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From YouTube: Food 4 Thought - U.S. Department of Agriculture
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 Patricia Dombroski, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Original air date May 1, 2015.
A
A
B
As
you
mentioned,
I'm
the
Regional
Administrator
for
USDA
Food
and
Nutrition
Service,
the
mid-atlantic
region.
So
in
that
capacity,
I,
along
with
my
staff
of
about
a
hundred,
we
oversee
the
nation's
Nutrition
Assistance
Programs
in
the
states
of
New
Jersey
Pennsylvania,
a
district
of
columbia,
Delaware
Maryland,
Virginia,
West,
Virginia,
puerto
rico,
and
the
virgin
islands.
A
That's
a
big
task:
I
only
have
to
worry
about
Anne
Arundel
County
and
are
120
sites
with
the
programs
that
you
oversee
so
for
a
few
are
watching
they're
going
to
say
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture.
You
know
how
does
that
fit
with
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools,
we
partner
all
the
time
so
not
necessarily
you
and
I.
However,
it's
the
programming
that
USDA
supports
all
of
our
programming
here
as
a
county.
A
B
There's
actually
15
Nutrition
Assistance
Programs.
They
touch
one
in
four
Americans
throughout
the
year
and
to
name
just
a
few
of
the
program.
So
talk
about
a
couple
of
them.
Our
cornerstone
safety
net
program
is
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
program,
snap,
which
is
formerly
the
food
stamp
program,
and
that
is
currently
serving
about
46
million
participants,
half
of
which
are
children
about
half
another
program.
B
Well,
we
also
have
our
school-based
programs,
including
the
school
lunch
program,
the
breakfast
program
and
about
30
million
school
children
are
served
lunch
each
day
and
about
14
million
children
receive
breakfast
each
day
and
one
other
program
just
want
to
mention
that's
a
real
priority
for
us
is
the
Summer
Food
Service
Program,
and
that's
designed
to
provide
the
nutritious
meals
when
school
is
out
for
this
summer
Wow.
Fortunately,
with
that
program,
we
have
only
about
2.6
million,
low-income
children
that
are
served
on
average
in
the
month
of
July
Wow.
A
So
for
I
think
a
mom
or
dad,
or
just
any
of
our
community
members
watching
today
for
Anne
Arundel
County.
We
participate
obviously
in
the
National
School
Breakfast
Program,
the
National
School
Lunch,
we're
very
active
participants
in
the
summer
meals
program
and
I
know
we're
going
to
talk
about
that
in
more
detail
in
our
second
set
of
our
second
section
of
the
segment
today,
and
we
also
do
dinner
program,
we
are
serving
meals
on
Saturdays.
We
actually
have
a
school
that
served
meals
on
Christmas
Day,
so
we
are
really
looking
at.
A
How
could
we
best
service
our
community,
our
students,
and
how
could
we
really
have
them
fueled
and
ready
to
learn
which
is
really
our
ultimate
responsibility?
We
feel
as
food
and
nutrition
services
and
as
a
acps,
let's
have
our
students
to
be.
You
know,
fueled
for
learning
and
ready
to
be
successful
adults
great
great,
taken
advantage
of
so
many
of
our
programs
most
definitely
we
really
appreciate
them
all.
A
The
health
and
the
well-being
of
our
students
is
so
important
and
we
always
say
a
well
child
learns
better
right
and
I
think
it
goes
for
adults
as
well.
I
mean
we
have
to
be
the
role
models
and
we
really
have
to
show
examples
of
healthy
behaviors
right
eating,
healthy
physical
activity,
just
mental
wellness
sleeping
enough
all
those
things.
A
So
can
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
you
know
how
I
guess,
how
have
you
changed
through
United
States,
Department
of
Agriculture,
the
breakfast
program,
the
lunch
programs
and
and
what
is
happening
than
in
the
county
levels
and
I'll,
probably
chime
in
with
what
we're
doing,
based
on
your
changes?
Okay,.
B
Well,
I
think
you
know,
as
you
mentioned,
we
really
see
the
school
environment.
It
really
is
one
of
the
great
places
in
settings
that
really
can
influence
a
child's
food
choices,
eating
habits
and
help
them
develop
lifelong
positive
eating
habits
so
very
happy
that,
and
thanks
to
the
hungry,
Healthy
hunger-free
Kids
Act
that
was
passed
in
2010,
that
that
has
provided
major
changes
to
the
school
lunch
program,
really
helping
us
to
transform
the
school,
the
cafeterias,
to
promote
better
nutrition
and
reduce
obesity
and
the
entire
school
environment.
