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From YouTube: Food 4 Thought - Maryland State Department of Education
Description
Host Jodi Risse, MS, RD, LDN, along with featured guests, discuss topics promoting healthy lifestyles, communities of wellness, and the school meals program in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. This month Jodi talks with Erin Kennedy, Coordinator, Select Education Initiatives & Effectiveness, Maryland State Department of Agriculture. Original air date February 1, 2015.
A
Hi
I'm
Jodie
Russi,
the
host
for
food
for
thought,
and
thanks
for
watching
today,
I'm
joined
by
Erin
Kennedy
from
the
Maryland
State
Department
of
Education
she's,
a
registered
dietitian
and
she's
responsible
for
many
of
the
programs
that
we
do
right
here
in
Anne,
Arundel
County
she's,
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
at-risk
dinner
program
and
how
many
students
we
reach
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
and
across
the
state.
Welcome
Aaron
today
for
thought.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
B
Happy
to
a
registered
dietitian,
as
you
mentioned,
I
also
have
my
masters
in
public
health
and
I've
been
working
in
pediatric
nutrition
for
over
a
decade
now
at
Maryland,
State
for
Education
I
work
in
the
office
of
school
and
community
nutrition
programs
as
the
coordinator
of
select
education
initiatives
and
effectiveness.
So
my
role
varies
across
all
of
the
child:
nutrition
programs,
I'm
responsible
for
outreach,
I,
dabble
in
marketing,
I'm,
Lou
liaison
from
our
office
to
all
of
our
partners
and
wonderful
partnership.
A
B
A
It's
really,
I
think,
the
hat
that
you
where
there
is
just
so
inclusive
of
everything
that
we
do,
because
I
think
everybody
talks
to
us
about.
You
know
the
National
School
Lunch
Program
and
it's
what
do
we
do
for
breakfast?
What
do
we
do
for
lunch?
And
you
touch
everything
that
encompasses
that
right
I
mean
it's
just
the
whole.
The
whole
gamut,
okay,.
B
So
we
really
look
to
nourish
the
whole
child
and
make
sure
that
yes,
breakfast
and
lunch
at
school
are
vitally
important
to
their
academic
success,
but
let's
make
sure
that
they
have
the
nourishment
they
need
after
school
during
the
summer,
maybe
holidays,
maybe
weekends,
to
make
sure
that
they
are
fully
ready
to
be
prepared
to
have
academic
achievement
in
to
succeed
in
life.
Yeah.
A
And
I
can't
thank
you
enough.
I
know
you
and
I
are
in
some
communities
together
and
we
do
a
breakfast
challenge.
There's
a
breakfast
challenge
that
was
going
on
in
the
state
of
maryland,
and
I
think
it's
always
so
nice
to
hear
when
you're
on
the
conference
call
or
when
you're
in
the
meeting,
because
you're
you're
grounded,
you
know
how
important
to
nutrition
is
and
that
connection
to
the
you
know,
curricular
achievement
and
just
them
being
a
the
whole
child
being
a
well
child
right.
Yes,
thank
you.
Yeah.
B
It's
I
think
my
role
particular
msde
allows
me
to
combine
the
most
idealist,
idealistic
nutrition
goals
with
the
reality
of
what
we
can
do
in
food
service,
so
I
like
to
kind
of
communicate
how
programs
operate.
What
is
realistic
for
a
community
for
school
system
and
then
combine
all
of
the
nutrition
goals
that
we
want
to
get
to
that
whole
nourished.
Child
yeah.
A
And
I
I
would
agree
with
you
wholeheartedly.
I
mean
we
feel
that,
and
we
sense
that
each
and
every
time
we
work
with
you
great.
Thank
you
so
much
you're,
a
true
value
for
us
in
a
resource
that
we
call
upon
often
so
I
think
for
viewers
watching.
They
would
know
that
you
and
I
are
often
on
the
phone
said:
hey.
B
A
Thank
you
so
much,
let's,
let's
delve
into
the
at-risk
dinner
program,
so
I
think
for
many
viewers
watching
they're
going
to
say
what
does
dinner
have
to
do
with
the
school
system
right,
so
I
guess
I'm,
going
to
put
you
on
the
spot
here
for
our
first
part
of
the
segment
here,
just
tell
the
viewers
a
little
bit
what
is
an
at-risk
dinner
program
and
who
sponsors
this?
