Snack Information Gathering Survey

Results - April 2006

A little snack info…At the moment every family is required to bring a snack to school once a month, last year it was once every three months and two years ago the school supplied snack completely. For the last three years snack has been overseen by the nutritional chair. This upcoming year snack will be handled by a committee under the new board position, Programs Chair. As most of you know there is a tabled proposal to require all snacks to be organic. The environmental committee is meeting monthly producing a monthly nutrition education newsletter and brainstorming how to make snack easier and acceptable for everyone.

1) Next year I would like the school to supply snack fulltime.
Agree: 67%

2) I would be willing to pay 40 cents per session for snack if supplied by school.
(Maximum possible amount -10 sessions a week x .40 = $4.00 week /$16.00 a month Least possible amount per child – 2 sessions a week x .40 = .80 week/$3.20 a month)
Agree: 79%

3) I would like school to supply snack 50% of the time.
Agree: 56%

4) I would like to go back to supplying snack only once every 3 months.
Agree: 55%

5) I would like snack to be 100% organic.
Agree: 67%

6) I would like all fruits and veggies to be organic.
Agree: 80%

7) I would like all dairy to be organic.
Agree: 77%

8) I would like a snack buyout program.
Agree: 61%

9) Families should supply snacks daily for their own children with their lunches.
Agree: 28%

10) I am happy with the present snack situation.
Agree: 54%

11) If I no longer had to bring in a snack once a month I would be willing to bring in . a project twice a year.
Agree: 68%

12) How many times a year would prefer to bring in snack 3.78 times