So
a
couple
major
changes
within
the
act.
B
The
school
meal
patterns
have
have
been
updated
and
really
reflect
now,
providing
more
fruits
and
vegetables
encouraging
and
having
more
whole
grain
rich
foods
and
trying
to
reduce
the
sodium
as
well.
So
all
things
again
really
trying
to
reinforce
the
positive
eating
habits
and
happy
to
say
that
93%
of
schools
nationwide
are
meeting
those
new
standards,
and
we
know
here
in
Maryland
all
of
the
schools
so
doing
great
work
here.
B
Another
part
of
the
Healthy
hunger-free
Kids
Act,
is
around
the
smarts
Max
and
that
provision
really
has
set
nutrition
standards
and
those
standards
are
really
based
on
scientific
research
in
terms
of
the
nutritional
value
of
the
foods
and
really
making
a
difference
in
terms
of
the
whole
school
environment.
The
ala
carte
menu,
as
well
as
the
vending
machines
yeah.
A
So
I
think
for
somebody
watching
they're,
probably
saying
where
does
Anne
Arundel
hold
up
right
I
mean
that
was
just
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
change
and
a
lot
of
positive
change,
because
I
really
believe
as
a
mom
here
in
the
county
and
as
a
registered
dietitian
I
support
all
of
these
changes,
but
just
think
you
know
here
we
are
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
all
of
the
communities
watching
us.
If
they
look
on
our
website,
they
could
see
the
nutritional
value
of
our
items
as
a
registered
dietitian.
A
We
look
at
every
single
item
before
it
even
goes
to
the
students.
So
we
look
at
it
for
nutritional
quality.
First,
we
make
sure
that
it
could
be
cooked
properly
and
in
a
small
amount
of
time
we
do
a
lot
of
meals.
We
do
about
30,000
meals
a
day
for
lunch
and
about
21,000
is
for
breakfast,
so
we
want
to
make
sure
it
can
cook
and,
most
importantly
to
us,
we
want
the
students
to
enjoy
it
and
eat
it.
A
We
want
them
to
go
home
and
talk
the
Brussels
sprouts
and
talk
about
the
acorn
squash
that
excitement
that
they
have
in
the
school.
We
know
it's
just
going
to
transfer
right
over
into
the
community
and
we
really
could
collectively
make
a
difference
for
all
of
Anne
Arundel
County,
not
just
the
students
we
serve.
So
it's
really
it's
nice
with
the
changes.
I
think
Anne
Arundel
County
for
anyone
watching
they
can
call
me
they
could
ask
to
see
the
results
we
were
audited
and
we
did
very
very
well.
So
thank
you.
A
How
about
as
we
look
at
the
meals
in
the
traditional
day,
so
I
think
when
I
started
20
plus
years
ago,
we
did
breakfast,
we
did
lunch,
it
was
a
very
traditional
school
day.
Schools
now
are
becoming
the
hub
of
the
community,
so
we
really
believe
we're
the
place
to
be.
We
look
at
things
after
school,
like
we
mentioned
on
Saturdays
or
holidays.
How
does
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
look
at
that
and
how
the
school
is
the
hub
and
then
the
outreach
into
the
community.
B
Very
much
so
I
think
schools
really
have
that
great
potential
to
really
pull
the
community
together
in
a
number
of
different
ways
that
we
see
across
the
region
across
the
nation
and
are
really
seen
here
in
Maryland.
One
is
our
Farm
to
School
program
and
Maryland
have
certainly
embraced
that
program
and
ways
in
which
we're
really
connecting
the
farm
community
to
the
schools.
We
see
the
local
farmers
coming
in
spending
time
with
the
children
having
their
children,
be
able
to
see
and
understand
where
that
food
comes
from.
B
You
know
where
the
Apple
is
from,
and
you
know
being
able
to
take
that
message
home
and
when
they're
in
the
grocery
store
with
mom,
to
be
able
to
say
this
apple.
Let's
get
some
one
Apple
from
Maryland,
so
really
see.
Making
that
connection
with
the
community
also
see
such
expansion
of
school
gardens
and
again
another
opportunity
for
children
to
really
learn
will
where
the
food
comes
from
and
a
way
in
which
again,
it
pulls
into
the
whole
community.
B
We
see
parents
and
caregivers
and
even
some
seniors,
that
volunteer
and
come
into
schools
and
work
side
by
side
with
the
children
and
making
that
connection
and
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
where
schools
can
really
be
that
hub.