You
know
why
our
schools
involved
in
such
a
program
sure.
B
So
the
at-risk
after-school
summer
program
is
a
relatively
new
program
when
you
think
about
all
the
child
nutrition
programs
administered
through
the
USDA.
So
it
started
in
maryland's
about
2009,
and
then
it
became
available
nationwide
in
2010,
with
the
Healthy
hunger-free,
Kids
Act,
and
what
the
at-risk
supper
program
does.
Is
it
combines
educational
and
enrichment,
after-school
programming
with
this
nourishing
wholesome
meal
for
the
child,
so
after
school
programs
that
are
offering
educational
activities
enrichment
activities,
they
can
qualify
for
federal
reimbursement
to
serve
healthy
suppers
to
the
children,
participate
in
that
program
and
there's.
B
So
we're
looking
for
those
pocket
where
there's
a
high
prevalent
of
low-income
population.
So
in
this
program
we
don't
directly
identify
the
student
as
being
low
income,
but
we
identify
where
the
program
is
located.
So
if
the
after-school
program
is
an
area
where
the
school
population
is
has
fifty
percent
or
more
students
eligible
for
free
or
reduced
meals,
then
they
can
qualify
so.
C
A
Often
cases
there
are
students
that
we
also
see
at
breakfast
and
at
lunch
so
in
the
state
of
Maryland.
So
in
2009
it
started
like
you
said,
and
it
was
I
guess
introduced
right
to
Maryland
and
then
it
went
national
in
2010
with
the
Healthy
hunger-free
Kids
Act
in
Meritor
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
we
weren't
we
weren't
the
first
group
out
there.
We
were
a
little
hesitant
and
I
know
we'll
talk
about
that
in
more
detail.
But
you
know
how
receptive
was
it
as
a
state
and
I
think
being
on
the
state
staff?
B
It
was
brand
new
schools
had
been
serving
after-school
snacks
to
this
population,
but
they
hadn't
fully
transitioned
to
supper
yet
so
we
had
some
early
adopters
in
various
areas
of
the
state
and
then
gradually
over
time,
Anna
Randal
came
on
and
all
of
our
LEDs
all
of
our
school
systems
started
participating
in
the
program
in
2009
we
were
serving
about
an
average
of
over
3,000
children
per
day
and
supper.
Last
school
year
we
served
over
24,000
students
every
day,
Wow
huge
growth.
That's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
growth.
A
If
somebody
was
watching
today,
we
know
we
do
it
in
schools
and
I
think
we're
going
to
talk
about
that,
but
somebody's
watching
and
they're
in
a
rec
center
or
they're
a
church
or
a
faith-based
community
hub.
You
know
how
do
people
get
started
or
what
would
you?
What
would
you
say
to
somebody
watching
I
mean
I
know,
can
always
call
us
in
food
and
nutrition
services
here
in
Anne,
Arundel
County
right
in
my
number
and
I
know
they
have
is
for
10
to
22
5900.
B
Of
the
things
I
really
love
about
this
program
is
that
it's
not
just
a
school-based
program
right.
You
can
be
a
faith-based
center.
You
can
be
a
community-based
center
if
you
are
offering
education
and
enrichment
activities
which
can
be
a
homework,
help
tutoring
chess
club
computer
skills
life
skills.
If
you're
doing
that
for
the
community
for
your
children,
then
you
may
qualify
alright.
So
that's
one
of
the
nice
day
that
really
combines
that
education
and
enrichment
and
that
nutrition
and
it
makes
it
available
to
the
whole
community,
not
just
in
the
school's
themselves.
B
So
if
you
think
that
you
may
qualify,
I
would
first
you
can
contact
your
County
Food
and
Nutrition
Service
Director,
so
whatever
County
you're
in
you
can
look
up
the
school
system
and
the
food
nutrition
service
director
or
you
can
contact
my
office
at
the
state,
the
phone
numbers
for
107,
670,
199
or
you
can
go
online
to
eat.
Smart
Maryland,
org,
okay
and
then
that
way
they
can.
A
See:
here's
where
I'm
located?
