Vonda Fekete

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Vonda Fekete
Nutrition Education and School Nutrition Programs
Supervisor
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Provision of Information
P.L. 108-265, Section 103
Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and
Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Provision of Information
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans were
released in January 2005
By June 2006, regulations must be issued that
reflect increased consumption of food and food
ingredients in the school nutrition programs
based on the most recent Dietary Guidelines.
Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and
Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

• Provides federal governments science-based
  advice to promote health and reduce risk of
  chronic diseases through nutrition and physical
  activity
• Revised every five years
• Led by collaboration between United States
  Departments of Health and Human Services and
  Agriculture
• Involved three stages of development, including a
  13-member advisory committee
• www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/

Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and
Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
1. Adequate Nutrients within Calorie Needs
Variety of nutrient dense foods within food
groups, limiting

• Saturated fats
• Trans fats
• Cholesterol

• Added sugars
• Salt
• Alcohol

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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages

• Trans fat labeling is required January 1, 2006.
  Trans fatty acids occur when hydrogen is added to
  vegetable oil to turn the oil into a solid.
• Added sugars are listed on the food ingredients.
  On the food label, all sugars are listed,
  including naturally occurring sugars.
• To calculate sugar by weight Divide grams of
  sugar per serving by gram weight for the serving
  size. Multiply times 100.

Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and
Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
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June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
2. Weight Management
Balance calories consumed with calories expended
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June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
3. Physical Activity
Adults (minutes)

• 30 to reduce risk of chronic disease
• 60 to manage body weight
• 60 - 90 to sustain weight loss

Children At least 60 minutes
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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
4. Food Groups to Encourage

• 2 cups fruit

• 2 ½ cups vegetables

• 3 or more oz whole grains

• 3 cups fat free/low fat milk

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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
5. Fats

• lt10 saturated fat
• Trans fats
• lt300 mg cholesterol
• Total fat (poly and monounsaturated)

Adults 20 - 35 2 - 3 yr olds 30 - 35 4
- 18 yr olds 25 - 35
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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
6. Carbohydrates

• 3 or more oz whole grains

• 50 whole grains

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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
6. Carbohydrates (continued)

• A whole grain is one labeled with a whole grain
  as the first ingredient.
• Examples of whole grain terms are

Cracked Crushed
Entire Groats
Whole

• If the first ingredient is fortified or
  enriched, this is not a whole grain

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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
Product name Natural Grain 100 Stoneground
Whole Wheat INGREDIENTS UNBROMATED STONE GROUND
100 WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CRUSHED WHEAT,
CORN SYRUP, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, WHEAT
GLUTEN, YEAST, HONEY, UNSULPHERED MOLASSES,
PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO
AND DIGLYCERIDES (FROM HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE
OIL), CULTURED CORN SYRUP AND SOY LECITHIN.
Product name Enriched Stone Ground Wheat
Bread INGREDIENTS ENRICHED FLOUR (UNBLEACHED
UNBROMATED WHEAT FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN,
THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID,
MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), WATER, STONEGROUND
WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, YEAST. CONTAINS
2 OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SOYBEAN OIL,
SALT, HONEY, WHEY, WHEAT GLUTEN, DOUGH
CONDITIONERS.
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June 2005
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Nine Key Messages
7. Sodium and Potassium

• Less than 2300 mg/day of sodium
• Increase potassium

8. Food Safety
9. Alcoholic Beverages

• One drink/day for women
• Two drinks/day for men

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Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005
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What is the impact of the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans?

• Child Nutrition Programs
• USDA Food Guide
• Future Policy
• Nutrition Education

Changes in Child Nutrition Program Law and
Regulations Pennsylvania Department of Education,
June 2005