We
see
schools
also
doing
so
much
with
through
nutrition,
education
of
really
helping
educate
the
whole
family
of
bringing
messages
home.
In
terms
of
you
know,
healthy
eating
and
healthy
choices
out
of
the
grocery
store
and
again
for
our
summer
programs,
see.
A
I'm,
so
glad
that
you
touch
base
on
all
of
those
because
I
think
Anne
Arundel
County
is
truly
leading
the
charge
on
so
many
of
those
or
all
of
those
topics.
For
somebody
watching
our
viewers,
again
our
Farm
to
School
in
our
local
produce.
We
offer
unlimited
fruits
and
vegetables
every
day
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
so
we
could
have
ate
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
available.
We
actually
right
language
right
into
our
contract
and
I
know
you
and
I
talked
about
it
a
little
bit
before
the
show.
A
We
say
that
if
it's
within
a
hundred
and
fifty
miles
of
Annapolis,
that's
local
for
us,
so
we
have
dialogue
with
our
farmers.
We
get
to
know
our
farmers.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
being
with
the
staff
here
in
the
studio
we
went
to
the
farm,
we
picked
apples,
we
fed
a
cow,
we
milked
a
cow,
so
I
think
it's
so
important
for
us
to
see
it
and
we
were
able
to
showcase
that
to
our
viewers.
But
how
do
we
teach
our
children
is
so
important
about
that
that
the
apple
really
came
from
a
tree.
A
We
did
the
for
the
fresh
fruit
and
vegetable
program
years
ago
and
we
had
students
who
they
didn't
see
a
cherry
tomato,
the
whole
peach,
so
some
things
that
maybe
we
take
for
granted.
We
really
felt
it
was
a
great
way
to
educate
our
students
right
and
have
them
excited
about
it.
Have
them
go
home
and
talk
about
it,
so
very,
very
active
here
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
I
think
anybody
watching
if
they
have
a
child
in
Anne
Arundel
County.
They
should
ask
what
was
the
local
item
today,
because
we
promote
it.
A
It's
there
all
the
time
and
really
encourage
it.
You
know
with
your
you
know,
at
family
meals
when
they
come
home
from
school,
encourage
your
children.
What
did
you
have
today
which
fruit
and
vegetable
now
with
the
gardens
and
I
know
you?
Usda
is
looking
at
it
really
across
the
nation
for
the
gardens
Maryland
has
quite
a
few
and
in
Anne
Arundel
we
have
quite
a
few
gardens
and
we
really
look
at
them
as
in
education
center.
Is
that
really?
And
that's
really,
the
drive
behind
USDA
correct,
correct
right,
very.
A
A
A
How
tall
do
the
plants
grow?
I
know
I
mean
their
curriculum
is
unbelievable,
that
they
have
with
math
tied
into
the
garden
and
we've
had
great
experience
with
it.
I
think
we
have
a
lot
more
popping
up,
which
is
good.
Our
growing
season
doesn't
always
correspond
with
when
we're
in
school,
which
we
know,
but
we
definitely
have
capitalized
on
that
and
really
made
a
difference.
Looking
at
USDA
and
I
think
your
your
impact
here
in
in
maryland,
right
or
across
the
country.
How?
A
B
And
I
would
say
not
necessarily,
you
know
what,
because
I
think
we
see
such
creative
ways
now
in
which
to
really
bring
gardens
to
two
children,
whether
that's
urban
gardens,
whether
that's
indoor,
whether
you
have
hoop
houses,
I
mean
just
so
many
ways
in
which
you
can
still
bring
that
message
and
still
bring
that
education
inside
if
necessary.
So
you
know,
I
just
I
think
just
creativity
is
out
there.
A
Perfect
and
that's
exactly
what
I
was
looking
for
and
I
didn't
know
how
to
really
say
that
only
coming
from
Anne
Arundel
County,
because
I
know
what
we
have
but
I
think
it's
very
creative
when
I
go
to
these
national
meetings
and
I
hear
of
the
great
work
of
where
they
place
the
gardens
and
how
they're
putting
them
in
greenhouses
and
I
know.
We
have
an
AG
program
here
that
again,
a
lot
of
it
is
in
a
greenhouse.
So
it's
very
interesting
to
see
the
creativity,
the
thinking
outside
the
box
and.
B
A
A
When
we
come
back,
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
and
I
shouldn't
say
a
little
bit,
probably
a
lot
of
it
about
summer.
