MSD Decatur Township Food Service Department

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MSD Decatur Township Food Service Department

• Peggy Zehr, SFNS Director of Food Nutrition
  Services
• Courtney Williams, RD,CD Food Service Specialist

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USDA Standards

• Calories
• Total Fat
• lt30 Calories
• Saturated Fat
• lt10 Calories

• Component System
• 5 Key Nutrients
• Protein
• Calcium
• Iron
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C

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USDA Standards

• 1/3 Needed Nutrients to Age Specific Groups for
  Lunch
• 1/4 Needed Nutrients to Age Specific Groups for
  Breakfast
• We provide 70 of Needed Nutrients Calories at
  Breakfast and Lunch for 2.40

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The percentage of overweight and obese doubled
in children and tripled in adolescents over the
last decade. Nearly 75 of elementary
students are not eating the recommended 5 or more
servings or fruits and vegetables each day.
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What is Decatur Township Food Service Department
Doing...

• Meeting USDA Standards
• Partnership with Action for Healthy Kids
• Increased Marketing
• Non Food Treats
• Increased Entrée Choices
• Decreased Fried Foods
• Decreased High Fat Sugar Desserts
• Increased Fruit and Vegetable Intake

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Eat all YOU like Program

• Increase Fruit and Vegetable Choices to 8 every
  day.
• Increase Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Choices daily.
• Unlimited Servings.

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Other Exciting News

• Self Serve Schools - Increasing the Speed of the
  Line
• Purchasing Coops and Fiscal Responsibility

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High School