At Risk After School Program - Super Snack - Catalyst Kids (2024)
By Giulianne Pate& Stephanie Collett
The At Risk After School Program (AAFP) – is a program that is additional federal reimbursem*nt for our school-age after-school programs during the school year. The program is located in lower income areas and qualifies based on the percentage of free and reduced children attending the adjacent school. There is a “super snack” that is served after school for the children that has all the components of a meal versus a two-component snack. Half of the centers are currently serving the super snack and the other half just a small snack. We’re hopeful that they will all be back to serving super snack this fall. We recently had a chance to learn all the healthy details from our Nutrition Team recently.
You mentioned that a super snack is also known as dinner. Does a super snack typically replace a dinner meal that a child would have at home? Super snack is just our term, not sure why we really changed it, but it stuck. So yes, it is supper/dinner. Super snack is a meal compared to a smaller snack another center may serve.
What does a super snack consist of? Super snack consists of 5 food components, whereas a snack would consist of 2 food components. Food components is a CACFP term for “food group”. Super snack consists of: Low-fat milk, lean protein, fruit, vegetable, and a whole grain.
What qualifies a center to serve a super snack, is it strictly centers that it qualify for the At Risk After School Program?Any center that is on an elementary school campus that serves over 50% free and reduced meals qualifies to serve super snacks.Super snacks are reimbursed at the free rate whereas other reimbursem*nts for breakfast, lunch, and snacks are contingent upon the collection of meal benefits and other data.Any center can provide super snack; however, it is only the “at risk” centers that will receive the full meal reimbursem*nt.
What is the importance of having a super snack available to families? Super snack provides children with a full meal after school. This provides food security for the children and assures the families that their child is receiving a quality meal before heading home where food insecurity may be impacting the family.
Super snack provides children with a full meal after school. This provides food security for the children and assures the families that their child is receiving a quality meal before heading home where food insecurity may be impacting the family.
After-school snacks can be an excellent chance to fuel your child's body with healthy, nutritious foods. Children need snacks to stay full and energized, and it's important to offer a variety of foods for optimal nutrition. They eat differently than adults. Children may eat a lot more often or even not a lot at once.
Pick foods that are high in fiber and low in added salt and sugar. Offer children fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain snacks instead of sweets. Foods that are naturally sweet (such as apple slices, bananas, bell peppers, or baby carrots) are better than foods and drinks that contain added sugar.
What are Smart Snacks in School? Smart Snacks in School refers to the national nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of the federal reimbursable school meal programs during the school day.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are always the best snack choice for your kids – they contain vitamins and minerals, are a good source of fibre and count towards their 5 A Day. Plus, they're easy to eat on the go!
Children and teens need to eat every 3 to 4 hours, which means snacks are an important part of their day. Look at your child's schedule and plan to pack or offer snacks when gaps between meals will be long. Make sure snack time ends about 2 to 3 hours before the next meal.
Most kids don't need food after dinner, if bedtime is coming soon. So, I don't usually recommend one. If your policy is that you don't serve a bedtime snack, then your child may want to test you out on that. If that's the case, they may decide to go to bed without dinner.
“Kids have small stomachs and need to eat very often — like at least every three hours. And if you're in the toddler years, or in growth spurt periods, maybe like every 90 minutes.” So kids do need to snack — they're not just trying to drive you crazy.
A quick snack break can rejuvenate students and give them more energy for learning. Eating in class can also be helpful in building social skills and a sense of community in the classroom. Sometimes, when students bring food to class, they bring enough for everyone.
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