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DevelopingGoodEatingHabitsinChildren
Whilechildrenareyoung,theyneedtodevelopgoodeatinghabitsthatwilllasttheirlifetime.Mealtimeistheidealopportunitytosetanexamplebycreatingapositiveatmosphereinwhichhealthyfoodattitudescanbedeveloped. Earlyexperienceswithfoodhaveastrongimpactonthefutureeatinghabitsandhealthofyoungchildren,andthebesttimetoteachgooddietaryhabitsisduringtheearlyyears.
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Thefood"pyramid"releasedbytheDepartmentofAgriculturein1992,suggeststhatahealthydietisonethatincludesmultipleservingsofvariousgrains,fruits,andvegetablesperday,andlimitingtheintakeofsaturatedfat,cholesterol,sodium,andsugar.
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PoordiethasbeenassociatedwiththedevelopmentofmanyofthechronicdiseasesintheUnitedStates,includingheartdisease,highbloodpressure,anddiabetes.
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Tolearnaboutnutrition,childrenshouldbeinvolvedwithactualfood—notsimplyanswerquestionsinworkbooksorsingsongsaboutvegetables.
Hands-onnutritionactivitieshelpchildrendevelophealthyeatinghabitsandcancomplementotherlearning,forexamplemath,science,language,socialdevelopment,cooperation,andrespectforculture.
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TeachingaboutFoodGroups
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Foodswhichhavethingsincommonbelongtofoodgroups.
Inafoodgroup,allfoodsarenotthesame;buttheyhavesomethingsincommon.Therearefivebasicfoodgroups:grains,protein,dairy,vegetables,andfruit.Oilisnolongerconsideredafoodgroup.
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Grains
Eatinggrainsmayreducetheriskofheartdiseaseandotherchronicdiseases.Eatingfoodshighinfibermayreduceconstipation,promoteintestinalhealth,andhelpwithweightmanagement.
GrainsthathavebeenprocessedmaylosemanyoftheirnutritionalelementssuchasfiberandBvitaminsandminerals.Trytousewholegrainfoodsinmealsandsnacks.
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Vegetables
TheVegetablegroupincludesanyvegetableor100%vegetablejuice.Vegetablescanbeservedraw,cooked,fresh,frozen,canned,ordried/dehydrated.Thereare5subgroups:darkvegetables,starchyvegetables,redandorangevegetables,beans,peasandothervegetables.
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Fruits
Whenservingfruitchoose100%juice,fresh,canned,frozen,ordriedfruits.Certainfruitscanprotectagainstcertaintypesofcancerandhelpwithpreventingillnesssuchaskidneystones,decreasebonelossandcolds.Fruitsthatcontainpotassiummayhelpwithbloodpressuresuchasbananas,prunes,driedpeachesandapricots,cantaloupe,honeydewmelon,andorangejuice.
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Dairy
Manyconsiderdairythebestsourceofcalcium.Thoughcalciumcanalsobefoundintheotherfoodgroupscaremustbetakentocombinefoodstomeettherecommendedcalciumrequirements.
Becauseoftheconcernsforahealthyweightmanyhouseholdsareusing2%,1%,andnon-fatmilkproducts.Children2yearsandundershouldbeconsumingwholemilkproducts.Somechildrenarelactoseintolerant.ForthosechildrenthereareLactose-freeandlower-lactoseproducts,calciumenrichedsoy,andricemilk.
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Meat(Protein)andMeatAlternates
Proteinfoodsincludemeat,poultry,seafood,beans/peas,eggsandprocessedsoyproduct,nutsandseeds.Meatandpoultrychoicesshouldbeleanorlow-fat.
Vegetarianmealsmustalsoincludeasourceofprotein.Vegetarianmealsmayincludetheseoptionsbeans,peas,processedsoyfoods,nutsandseeds.
CAUTION:BecauseofthedangerfornutallergiesDONOTusenutsasaproteinoption.
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Fats,oils,andsweets
Thedifferencebetweenoilsandfatsistheirconsistencywhentheyareatroomtemperature.Oilsareliquidatroomtemperaturesuchasoliveorcanolaoil.Oilscomefromplantsandfish.
Oilsprovideessentialnutrientsbutarenolongerconsideredafoodgroup.
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Caution:
Youngchildrencaneasilychokeonrawvegetables,fruits,seeds,nuts,peanutbutter,hotdogs,etc.Donotgivethesefoodstoinfants.Closelywatchyoungchildrenwhentheyeatthesefoods.
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Children’sfavoritefoodstendtobehighinsugarand/orfat.Fatandsugarmakefoodstastegoodandfeelgoodinthemouth.Thinkaboutyourthreefavoritefoods.Formostpeople,atleastoneofthesehasalotofsugarorfat.Manyfoodsweserveatsnacktimetendtohavelotsoffatandsugar.Becauseofthis,manypeoplethinkeatingsnacksisnothealthy.
Servingchildrenfoodswithlotsofsugarmaygivethemenergy.Buthighsugarfoodsmaynothaveenoughofthevitaminsandmineralschildrenneedforgrowthanddevelopment.
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Willeatingfoodswithlotsofsugarmakechildrenhyperactive?Alotofresearchhasbeendoneinthisarea.
ThereisNOevidencethatsugarmakeschildrenmoreactive.Adultsneedtothinkaboutwhattheyexpectbeforetheycallachild“hyperactive.”
