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Managing Menu Curveballs Allergens, Special Diets & Ethnic
Diversity
Peggy Eller, RDCD
Nutrition Services Coordinator of Hudson School District (Wisconsin)
Jean Ronnei, SNS
COO Saint Paul Public Schools , Former Nutrition Services Director
SNA Vice President
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Hudson, Wisconsin
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Hudson Student Demographics
• Students
– 5600 enrollment at 6 elementary, 1 MS, 1 HS
– 15% F/R eligible
– 8% Minority Students
– Satellite to 2 private schools
– “Closed” Campus
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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SPPS Student Demographics
• 39,000 students
• Students speak more than 100 languages and dialects
• Approximately 33% of students are English Language Learners
• Approximately 4,000 students are new to SPPS each year, 2,000 at the secondary level
• 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
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Ethnic Dishes
Chicken Suqaar with Vegetable Rice- Partnered with representatives from the Somali community to develop and re-tested with a Somali parent group to ensure its cultural authenticity after being scaled up for production
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Ethnic Dishes
Thai Sweet & Sour Chicken- This recipe was originally provided to us by local chef at True Thai Restaurant. While it is a peanut-free dish, it captures all of the wonderful flavors of authentic Thai cuisine.
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Ethnic Dishes
Coconut Chicken over Brown Rice- Developed to appeal to our district’s new, fastest growing ethnic group, the Karen; included turmeric, sweet potatoes, coconut milk… delish!
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Ethnic Dishes
Tips for trying new dishes:-Ask parents, community, and students to submit recipes-Post pictures, make marketing materials, have the principal announce a taste test during the morning announcements…-Have student ambassadors! Have students help prepare the dish or hand out samples
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CURVEBALL…
•My staff tells me that the kids do not like the new ethnic food…
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School Taste TestsHave the students try it!
•Post signs the day before to get students & staff excited•Serve up sample cups in the lunch line•Allow students to vote with their sample cup
Students are full of opinions and ideas for how to improve upon the sample!
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Open Houses, Parent Fair, Community Events
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Foodservice Director-Best Special Event Concept
“Parent Night at the Nutrition Center takes the mystery out of school food”
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•Food Allergies•Food Intolerances•Special Dietary Needs
•Gluten Free•Modified Textures•Renal•Metabolic Disorders•Controlled Carbohydrates/Diabetic
Special Diets
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CURVEBALL…
•You receive a special diet statement signed by a Traditional Naturopath for a gluten free, casein free diet.
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2320 Special Diets (5.9% of student population of SPPS)
•228 lactose intolerance•808 at risk for anaphylaxis•57 controlled carbohydrate•51 gluten free
Special Diets
Special Diets (5.2% of student population of Hudson School District)
•3% food allergies/ intolerances•1.5% Metabolic Disorders (primarily Diabetes)•0.7% gluten free (Celiac Disease)
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CURVEBALL…
•You receive a legal “cease and desist” letter from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network regarding your breakfast in the classroom program.
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Food Allergies- Top 8
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Food Allergies
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CURVEBALL…
•You receive a handwritten note from a parent saying that a non-anaphylactic food allergy has been outgrown and the child should now be allowed to eat the previously offending foods at school.
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Special Diets• What is
anaphylaxis?
– Serious, quick reaction
– Can restrict breathing & circulation
– May cause death
– Considered a disability
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Special Diets
Food Intolerance• Definition:
– Adverse Reaction to food that does not involve the immune system
• Symptoms:– Stomach pain & cramps– Diarrhea– Gas– Nausea
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CURVEBALL…
•A parent with a newly diagnosed anaphylactic peanut allergy demands that you remove all peanuts from your menu.
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POS Messages
• Working with Nursing
• Lingo– FA: Food Allergy– ANA: Anaphylaxis Risk– LI: Lactose Intolerant– GF: Gluten Free– Low Sodium– Controlled Carbohydrate
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•Field trips (Gluten Free on the go?)•Food waste (unfamiliarity with ethnic or new foods)•Cultural/Religious dietary restrictions (vegan/vegetarian)
Other Challenges:
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CURVEBALL…
•You are preparing a class’s field trip lunch and you notice there is a student with a peanut allergy. (Assumption: your standard filed trip meal includes a peanut butter & jelly sandwich)
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Policies/Getting Legal Involved
•SPPS Policy: Managing Food Allergies in School
•Partnership with Nursing/student wellness, principals, and schools staff
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Hudson Policy• Provide “allergy-aware” environment
• Do not “ban” foods
• Provide education and supportive community
• Minimize the risk
• Educate staff/volunteers to respond to
circumstances
• Provide suitable dietary substitutions where
indicated
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CURVEBALL…
•The school nurse asks your staff if something on the menu for that day is safe for a student to eat with an anaphylactic food allergy.
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NutriSlice- New Online Interactive Menus!
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NutriSlice-Menu Smart Phone App
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Questions?Contact:Jim Hemmen (Director of Nutrition
Services)
Angie Gaszak RDN, MPH (Nutrition Coordinator)
651-603-4950
SPPS Website:ns.spps.orgMenu: spps.nutrislice.com
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Questions?
Contact:Peggy L. Eller, RDCD
Nutrition Services Coordinator Hudson School District Phone: 715-377-3717
Fax: 715-377-3718
Email: [email protected]
Hudson Website:http://www.hudson.edu/sites/faronm
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References
• Minnesota Office of the Reviser or Statutes – https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=121A.2205
• Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School Nutrition Programs: Guidance for School Food Servide Staff, United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Fall 2001
• Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network– www.foodallergy.org
• Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy Association of Minnesota– http://www.minnesotafoodallergy.org
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Hudson Special Diet Policy
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SPPS Peanut Policy
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Hudson Special Diet Statement
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SPPS Special Diet Statement
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Hudson Diet Modification Protocol
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Hudson- Procedures for Preparation of Foods with Potential to Cause
Anaphylactic Response