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The Power of Parents in School Nutrition |
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| To Register |
This event is free for registered individuals.
To register, complete and submit the registration form, available here in pdf format or as a Word document. |
| Special Thanks |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
www.bcbskc.comKC Healthy Kids
Kim McChesney
Liz Nord, Panic Creative
Members of
Real Food For Schools |
| About Real Food For Schools |
Real Food For Schools is a supportive network of parents and other caring adults who advocate for more fresh, whole foods to be served wherever children are learning, growing, playing and eating.
For more information and meeting details, go to www.realfoodforschools.org.
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Real Food For Schools
presents
The Power of Parents in School Nutrition
Saturday, September 27, 2008
12:00 - 4:45 pm
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Avenue · Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Healthy Lunch Catered by Eden Alley Cafe
Featured Speakers:
The Power of Whole Food for Life and Learning
Antonia Demas, Ph.D.
The Food Studies Institute
Success in the Lunchroom:
Connecting Kids to Local Flavors
Kiersten Firquain
Bistro Kids' Farm 2 School Lunch Program
Creating a Whole-School Wellness Policy
Tanya Shippy, Ed.D.
Belton School District
Healthy Choices for School Time Snacks and Beverages
Debra K. Sullivan, Ph.D., RD
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
University of Kansas Medical Center
You are encouraged to bring one staff member or administrator from your school, such as a principal, nutrition professional, nurse, or wellness representative.
Event is free for registered individuals.
Seating is limited so register early.
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Overview |
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Greater Kansas City's public, private, and parochial schools feed thousands of children a day. For many of our children, school meals and snacks serve as their primary source of nutrition for the day. Ensuring that these meals and snacks are high quality can make a positive difference in our children's academic performance and behavior.
School meals and snacks offer an important opportunity to serve our children healthy food and introduce them to healthy eating. This is especially important when considering the epidemic of childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, and many other adult health problems now facing our children.
As parents, you play a pivotal role in advocating for fresh, healthy, and delicious foods served at your schools. This forum will offer information describing why good nutrition and healthy eating are important to your child's academic performance and lifelong health, raise awareness of the challenging regulatory environment surrounding food served in schools, and provide tools and innovations to improve your school's food environment.
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12:00 - 12:30 pm
Registration and Healthy Lunch
12:30 - 12:40 pm
Welcome and Introductions
12:40 - 1:40 pm
The Power of Whole Food for Life and Learning
Antonia Demas, Ph.D.
The Food Studies Institute
Dr. Demas will present her work in bringing schools and communities together to teach children about food, nutrition, culture, and healthy living. Dr. Demas has worked in various capacities for 30 years developing food-based curriculums and teaching food-studies in a variety of educational settings with people of diverse ages, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Because of her excitement about the learning that occurs among children when they have positive, sensory-based, hands-on experience with food, she has devoted herself to engaging in research to document this observation scientifically. Her dissertation won two national awards for Excellence and Creativity. She is the director of the Food Studies Institute, based in Trumansburg, New York, a non-profit devoted to improving the long-term health and education of children. Dr. Demas has a Ph.D. in education, nutrition, and anthropology from Cornell University.
1:40 - 1:50 pm
Break
1:50 - 2:20 pm
Success in the Lunchroom: Connecting Kids to Local Flavors
Kiersten Firquain
Bistro Kids Farm 2 School Lunch Program
Kiersten Firquain, known to kids as Chef "K," will share her techniques for preparing and presenting fresh, whole foods in a way kids enjoy. She'll also discuss how schools on any budget can bring fresh, local foods to their classrooms and lunchrooms. Kiersten Firquain's Bistro Kids Farm 2 School Lunch Program incorporates local food producers, nutrition education, and hands-on cooking classes to help students enjoy fresh, whole foods. She attends annual culinary training at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, California, and was recently awarded a scholarship by Women Chefs and Restaurateurs that will take her to California in October to learn about the revolutionary lunch program of the Berkley Unified School District. Chef "K" has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from California State University in Sacramento.
2:20 - 2:50 pm
Creating a Whole-School Wellness Policy
Tanya Shippy, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Belton School District
Dr. Shippy will share her experience in making the entire school a healthier place, with a special emphasis on school parties, fundraisers, and classroom rewards. She will also define the keys to successful change, such as working with school staff, parents, and the community. With a team of district representatives, students, and parents, Dr. Shippy led the effort to create a wellness policy that not only addresses classroom parties, rewards, fundraisers, and vending, but also includes community and family involvement and sets limits on food and beverage marketing in schools. As a parent of three boys, Dr. Shippy recognizes that parents don't have control over what their children choose to eat at school. This motivates her to ensure that plenty of healthy choices are available to students.
2:50 - 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Healthy Choices for School Time Snacks and Beverages
Debra K. Sullivan, Ph.D., RD
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Sullivan will discuss the importance of nutritious snacks and beverages for kids of all ages, the impact of food marketing on children, and the power of adult role models to influence children's choices. Dr. Sullivan's research, focused on how our diets influence our health, has incorporated several studies in schools with children ages 2 to 18 years. In particular, she works on programs designed to get children to eat better and be more physically active to prevent obesity and chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. She received both her undergraduate and master's degrees in Nutrition and Medical Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and received her doctorate in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Speaker Panel, Open Question and Answer Session
4:00 - 4:15 pm
Review of Resources and Closing Remarks
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Open Networking Session |
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At the conclusion of this forum, participants will be able to:
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Define the term "whole food" and distinguish whole food ingredients from processed ingredients on food labels
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Seek optimum nutrition for children at school
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Understand the emotional power of food
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Implement techniques for shaping children's preference for fruits, vegetables, and whole foods over processed junk foods
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Understand the realities of their school's environment and be able to identify appropriate channels to follow when seeking change
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Know key messages to use when approaching teachers, principals, and administration
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Establish reasonable expectations for the time it takes to develop win-win solutions |
| To Register |
This event is free for registered individuals. To register, complete and submit the registration form, available here in pdf format or as a Word document.
Should you require additional assistance, please contact Heather Gibbons at 816.822.2610.
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