsRule #ASkUSDA @USDAQ10 RT @cassphillips11: Kids can't function properly without enough food. We're not getting enough. #askUSDA #mstmcomp
@wagfarms@USDA I've read the NAP guidelines you've provided. Where are afternoon concerns? Just breakfast and lunch.
#AskUSDA #schoolfoodsrule
@USDAA10 Thornton: Kids need breakfast, lunch, healthy snax & dinner. School lunches provide approximately 1/3 of a child's daily needs.
#AskUSDA @USDAQ11 RT @wagfarms #AskUSDA Why is emphasis on reducing proteins instead of increasing physical activity? Remember the Pres. Fitness Chall?
@freezelouise@USDA Pretty unimpressed w/ this chat. Ppl asking legitimate Qs, USDA giving rubber-stamp As. Meet the ppl where they are!
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@shelbybodineI hope the
@USDA really hears the parents who want whats best for kids. Scary to me that we all forget what the U in USA means.
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@USDAA11 Thornton: School lunch proportions are based on scientific needs of kids. Physical fitness important too.
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@Zamzee@USDA @wagfarms If schools don't also emphasize physical activity, they've lost half the battle before starting
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@karenlebillon@katpinke @usdanutrition @USDA Should we 'regulate' portion size, or teach kids 2 recognize satiety signals so they won't over-eat?
#askUSDA @USDAQ12 RT @katpinke: @USDA Would you to come to my rural@WishekND school and help us create real solutions? Please. Set the example. #ASKUSDA
@USDAA12 Thornton: We do have a best practices sharing center! You can get ideas from schools around the country:
http://ow.ly/dk5TD #AskUSDA
@chris_darr21@USDA how about you come down and try school food.
#askUSDA#mstmcomp
@WishekND@usda We would love to have you visit us to demonstrate the
#SCHOOLFOODSRULE in a new setting!
#ASKUSDA @USDAQ13 RT @slowmoneyfarm #ASKUSDA just to clarify, your scientific data says portion sizes of all ages of school children is the same? @katpinke@usdanutrition @USDA All kids created equal and no consideration for size & weight included in portions?
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@USDAA13 Thornton: New requirements have 3 age groups with different portion sizes for each based on avg needs. Not a one-size-fits-all.
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@USDA.
@everydayepistle IOM's study School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
http://ow.ly/dk6gj #AskUSDA #schoolfoodsrule
@USDAThanks so much for your participation on
#AskUSDA. We're about to answer our last question for this chat. Keep talking at
#schoolfoodsrule
@diana_prichard"
@USDA: We're about to answer our last question for this chat." Translation: we have no intention of giving you any real answers.
#AskUSDA
@steve_lammers#AskUSDA has yet again shown how we fail to grasp that IDEAS create change, not PROGRAMS.
#FailingSociety
@StacyHadrickI sure would like to continue to talk and learn more about
#schoolfoodsrules can another talk b scheduled?
#askusda @USDAQ14 RT @wagfarms: @USDA Is this a "diet" to try to improve numbers? What if it fails? When will it be adjusted? #AskUSDA#SchoolFoodsRule
@USDAA14 Thornton: We know healthy food plays vital role in the education of kids. We con't to monitor implementation of school meals.
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@DaneBraun@USDA I just got more protein from a glass of milk at lunch then kids get from your
#schoolfoodsrule on meat. Problem? Yes!
@KLomanginoRT
@gastromom:
#AskUSDA Whatever your stand on meat or milk, let us all agree that soda does not belong in schools
@everydayepistleAlso interested in knowing if USDA intends to make one day a week meatless on lunch menus.
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@farm33@USDA educate about food but don't limit choices and force schools to conform to rules or lose funding for lunch
#AskUSDA#schoolfoodsrule
@gastromom#AskUSDA Yes! Put a Garden and a Chef in each school Stand back and watch the kids thrive;)
@crystalcattleRT
@diana_prichard:
@gastromom Where would you like kids to garden in the north during the school year?
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@SlowMoneyFarm@gastromom agree but gardens are growing during summer - when kids are out of school. Who tends it?
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@gastromom@katpinke @crystalcattle @diana_prichard Good point
@gastromom@SlowMoneyFarm yes. That's why our culinary school has opted out, much to my disappointment going the container garden route less maint
@crystalcattle@gastromom Goes to show again that a one-size fit all plan won't work for our schools
#schoolfoodsrule @katpinke @diana_prichard
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