How
can
I
move
forward
right
or
how
can
I
reach
more
students
in
in
the
community
and
what
we
love
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
and
I
think
we
stress
it
over
and
over-
is
we
just
keep
creating
healthy
students
and
healthy
schools
and
it
really
cultivates
the
community
of
wellness
and
this
program
clearly
is
cultivating
communities
of
wellness
it
reaches
so
far
into
the
community.
B
If
that's
so
much,
but
it's
not
just
about
providing
healthy
meals,
it's
really
about
getting
kids
involved
in
it
hours
of
the
day
that
are
typically
at
risk
for
risky
behaviors.
So
we
know
that
between
3pm
and
6pm
children
who
are
unsupervised,
which
there
are
significant
amount
of
children
unsupervised
during
those
hours,
are
more
likely
to
engage
in
risky
behaviors
if
they
are
not
in
a
program
after
school
program.
So
this
really
combines
the
importance
of
afterschool
programming
with
nutrition.
That's.
A
C
A
A
How
do
you
see
the
programs
or
what
have
other
le
ASO,
encourage
and
solicit
some
more
volunteers
or
some
community
partners?
You
get
to
see
many
of
us
in
actions,
so
are
there
any
and
you
don't
have
to
call
them
out
by
name,
but
what
are
some
successful
strategies
and
best
practices
that
you
see
absolutely.
B
It
really
is
from
the
Food
and
Nutrition
Service
world
we're
about
nutrition,
we're
about
providing
healthy
meals,
we're
about
food
service
management,
but
we
have
to
combine
and
partner
with
those
after-school
programming
the
people
who
are
the
experts
in
education,
that
people
who
are
experts
in
child
development
and
that
just
opens
the
door
for
so
many
more
opportunities
in
the
future,
not
just
through
this
program,
but
through
all
health
and
wellness
activities,
so
definitely
forming
partnerships,
maybe
even
county
level,
work
groups
where
you
can
start
to
identify.
Where
could
a
new
site
B?
B
What
is
an
underserved
area?
What
programming
is
going
to
draw
the
children?
I
did
research
a
few
years
ago
in
DC
actually
on
the
program,
and
what
we
found
is
that
we
are
really
missing
this
teenage
population
and
these
older
children
were
not
coming
so
in
these
work
groups.
These
partnerships,
you
can
start
to
identify
what
programs
are
going
to
draw
teams
in
what
do
they
want
to
know
about
and
what
we
learned
in
DC.
Is
they
really
want
to
know
job
skills?
How
can
they
start
making
money?
How
can
they
be
a
good
employee?
A
I
think
it
just
puts,
especially
in
food
and
nutrition
services.
It
puts
us
in
a
whole
different
light
and
we
have
a
whole
different
relationship
than
with
these
partners.
Right
I
think
it
has
enhanced
our
service
here
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
because
we
have
great
partners
that
we
can
have
as
our
voice
of
what
we
do
all
day
and
then
how
we
enrich
their
program
after
hours
on
Saturdays
around
holidays.
A
Absolutely
so
it
really
has
and
I
think
it
gives
everybody
a
better
understanding
of
the
reach
that
we
have
as
a
school
system
and
with
our
you
know,
close
to
80,000
students,
just
how
many
do
we
reach
and
how
more
can
we
service
the
school's,
the
communities
or
the
community
partners
that
are
out
there?
So
it
really
has
it's
worked
very
well
for
us,
and
then
we
talked
a
little
bit
before
the
show
we
have.
A
A
So
they
get
the
benefit,
they
have
the
enrichment
activities,
like
you,
said,
they're
the
experts
in
that
field,
and
we
get
to
provide
you
know
healthy
snacks
or
healthy
meals
that
healthy
dinner
meal
to
really
keep
it
in
rich,
keep
it
robust
and
keep
it
where
they're,
fueled
and
ready
to
learn
and
have
that
activity
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Right.
B
And
you
mentioned
a
good
point
there:
they,
they
were
almost
surprised
that
you
were
able
to
do
that,
because
this
program
is
so
no
awareness
that
we
find
to
be
one
of
our
biggest
barriers
a
lot
of
times.
These
programs
exist
they're
being
run
by
maybe
the
school,
maybe
a
volunteer
group,
and
they
don't
know
that
they
have
a
food
program
out
there
that
might
be
complimenting
their
enrichment
program.