I
know
it's
USDA's
initiative
to
increase
the
summer
meals,
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
we
do
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
and
and
really
talking
about
the
health
and
the
well-being
of
the
students
that
we
serve
nationally,
as
well
as
in
a
normal
County.
Great.
Thank
you.
D
D
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
lights
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,
miss
Dombrowski
from
the
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
joins
me
today
and
we're
talking
a
lot
about
the
many
initiatives
at
USDA
as
well
as
summer
meals,
miss
Dombrowski.
We
just
talked
about
so
many
of
the
programs
that
USDA
offers
and
we
talked
about
the
farm
to
school.
We
talked
about
all
of
the
programs.
A
We
talked
about
the
programs
in
Anne
Arundel
and
the
outreach
that
you
know
you
do
at
USDA
and
in
the
team
of
stuff
that
you
have
and
how
that
really
impacts
us
here.
So
again,
thank
you.
We
appreciate
it
and
we
really
support
all
the
programs
that
you
provide
I.
Think
if
we
could
talk
about
summer
meals,
I
know,
summer
meals
are
pretty
near
and
dear
to
us
here
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
for
somebody
watching
they're
going
to
say
well,
the
bell
rings
in
June.
What
does
that
mean
summer
meals?
B
I
guess
who
would
say
you
know
it's
just
very
simply
that
children
need
healthy
food
all
year,
long,
not
just
during
the
school
year,
but
all
year
long
and
unfortunately,
during
the
summer
when
school
is
out,
we
find
that
children
don't
have
the
access
to
the
to
school
meals.
Don't
have
access
in
some
places
to
nutritious
meals.
Only
about
ten
percent
of
the
children
that
participate
in
the
lunch
program
during
the
school
year
participate
in
the
Summer
Food
Service
Program.
B
So
we
are
very
anxious
to
really
work
with
States
work
with
locals
work
with
with
everyone
to
really
try
to
promote
the
program
and
increase
that
access
for
our
children.
The
the
program,
the
Summer
Food
Service
Program
is
another-
is
one
of
our
15
Nutrition
Assistance
Programs,
that
funded
by
USDA
its
administered
by
state
agencies
most
often
Department
of
Education,
and
it
is
run
by
sponsors.
B
Sponsors
can
be
schools,
they
can
be
libraries,
cams,
faith-based
churches,
a
variety
of
organizations
that,
as
sponsors,
take
care
of
the
administrative
responsibilities
of
the
program,
and
then
the
children
receive
a
healthy
meat
meal
at
sites
at
feeding
sites
and
those
sites.
Again,
really
can
be
a
variety
of
locations,
it
can
be
a
school
site,
it
can
be
a
community
center,
it
could
be
a
library,
it
can
be
any
place
that
children
will
gather
to
be
able
to
receive
the
nutritious
meal
and
engage
in
an
activity
and
the
sites
work
directly
with
the
sponsors.
B
So
I
think
you
know
as
we
we
all
know.
It
is
just
critical
for
children
to
return
to
school,
ready
to
learn
after
a
summer,
and
that
doesn't
happen
when
children
go
hungry
throughout
the
summer
and
I
know
many
teachers
that
have
said
they
have,
they
can
really
tell
they
can
tell
the
child
that
has
been
nourished
all
summer
and
the
child
who
didn't
have
that
opportunity.
B
A
We
feel
very
strongly
about
that
here
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
our
numbers
grow
every
year,
so
we're
we're
constantly
adding
meals,
adding
sites
and
what
we
found
most
successful
for
us
is:
how
do
we
partner
with
the
agencies
that
already
have
our
children
so
they're,
not
always
in
the
school?
Even
though
we
strongly
believe
the
school
is
the
hub
in
the
community
and
it
is
but
in
the
summer
it
may
not
be
so.
If
we
can't
get
the
students
to
us,
we
have
to
go
to
them
and
I
think
that's
what
we're
finding
most
successful.
A
Our
partnership
with
Anne
Arundel,
County,
Recreation
and
Parks
is
truly
priceless.
They
open
sites
in
our
areas
that
might
have
a
food
desert,
they
might
have
a
high
statistic
of
poverty
and
we
go
to
that
location.
We
provide
them
enrichment,
activities,
they're
able
to
do
learning
activities,
they
do
arts
and
crafts,
they
do
trips
to
a
pool,
so
they
can
learn,
swim
safety
and
swimming
and
then
we're
there
to
provide
breakfast
and
lunch
all
summer
long.
