Snacks
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Smart Snacks in Schools
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
The new Smart Snacks in School standards provide minimum standards which allow schools to offer healthier snack foods for our children, while limiting junk food served to students. The intent is not to limit popular snack items, but instead to provide snack foods for students that are healthier. Learn more.
Available at: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-43092_50144-327975--,00.html
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation Production Calculator
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
This USDA-approved online tool allows you to plug in a few details about a food or beverage and will give you an immediate response as to whether or not it is allowable as a Smart Snack in School and, if so, for which age group.
Available at: https://www.healthiergeneration.org/take_action/schools/snacks_and_beverages/smart_snacks/alliance_product_calculator/
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Production Navigator
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
This USDA-approved database offers a list, by category, of items that have already been approved as meeting Smart Snacks guidelines. Check out the notes to see which age groups these products are approved for. Information includes a visual of what products look like and their detailed product names.
Available at: https://www.healthiergeneration.org/live_healthier/eat_healthier/alliance_product_navigator/
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Smart Snacks USDA
Format: Webpage
Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches
Cost: Free
Starting in school year 2014-15, all foods sold at school during the school day will need to meet nutrition standards. The Smart Snacks in School regulation applies to foods sold a la carte, in the school store, and vending machines. A number of tools and resources are available to help schools identify food items that meet Smart Snacks criteria. Find them on this page.
Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/healthierschoolday/tools-schools-focusing-smart-snacks
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Healthy School Snacks Promote Student Nutrition
Format: Webpage
Audience: Parents,Teachers, Administrators, Foodservice workers
Cost: Free
An April 2016 update from Pew Charitable Trusts on school snacks policies. The good news: a decrease in the amount of fat, sugar, and calories that students consume.
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