Remember,itisokaytoservesomefoodsthatarehigherinsugar,aslongasyoubalancethesechoiceswithfoodsthatcontainaloweramountofsugar.
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Ifyouserveavarietyoffoodsandabalanceddiet,itisnotnecessarytorestrictfoodchoicesformostchildren.Someexpertsthinkwhenyoukeepafoodawayfromsomeone,itbecomestheveryfoodthatpersoncraves.
Youmaywanttoservechildrenlowerfatandsugarchoicesoftheirfavoritefoods(suchaslowfatfrozendesserts)alongwiththeoriginalfood.Thiswillhelpchildrentryavarietyoffoodsandavarietyoftastes.
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Fat:Howmuchistoomuch,andhowmuchisnotenough?
Manyadultsareconcernedaboutlimitingfatinachild’sdiet–andforgoodreason.Childrenneedsomefatforgrowingbodies.Somefatisalsoneededforbrainandnervetissuesandforenergy.
• Donotlimitfatforchildrenundertwoyearsofage.Thismeansusingwholemilkandmilkproductsforchildrenfrom12to24monthsofage.
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Fat:Howmuchistoomuch,andhowmuchisnotenough?
Ifyoucareforchildrenofdifferentagesyoumayneedtohaveseveralkindsofmilkinyourrefrigerator.
• Afterthechild’ssecondbirthday,beginservinghim/herreduced-fat(2%)milkinsteadofwholemilk.
• Aroundagethree,changetoserving1%(low-fat)milk(orskimmilk(fatfree)if1%milkisnotavailableinyourarea).
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ChildrenandFood
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Theamountoffoodachildneedsdependsonthechild'sactivitylevel,currentweightandstature,growthspurtsandappetite.Theamountoffoodchildreneatmaybeinfluencedbyhunger,appetite,foodchoices,moodandwhateverelseishappeningintheirlives.
Ifachildfillsupfast,makingthechildeatmoremaycauseanegativeassociationwitheating.
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ChildrenandFoodItisbettertolimittheamountoffoodswithhighsalt,highfatcontent,andsugaronthechildcaremenuforallthechildrenthantolimitcertainfoodsforspecificchildren.ByfollowingtheWashingtonStateMealPatternfoundintheWACsandplanninghealthymealsandsnacksyoucanofferfoodsthatprovidetheoptimalamountofnutrientsforgrowthwhilehelpingtosatisfyachild'sappetite.
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Unlessmedicallyindicated,foodmayneverbewithheldfrom
childrenduringscheduledmealandsnacktimes.
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AboutDesserts
Nevertellchildrentheymusteateverythingontheirplatesinordertogetdessert.Thiswillonlymakedessertsappearspecial.
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Whenincluded,dessertsshouldbepartofthemeal,likethevegetableorbread.Theyshouldnotbetreatedasaspecialpartofthemeal.
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AboutDessertsDessertsareoptional,andinfactoftenlicensinghaslimitationsonhowoftensomedessertscanbeserved.Plandessertscarefully.
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Manyarehighinfatandsugarandlowinothernutrients.Forexample,plaincookiesandcakeshavelittlenutritionalvalue,butarehighincalories.Instead,plantousecarrotsorpumpkininrecipestoprovidevitaminA.Custardsandpuddingsareconsideredgooddessertssincetheycontaincalciumandprotein.
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FoodsfromOutsidetheFacilityAhealthynutritionenvironmentiscreatedbyservingnutritiousfoodsduringregularmealsandsnacksaswellasatspecialoccasions.
Typicalcelebrationsusuallyincludecaloriedensefoodsoflimitednutritionalvalue,suchascookies,cakeandcandy.Onoccasion,thismaynotposeaproblem,butitsendsamessagetochildrenthateatingsuchfoodsistheonlywaytocelebrate.
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FoodsfromOutsidetheFacilityThecentershouldhaveguidelinesforfoodsornonfooditemsbroughtintothefacilityandservedforholidaysandcelebrations.
Childcarefacilitiescanletparentsknowgentlybutfirmlythatthefacilitysupportsahealthierapproachtocelebrations.Thiscaneasilybedonebyincludingthefacilitypolicyinthecenterhandbookgiventoparents.Everyonebenefitsfromhealthychoices,anditsendsamessagetofamiliesthatgoodnutritionisimportanttothefacility.
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FoodsfromOutsidetheFacilityHolidaysshouldbecelebratedwithmostlyhealthyfoodsandnonfoodtreats.
Childcarefacilitiescanbearolemodelforthefamiliesusingtheirservices.Theycanmovefamiliestowardahealthierwayofcelebratingbyreducingunhealthyfoodsandincreasingfunactivitiesthatareapartofcelebrations.Birthdaysandcelebrationscanincludemanyhealthytreatsandhelpkidsappreciateandlearnaboutothercultures.
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FundraisingFundraisingactivitiesshouldconsistofsellingnonfooditemsonly.
Fundraisingisacommonpracticeformanychildcarefacilities.Evenifthemoneyraisedisusedtosupportthingsthefacilityreallyneeds,themessagebecomesunclearwhensalesofunhealthyfooditemsareusedtoraisefunds.
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Alsorememberthatfamiliesandstaffbuymuchofthefoodthatissold.Havingextracandyandsweetsaroundthehousemakesitthatmuchhardertoencouragehealthiereatingforchildren.
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