So
it
really
is
they
go
hand
in
hand
and
I.
Think
it's
it's
until
you
see
the
difference.
A
It
makes
you
see
the
smiles
that
those
students
have
when
you
go
to
them
and
you
have
a
meal
you're
hooked.
You
know
you're
ready
to
serve
as
many
meals
in
the
summer
as
you
do
during
the
school
year
great.
So
it's
clearly
clearly
it
makes
a
difference.
We
see
it
making
a
difference
and
we
each
and
every
year
want
to
just
increase
our
meals
and
for
somebody
watching
if
they
say
I'm,
a
faith-based
and
I
know
I
have
a
camp.
A
They
should
call
me
up
if
they're
any
time
they
could
call
me
in
the
middle
of
the
winter.
They
can
call
me
in
the
middle
of
the
summer,
we've
added
programs
with
only
a
few
weeks
left
great,
so
we
definitely
see
the
the
need,
the
benefit
and
just
having
them
fueled
with
that
activity.
Piece
in
there
too.
It's
pretty
important,
we
love
the
the
whole
child
and
that
child
being
in
the
middle
and
there
the
focus
for
us.
So
it's
a
great
program.
Could
we
talk
a
little
bit
about
and
I
guess?
A
B
And-
and
it
is
a
program
that
definitely
realize
and
is
the
partnerships
are
so
very
important,
so
we
work
in
close
from
our
office
work
in
close
partnership
with
our
state
agencies,
with
the
community
partners
and
actually
with
other
federal
agencies
as
well
here
in
Maryland,
certainly
working
with
the
Department
of
Agriculture,
Maryland,
hunger
solutions
share
our
strengths
and
basically
anyone
who
is
interested
in
feeding
children
in
the
summer.
We
are
happy
to
talk
with
and
come
out
and
help.
We
provide
new
technical
assistance.
We
offer
any
guidance,
we
try
to
really
share
best
practices.
B
B
We
also
have
developed
partners,
partnerships
with
other
federal
agencies,
with
Laurel
development
and
with
HUD
to
help
promote
the
Summer
Food
Service
Program
through
their
housing
authorities
and
locations,
and
in
Virginia
we've
been
working
with
the
libraries
and
that
has
served
as
a
model
that
we're
we're
expanding
to
other
states
in
the
region
and
really
are
trying
to
again
provide
all
of
the
technical
assistance.
We
have
a
website
with
some
fantastic
material
of
whether
you're
a
site,
a
sponsor
or
just
interested
in
helping
us
promote
the
program.
So
lots
of
information
that
we
can
share.
B
A
A
So
what
we
do
is
we
look
at
every
opportunity.
We
have
not
only
to
fuel
their
bodies
but
to
fuel
their
brains.
So
it's
really
interesting
to
think
that
Virginia
is
looking
at
libraries
and
we're
very
actively
looking
at
that
and
I
think
that
will
be
part
of
our
program
that
definitely
expands
from
this
somewhere
this
summer
forward
and.
B
A
Do
you
see
USDA
making
that
difference
with
the
marketing
of
this
and
I?
Think
you
have
a
goal
right?
You
want
to
really
achieve
many
more
meals.
I
know
in
Anne
Arundel
County,
for
someone
watching
we're
going
to
hit
that
hundred
thousand
meal
mark
and-
and
we
want-
we've
been
gaining
20,000
meals
of
summer,
which
is
huge.
We
used
to
only
do
seven
thousand
meals
of
summer
wow,
so
are
gay
nao
far
exceeds
even
what
our
number
used
to
be
well.
B
C
A
Hopefully,
our
number
is
going
to
help
you
get
there
and
and
will
continue
to
do
so
again.
Anybody
watching
we
want
them
to
call
us,
they
can
call
me
they
can
email
me
they
can
do
anything
they
would
like.
As
long
as
we
can
reach
additional
children
is
really
what
we
want
to
do.
Let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
mobile
meals
and
I.
Think
it's
something
that
at
USDA
I
think
you've
you've
lead
the
charge
of.
A
Let's
look
outside
of
the
traditional
summer
setting
right
and
even
though
the
hub
is,
is
the
school
in
the
community.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that
or
what's
USDA's
feel
about
that,
and
then
I
would
love
to
share
what
we've
done
with
mobile
meals
here
in
Anne,
Arundel,
County
well,
I.
Think.
B
It
really
goes
to
the
point
you've
made
earlier
that
you
know.
