Articles in the April 2006 Issue
- From Sandra’s Desk
- Building for the Future with the CACFP
- Registration is OPEN: Certification Institute 2006
- Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
- Upcoming Training for Food Safety
- Helpful Web sites
From Sandra’s Desk:
It’s hard to believe that we are ready to wind up another school year. Certainly students are counting down the days (as if staff members are not doing the same thing!).
At the recent Legislative Action Conference there was still talk of looking for funding to end the reduced price meal category. A pilot has been authorized but so far no funding has been allocated to it.
The past few months have had an impressive amount of media coverage on schools in South Dakota and their efforts to improve meals, vending, nutrition education, and opportunities for physical activity. The media folks are looking for story ideas and have been supportive of spreading the good news about the positive steps. You need to “toot that horn” to let your community know what’s going on at school. Congrats to all who are doing things – whether or not they get published!
The Child & Adult Care Food Program folks also work hard to provide the training for children to sample new foods and be active. That good start they give sometimes seems to disappear as children grow to be more independent as they start school; nonetheless, they have provided a good foundation.
The first step towards solving a problem is to begin!
Building for the Future with CACFP
Upcoming Training Events –
“Basic Training in the CACFP” Workshop
April 18, 2006 – State Library – 800 Governors Drive
This workshop is designed specifically for new employees working with the Child and Adult Care Food Program. For more information please contact Melissa Halling at (605) 773-3566 or by email at melissa.halling@state.sd.us.
“CACFP Plus!” Workshops
April 12, 2006 – Lake Area Technical Institute – Watertown
May 10, 2006 – Youth & Family Services – Rapid City
July 26, 2006 – Augustana College –Sioux Falls
August 9, 2006 – Aberdeen Catholic Schools – Aberdeen
August 22, 2006 – Capitol Lake Visitor’s Center – Pierre
These workshops are designed for veteran staff that have a solid understanding of Program requirements. The workshops will begin with a summary of the basics followed by training in the areas of fresh fruits and vegetables, safety and sanitation in the kitchen, and dealing with difficult people and situations in the workplace. For more information please contact Melissa Halling at (605) 773-3566 or by email at melissa.halling@state.sd.us.
Registration is OPEN: Certification Institute 2006
Newsletters have been mailed with registration information for Certification Institute 2006. Online registration was planned, but it is still in the development and testing phases, so please complete the paper version that you should have received via mail the week of March 27-April 2. Information including the newsletter and registration form are available on our Web site at: http://doe.sd.gov/oess/cans/training/certinstitute/index.asp.
Our theme this year is Feeding the future for a healthy tomorrow and the event will be held in Sioux Falls on June 18-23, 2006. Please join us for a week of great educational opportunity, make new friends and catch up with old friends. Please call the CANS office if you have questions: 773-3413. This is a great professional educational opportunity for food service staff.
Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
Caring. Trained. Thoughtful. Professional. Dedicated. These are just a few words that describe today’s child nutrition professional.
May 1-5, 2006 is Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation week. The School Nutrition Association has designated this one week each year to honor child nutrition employees. Be sure to set aside some time to celebrate just how special these employees are and let them know you’re thinking of them.
Certificates of appreciation are available for long-term employees to be honored (10+ years) or those that are retiring. You can request a certificate of appreciation for years involved in providing nutrition to children by sending:
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First and last name of the person to be honored
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School District/Local Agency
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Numbers of years the person has worked (if in more than one district/agency, please identify the numbers of years in each)
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Name and address of person certificate should be mailed to from this office.
Send it by letter, fax to 605-773-6846 or e-mail to shar.venjohn@state.sd.us for completion.
Upcoming Training for Food
Safety
A DDN session on food safety will be held on April 10th from 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Central Time, 2:15 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
April 10, 2006 Update on Food Safety—2005 Food Code/Foodborne Illness
This session will focus on the new 2005 Food Code… A number of changes were made in the most recent update of the food code. Joan Hegerfeld, Food Safety Specialist with SDSU Cooperative Extension Service will provide information from the 2005 Food Code on the “sick employee”. We will also cover some of the most prevalent foodborne illnesses in South Dakota and how we can make sure we are protecting our customers from them.
The following sites will be broadcasting the DDN training:
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Aberdeen, NSU, Beulah Williams Library Rm 117
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Brookings, SDSU, Pugsley Center 205
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Mitchell, MTI, TC 155
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Pierre, Capitol, Studio A
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Sioux Falls, USDSU Building Room 282
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Spearfish, BHSU, E.Y. Library Room LO11
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Vermillion USD Old Main Room 204
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Watertown. LATI, Main Building Room 125 (Main Door 1B)
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Batesland School
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Edmunds Central School
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DeSmet High School
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Huron Middle School
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Hill City High School
There is no need to pre-register. If you have questions, please contact Janelle Peterson at 280-4278 or janelle.peterson@state.sd.us.
Developing/Implementing a Food Safety Program
HACCP will be offered at Fall Conference this year. For those of you who have not been to training or are new managers this will give you an opportunity for training. Training will be similar to what was offered in Oct/Nov. 2005 at the food safety program workshops.
From California Project Lean website. Recipe courtesy of California 5 a Day; as published in Physical Activities and Healthy Snacks for Young Children; Team Nutrition Iowa;
New Wave Morning Cobbler
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1 cup canned, sliced peaches packed in juice, drained
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1 cup canned pear halves packed in juice, drained and sliced
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6 pitted prunes, each cut in half
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¼ tsp. vanilla extract
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1 orange
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1 cup low-fat granola
1. In a large microwave-safe bowl, mix peaches, pears, prunes, and vanilla extract.
2. Rub an orange against a grater to remove 1 tsp of peel. Then, cut the orange in half and squeeze 4 cup orange juice. Add orange peel and juice to fruit mixture.
3. Top with granola.
4. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
5. Let stand for 2 minutes.
6. Spoon into 4 bowls and serve warm.
Snack Idea (1-5 year olds):
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¾ cup New Wave Morning Cobbler provides a fruit and grain/bread snack serving.
Adapted from Physical Activities and Healthy Snacks for Young Children; Team Nutrition Iowa;
Flying bean bags
Arrange the children in 1 line facing long open area.
The object of this activity is to practice and develop an efficient over arm throwing pattern. The best way to do this is to encourage children to throw hard or far. Do not use a target.
Hold the bean bag in the preferred hand, throw as far a possible. Retrieve the bean bags after the signal and repeat.
Look for and encourage children to:
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take a big step
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step on the opposite food from the throwing arm
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begin by taking the bean bag in a backward and downward circle
Throwing is important in many activities; provide as much practice as possible.
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971.
FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more. FNIC nutrition information specialists review all site content to ensure top quality resources.
About the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation
The IFIC Foundation is the educational are of IDIC. IDIC's mission is to communicated science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists, government officials and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries.
Food Research and Action Center
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Founded in 1970 as a public interest law firm, FRAC is a nonprofit and nonpartisan research and public policy center that serves as the hub of an anti-hunger network of thousands of individuals and agencies across the country.
The Future of Children
The Future of Children seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research.
The Future of Children is a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution.