So
we
at
the
state
level
work
to
kind
of
increase
awareness
and
make
those
connections
between
programming
and
the
food
and
nutrition
services
and.
A
It's
something
that
I
think
we
struggle
with
here
too.
I
think
as
we
as
we
are,
connecting
those
dots
and
as
we
have
that
communication
with
our
key
partners
in
the
community,
it
really
is
blossoming
in
its
enhancing
our
program
more,
but
it
takes
time
take
time
a
lot
of
legwork
right
it
doesn't.
You
know,
I
think
I
was
a
little
bit,
I'm
not
going
to
say
with
a
naysayer
but
I
think
originally
I'm
like.
A
Are
we
really
going
to
do
dinner
too
and
now
I
can't
think
of
how
else
can
I
reach
out
to
find
another
partner?
And
how
can
we
best
communicate
it,
which
I
think
today's
show
is
a
perfect
example
for
all
of
those
watching
that
we're
here
we
have
something
for
you.
That
is
a
great
service
in
a
great
enhancement
to
the
program
that
you
mar
you
know
already
have,
and
it
really
just
in
rich's,
our
youth
more
than
we
could
ever
imagine.
It's.
B
Amazing,
when
you
go
into
these
sites-
and
you
see
what's
going
on-
it's-
not
just
the
children
getting
the
meals
sitting
down
and
eating
they're
learning
table
manners
they're
discussing
their
day
across
the
table
with
their
peers.
You
know
they're
sharing
their
experiences
together.
You
see
older
children,
helping
younger
children.
Some
centers
will
do
a
family-style
kind
of
service,
and
this
might
be
the
only
opportunity
that
this
child
has
to
sit
at
a
table
and
talk
about
his
day
with
someone
over
a
healthy
meal.
B
A
D
You
know
that
your
local
public
library
offers
free
early
literacy
programs,
especially
designed
for
your
baby,
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or
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growing
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Programs
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at
all
in
toronto,
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Every
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we're
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for
details.
E
When
a
school
bus
stops
to
load
students
as
a
driver,
this
is
what
you
will
see
at
150
feet.
The
bus
will
activate
hazard
lights
at
a
hundred
feet.
The
bus
driver
will
activate
the
amber
lights,
they
will
start
slowing
down
at
ten
feet
before
the
bus
stops.
They
will
turn
on
the
red
bus
lights,
their
stop
sign
will
come
out
and
students
will
begin
to
load
once
all
students
are
on
board
safely.
The
bus
driver
will
turn
off
red
light
and
move
forward
at
this
time.
It
is
safe
for
the
motorists
to
resume
movement.
A
Welcome
back
and
thanks
for
staying
tuned
to
food
for
thought,
Darren
Kennedy's
joining
me
today
from
the
Maryland
State
Department
of
Education
Erin,
our
first
segment.
We
talked
so
much
about
the
average
dinner
program
and
right
before
we
broke,
we
talked
about
the
family,
dinners
and
I.
Think
it's
something
as
registered,
dietitians
and
I!
Think
as
moms
I
would
love
to
talk
about
this
to
the
viewers
and
I
know
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
sidebar,
but
it's
so
important
to
eat
with
our
children
and.
C
A
A
family,
dinner
and
I
think
something
that
I
do
and
I
would
really
encourage
anybody
watching
when
we
come
home
we
haven't
sometimes
it's
a
quick
meal
because
we
all
have
things
that
we
run
to
right.
There's
after
school
events,
there's
sporting
events,
there's
dance,
there's
music,
there's
so
many
things
that
were
involved
in
but
I
think
it's
so
important
to
sit
down
and
hear
what
our
kids
say
about
their
school
day.
Absolutely.
B
Priceless
when
people
ask
me,
why
did
you
become
a
dietitian,
it's
funny
I
actually
fit
in
well
as
a
child
growing
up,
it
was
vitally
important
to
my
parents
that
we
sat
down
and
had
family
dinner
every
night
and
there
was
no
TV
and
the
phones
were
turned
off
and
we
did
it
every
night,
but
I
noticed
in
my
generation.
I
had
a
lot
of
friends
who
were
coming
from
divorced
families
and
who
were
not
eating
with
their
parents,
and
they
were
eating
in
front
of
the
TV.