Sometimes
you
really
need
to
go
to
where
the
children
are,
and
you
may
have
a
school
setting
that
works
well,
if
children
can
walk
to
that
school,
but
there's
often
times
places,
particularly
in
rural
areas,
where
you
really
need
to
reach
out
and,
as
you
say,
thank
out
of
the
box,
so
we
have
seen
some
and
in
a
number
of
places,
mobile
meals
really
be
that
key
to
that
to
serving
that
community.
B
So
we're
really
trying
to
encourage
more
states
and
more
local
areas
to
kind
of
consider
that
to
look
into
that
and
see
if
that
might
work
for
their
community
I
know.
Anne
Arundel
here
has
really
been
again
the
leader
in
in
this
effort
and
actually
started
with
the
mobile
vans.
If
I,
if
I
remember
back
in
2012,
so
would
love
to
hear
you
know
your
your
experience
in
your
perception
of
how
is
it
working
and
how
do
we
encourage
others
to
follow
it.
A
Is
working
great
in
the
inner
world
of
County?
We
did.
We
started
in
2012
in
conjunction
in
collaboration
with
our
transportation
division.
We
wanted
the
big,
yellow
school
bus
to
go
where
the
students
were
exactly
what
you
said.
Nat
have
them
come
to
us.
We
were
going
to
go
to
them
and
we
looked
at
a
principal
who
really
felt
he
had
an
area
of
high
need.
He
knew
he
had
students
that
were
home
without
food
and
he
was
already
touching
base
with
these
families
throughout
the
school
year.
A
So
we
just
thought
we
could
extend
his
service
in
the
summer
with
meals
very,
very
successful.
It
takes
some
growing
pains.
We
have
solicited
a
lot
of
partners.
We
have
a
lot
of
help.
Our
superintendent
supports
it
without
questions
so
having
his
support
in
our
board.
Members
support
just
really
charges
us
to
reach
more
and
look
look
deeper,
I
also
shared
with
you.
I
know
before
the
show
started
today
that
we're
actually
pockets
so
we're
now.
Mapping
in
Anne,
Arundel
County,
in
conjunction
with
our
Department
of
Health,
where
is
the
food
desert?
A
Where
is
their
pockets
of
our
community
in
our
county?
Is
very
large
that
there
isn't
food
sources
for
these
families
that
are
out
there.
Where
do
we
have
the
highest
snap
or
the
percentage
of
students
you
know
in
poverty
or
families?
We
also
incorporated
our
free
and
reduced-price
meal
data,
and
when
you
mapped
it
out,
we
actually
have
our
mobile
meals
in
those
same
locations.
So
we
thought
we're
going
to
go
to
these
students.
We
really
want
to
reach
out
where
they
are
provide
them
with
education,
materials,
fun,
interesting.
A
A
It's
it's
so
priceless
to
do
and
go
and
see.
We
encourage
everybody
on
our
staff
to
go
out
and
be
part
of
it
and
the
smiles
on
the
face
say
it
all
just
making
sure
that
they're,
fueled
and
they're
ready
to
learn
when
they
come
back.
We
really
know
we're
going
to
make
a
difference
for
our
students.
Oh
and.
B
A
B
And
I
guess
I
would
say
somewhat
in
summary
that
I
really
believe
that
our
nutrition
assistance
programs,
which
again
includes
the
school
lunch
program,
the
Summer
Food
Service
Program
the
WIC
program,
the
SNAP
program-
that
they
are
really
working
and
they're
working
in
every
community
and
working
in
every
community
to
fight
hunger
and
improve
the
health
of
our
children.
That's.
A
Fantastic
we're
thrilled
to
be
partners
with
you,
we're
thrilled
to
collaborate
with
you
in
anything
that
we
can
do
in
and
around
the
county.
Likewise,
we
just
want
to
be
able
to
pull
together,
make
our
resources
and
what
we
do
here.
We
know
we
can
do
it
across
the
country.
So,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
We
have
I,
guess
a
robust
program
with
our
local
produce
our
summer
meals,
unlimited
fruits
and
vegetables
every
day,
as
well
as
a
plenty
of
whole
grains,
lean
meats,
and
we
always
offer
milk
as
one
of
the
choices
at
breakfast
and
at
lunch.
If
you
have
questions
about
the
school
meals
program
or
anything
you'd
like
to
see
on
the
menu,
please
call
me
at
410
22
to
5,900.
Thanks
again
for
watching
and
I'll,
see
you
next
time
on
food
for
thought.