School Based Feeding Program(SBFP)

Meycauayan CollegeGraduate Department

CRRENT ISSUES IN EDUCATION

>It is a DepEd Order No. 87 s.2012>The SBFP was previously known as Breakfast Feeding Program (BFP) which was initially conceptualized and launched in 1997 to address the short term hunger syndrome>The SBFP aims to provide hot meals to severely wasted children

Objectives of SBFP1. To rehabilitate at least 70% of the severely wasted beneficiaries to normal nutrition status at the end of 100-120 feeding days.2. To improve children’s health and nutrition values and behavior3. To ensure the 85-100% classroom attendance of the target beneficiaries

Target Areas or Schools

Target Beneficiaries

Duration

are severely wasted Kindergarten to Grade 6 pupils in identified schools. These are the prioritized grade levels due to the high level dropout rate, vulnerability to illness and a critical stage for mental and physical development. Height and weight of beneficiaries shall be taken by the teacher using SBFP Form 1. A calibrated weighing scale shall be used to take the weight and steel tape to take the height

The feeding shall be done for 100-120 days which is within October to March. The feeding days may be shortened if the actual beneficiaries exceeded the target beneficiaries or it may be extended if the actual beneficiaries is below the target beneficiaries.

are identified by the Regional Health and Nutrition Unit (RHNU) Staff with the following criteria: undernourished students, capacity of the school heads to manage, disburse and liquidate funds, awareness on the rules and regulations and schools that are not implementing other feeding program.

SBFP Core Group2 teaching personnel

and 1 parent or1 teaching personnel

and 2 parents

Finalize the cycle menu

Identify the target beneficiaries

Identify parents/volunteers who shall help the whole duration of the program

Prepare the schedule of parents/volunteers

Train the parents

Recording and reporting

Orientation of Program Implementers>Participants: school principals, teachers, day care workers, barangay officials, community and parent organization and other stakeholders, >DepEd Division Offices in coordination with the local Technical Working Group shall conduct the orientation.

Topic:

1. Overview of the program2. Background3. Operational guidelines4. Roles of PTA and other stakeholders5.Training/Cooking demonstration6. Food preparation and food safety concepts

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Feeding Proper>Feeding time shall be decided by the School Head in consultation with the SBFP Core Group and PTCA according to the needs of the children and practicability of feeding. It shall be conducted at the school feeding area or separate room to avoid disruption of classesMechanics:

1. Food commodities shall be served and consumed inside the feeding area2. Practice and observe highest standard of hygiene for the preparation and serving the food3. Teach children proper hygiene4. If Beneficiaries become overweight they shall continue to be fed and refer them to PE teacher for physical activities and to the School Nurse for health counselling. Beneficiaries who are undernourished shall be referred to the Health Personnel for further assessment.5. The SBFP Core Group is encouraged to use iodized salt in cooking and to minimize food wastage by practicing portion control

National Technical Working Group

Regional TWG

Division TWG

School Head/Principal

Feeding Program

Outstanding School

Implementer of SBFP

Monitoring and Evaluation

Outstanding School

Implementer of SBFP

The best school implementer of SBFP shall be recognized and awarded accordingly at the end of the feeding period based on the following criteria:

1. Percentage of beneficiaries rehabilitate to normal status

2 Compliance with the guidelines3. Establishment of vegetable garden4. Good practices developed and learned5. Involvement of parents and community6. Advocacy and resource mobilization

activities7. Prompt submission of reports

Deworming

• Deworm beneficiaries before the start of the feeding to get the full benefit of the nutrients of the food. DOH provide the deworming medicines to schools through DepEd RHN to Division offices to Schools. Get parental approval before administering the deworming medicines

Gulayan sa Paaralan Project (GPP)

• All schools should plant at least 50 malunggay trees within school premises (DepEd Memo No. 234) and allot an area for production of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables in school. Coordinate with the barangay to establish communal vegetable garden in the community

Complementary Acti viti es

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• Separate biodegradable, non-biodegradable and recyclable materials. Use the 5 R’s to minimize garbage (reduce, reuse, recycle, repair and rethink)

Waste Segregation and Composting

• Wearing of clean clothes, proper haircut, proper hand washing, tooth brushing and keeping nails short and

clean.

Personal Hygiene

• Conduct training on values formation, sustainable food production and nutrition education for parents in order to sustain family food security, increase school retention and improve nutritional status of children in long term.

Productivity, Life and Values Development Training

No. Region Division Total No. of Beneficiaries

1 IV - A Batangas 5,298

2 VII Negros Oriental 3,998

3 V Sorsogon 3,841

4 VI Negros Occidental

3,816

5 IV - B Oriental Mindoro 3,274

6 X Cagayan de Oro 3,182

7 III Zambales 2,809

8 IV - A Cavite 2,745

9 VII Leyte 2,584

10 I Pangasinan 1,949

LIST OF TARGETED AREAS

Malunggay Veggie Mix

Malu-Pinakbet

Misua with Malunggay LeavesMunggo Supreme

SoupVegetable Mix

Sopas na Dahon ng Malunggay

Malunggay Fish Balls with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Carrot Pancake

Champorado with Mungbean

Puto de Gabi with Linga

Squash Choco Flan

Corn Peanut Maja

Calamansi Sago Coolers

Turon Con Malunggay

LIST OF DEVELOPED STANDARDIZED RECIPES

Thank You !

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