B
Then,
as
I
got
older,
I
started
realizing
how
important
that
was,
and
that
was
really
my
interest
in
becoming
a
dietitian
was
more
of
this
food
anthropology
the
customs
around
eating,
not
necessarily
just
the
food
himself.
We
know
that
nutrition
is
more
than
just
the
nutrients
you're
taking
in
we
use
food
to
celebrate.
We
use
food
to
grieve.
We
use
food
to
show
love,
so
we
need
to
incorporate
all
of
these
aspects
into
these
nutrition
programs.
Yeah.
A
A
If
they're
worried
about
an
upcoming
test,
a
lot
of
it
comes
out
at
dinner
and
we're
able
to
talk
about
it
and
I
think
the
most
important
thing-
and
we
have
a
part
of
our
wellness
Council-
is
very
robust
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
one
of
our
underlying
goals
and
objectives
every
single
year
is
that
will
be
good
role
models.
So
everybody,
if
you
are
the
teacher,
the
principal
the
custodian,
our
food
service,
great
staff,
that
we
have
out
there
and
I
feel
the
same
at
home.
A
B
And
with
this
program
in
particular,
we
see
that
when
children
come
down
and
they
eat
the
supper
together,
their
peers
will
be
the
one
that
encourages
them
to
try
the
new
food
right.
There
appeals
they
will
try.
It
try
this
piece
of
broccoli,
it's
really
good,
whereas
if
you
have
an
adult
coming
in
and
saying,
you
know
eat
that
broccoli
is
healthy
for
you,
it's
not
as
meaningful.
As
from
when
your
peers
saints,
you
know,
I
tried
it.
It's.
Okay,
it's
okay!
It's
good!
It's
going
to
make!
A
Right
and
then
we
could
maybe
even
try
the
broccoli
again
another
time
which
we
do
a
lot
of
right.
We
introduce
it
once
will
we
introduce
brussel
sprouts,
they
didn't
go
that
well,
they're,
really
starting
to
go
very
well
in
our
county,
so
I
just
love
exactly
how
you
put
it
I
mean
we
just
make
such
a
different
difference
for
those
students
and
how
much
more
we
can
broaden
their
horizons
around
food
and
the
importance
of
food
in
that
sharing.
That
happens
during
our
dinner
program.
Absolutely
so
it's
very
key.
A
Let's
talk
about
the
partnerships
and
I
think
Anne
Arundel
County,
okay,
so
you
know
we
talked
about
it
already
that
when
this
program
was
first
presented,
I
was
a
little
bit
hesitant.
I
was
the
supervisor
at
the
time
and
I've
been
here.
For
you
know,
over
20
years,
I
just
didn't
know
how
dinner
Fitz.
How
do
we
do
an
adverse
dinner
program?
I
understand
the
need
in
the
locations
in
that
area
eligibility.
But
how
do
we
do
it?
How
do
we
find
staff?
How
do
we
train
staff?
A
How
do
we
make
sure
that
schools
have
enrichment
activities,
be
it
like?
You
said:
chess
club's
homework,
help
arts
and
crafts.
You
know
learning
French
whatever
it
would
be,
and
it
was
you
know
us
opening
our
doors
and
being
transparent
and
who
we
are
and
what
we
can
provide
and
reaching
out
to
those
partners.
So
you
know,
I
would
really
encourage
anybody
watching
today
to
call
me
if
you're
in
Anne,
Arundel
County-
and
you
think
you
have
a
group
of
students-
or
you
know
you
have
the
group
of
students
after
school
call
me.
A
So
we
can
work
something
out
and
I
think
it's
that
trust
that
we
build
together
and
obviously
I'm
going
to
come
to
you,
I'm
going
to
say
how
can
we
reach
this
population
or
how
can
we
work
with
faith-based
community
right?
Are
there
others
for
some,
and
we
do
it
very
little
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
but
you
know
and
I
guess
I'm
going
to
share
our
numbers
first,
because
we
started
obviously
with
zero.
A
The
first
year
we
did
about
24,000,
we
jumped
to
43,000,
and
then
we
jumped
again
to
about
a
68
69
thousand
this
year.
We
are
far
going
to
exceed
that
I
mean
I,
really
think
we're
going
to
be
80's
90's
a
hundred
thousand
meals,
so
is
unbelievable,
but
it
takes
time.
How
can
you
know
we
do
a
better
job
at
reaching
that
faith-based
or
how
could
we
deliver?
So
somebody
that's
in
a
location
other
than
the
school
mm-hmm,
because
I
keep
looking
at
I.
B
I
think
again,
going
back
to
that
partnership
and
forming
that
partnership
and,
just
as
you
said,
being
open
and
transparent
and
willing
to
share
the
program
details
with
people,
because
you
never
know
who's
going
to
know
the
person
right
you
never
know
is
it
can
be
a
parent
of
a
child
at
a
park
and
rec
who
knows
of
a
faith-based
organization
that
might
benefit
from
this
I.
Think
it's
having
that
dialogue
frequently
and
openly
is
key
to
make
sure
that
message
gets
out
there
and
then
actively
seek
partners
out
find
out.
B
Maybe
using
your
local
management
boards.
You
can
go
to
various
nonprofit
organizations
that
we
work
with
both
of
the
state
level
and
come
down
to
the
local
level,
and
they
can
help
you
identify,
maybe
some
of
those
the
not
school-based
sites,
the
community
based
sites.
You
know
you
can
work
with
ymca's
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs,
any
kind
of
youth
centers
and
reach
out
to
the
faith
community,
as
they
might
know
it
as
well.
Yeah.
B
I
would
think
the
other
thing
to
mention
is
that
with
the
budget
cuts
and
everything
that
goes
on
all
the
time,
sometimes
after
school
programming
has
been
cut,
so
we
can't
serve
a
supper
if
there's
no
programming.
So
if
you,
if
anyone's
listening
and
they
think
well,
you
know
what
I
have
the
skills
to
do
an
after-school
programming.
You
can
start
forming
your
own
little
coalition
of
people.
You
may
be
able
to
form
a
program
and
once
you
get
more
people
involved,
you
can
find
funding
and
then
reach
out
to
food
nutrition
services
right.
So.
A
Then
we
can
partner
because
we
have
the
Avenue
for
the
food
and
and
just
the
healthy
options.
People
often
ask
well
what
would
be
a
dinner
and
I
still.
You
know
as
a
registered
dietitian
and
as
a
mom
of
two
girls
here
in
Anne,
Arundel
County
I.
Do
the
breakfast
menus
I?
Do
the
lunch
menus
than
I
do
now
the
dinner
menu?
And
we
know
in
some
cases
we
have
our
students
breakfast
lunch
dinner.
We
have
them
saturday
because
they're
in
some
enrichment
activities
in
her
school's
at
breakfast
and
lunch.
A
So
we
really
look
for
that
dinner
menu
to
be
different,
not
something
that
they
typically
see
at
lunch.
We've
tried
some
things
than
they
weren't
overly
successful,
but
we
just
keep
going
back
to
the
drawing
board.
We've
looked
at
meatloaf
and
we
do
different
Asian
lines,
different
things
that
go
with
rice
and
we
added
a
cilantro
lime
rice
this
year.
So
we
keep
trying
some
different
things
because
we
know
we
have
them
and
we
want
to
have
our
students
that
are
enrolled
in
our
programs.
A
B
A
C
C
A
B
C
A
Glad
you
talked
about
hot
too,
because
somebody
watching
might
say
well
what
are
the
meals
and
we're
talking
a
little
bit
about
hot
meals?
So
we
always
provide
them
protein
right
so
and
we
do
a
two-ounce
protein.
They
always
get
to
grain
options.
All
of
our
grains
in
anne
arundel
county
are
whole
grains.
So
everything
that
we
provide
breakfast
lunch
dinner
and
on
saturday
is
the
whole
grain
component.
We
do
our
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
and
they
have
a
choice
of
milk.
A
Now
we
have
some
sites
that
are
real
small,
so
we
might
work
with
park
and
recreation,
there's
only
25
students,
we
do
cold
mills
and
is
that
something
that
you're
seeing
around
the
state?
So
there's
not
a
lot
of
students,
but
we
know
we
can
reach
them
with
a
really
healthy.
We
do
a
lot
of
wraps.
We
do
different
sandwiches,
we
do
entree
salads
with
protein
on
it.
Do
a
lot
of
schools
do
the
cold
is
well
like
we
do
absolutely.
B
Absolutely
it
varies,
I
think
logistical
II
speaking
the
cold
meals
may
be
easier
to
manage
for
smaller
sites,
but
whether
you're
doing
a
cold
meal
or
a
hot
meal.
I
think
the
key
is
really
getting
that
feedback
on
meal
quality.
First
of
all,
the
kids
are
going
to
tell
you
what
they
like,
they're,
very
vocal
about
that
so
you'll
start
serving
things
that
they're
more
likely
to
eat,
and
the
other
aspect
is
the
child
feels
invested.
B
When
you
start
assessing
their
interests
in
their
taste,
it
becomes
their
program
again,
and
so
they
realize
it's
not
something
that
somebody's
giving
them.
It's
something
that
they're
part
of
the
process
and
that
investment
is
really
key
for
them
to
be
engaged
with
the
program
to
eat
the
healthy
meal
and
then
to
share
it
with
their
friends
and
say:
hey,
you
know,
come
come
to
this
program
and
get
more
kids
involved
and.
B
A
Only
have
a
few
minutes
left
so,
let's
talk
about,
there
was
a
recent
press
release
and
there's
a
proposed
rule.
That's
going
to
come
out
for
the
at-risk
dinner
program,
I
think
if
it's
perfect
with
as
registered
dietitians,
how
we
look
at
our
meal
and
our
meal
components
and
what
we
offer
you
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
that.
B
Sure
so
it's
definitely
a
proposed
rule
right
now
and
hasn't
gone
into
effect.
Yet,
and
the
government
is
seeking
feedback
for
comments
at
this
period
it
is
going
to
mirror
somewhat
like
the
National
School
Lunch
standard,
so
we're
increasing
the
variety
of
healthy
foods
that
children
are
exposed
to
all
right.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
just
always
eating
green
vegetables,
that
they're
eating
green
and
orange
and
red
vegetables
that
they
understand
the
different
colors
provide
different
benefits
to
their
health
way
to
make
sure
that
they
have
whole
grains.
A
I
love
that
it
corresponds
directly
with
the
programs
that
we
already
offer
so
right
now
and
I
guess,
like
you
said
it
is
proposed,
but
I
support
it
fully
as
a
registered
dietitian
as
the
mom
as
the
supervisor
here
I
think
it
aligns
perfectly
with
what
we're
already
doing
so.
I,
don't
even
see
it
as
if
it
becomes
law
and
let
I
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
different
than
what
we
do
currently
and.
B
A
And
then
I
loved
the
throw
in
that
we
could
do
our
Saturday
and
then
holidays,
I,
don't
know
how
many
counties
or
how
many
states
participate
in
holiday
meals,
but
we
do
in
Anne
Arundel
County.
So
we
have
had
a
school
for
the
past
two
years
that
has
provided
meals
at
the
holiday
and
it
was
over
the
Christmas
holiday
or
winter
break.
So
I
think
it's
just
instrumental
to
show
the
reach
that
this
program
can
provide
outside
of
the
traditional
school
day.
It.
B
C
A
Coming
in
today,
I
think
your
wealth
of
knowledge
is
priceless
and
I
really
enjoy
working
with
you
and
loving
having
you
as
a
resource
here
in
Anne
Arundel
County
thank
yous,
my
pleasure.
As
you
can
see,
the
Maryland
State
Department
of
Education
is
e
in
our
resource.
In
our
progress
in
the
at-risk
dinner
program
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
we
currently
have
it
in
29
schools
and
we're
looking
to
increase
that
amount.
We
would
love
to
work
with
outside
partners
faith-based
community
if
you're
out
there-
and
you
know
you-
have
students
with
enrichment
activities.
A
Please
contact
me
at
410
22
to
5,900.
We
would
love
to
add
you
to
the
at-risk
dinner
program.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
these
school
breakfast
or
school
lunch
program,
please
call
me
as
well.
I
always
look
for
me
suggestions
or
comments,
anything
that
you
would
like
to
share
that
I
can
enhance
our
program,
keep
watching
food
for
thought
and
join
in
the
next
time.