Feeding Strategies to Support Children’s Healthy Weight

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Workshop Presentation

Feeding Strategies to Support Children’s Healthy Weight

This presentation is intended for trainers to provide detailed information about

supporting children’s healthy growth and preventing overweight.

The project was supported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA National Research Initiative Grant # 2006-55215-16726

Objectives

Learner will be able to: – Describe feeding strategies to support a healthy

weight.– Identify specific actions to support children’s

healthy weight.– Recognize the adult role in supporting children’s

healthy weight.

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Adults should eat with children.

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Children learn to eat what they are offered!• Offer a variety of foods!

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Offer children small portions and but reassure them they can have more if they are hungry!

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Let children determine how much and serve themselves!

Serving Self

Reinforces internal cues

Self-regulation

Adults’ eyes are bigger than children’s stomachs!

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Regular scheduled meals and snacks!

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Create positive and pleasant mealtimes!

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Physical Environment–eating location– furniture–dishes–utensils

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Emotional Environment–pleasantness– limits–manners

Supporting Children’s Healthy Weight

• Auditory Environment– level of sounds in room– level of conversation

What feeding strategies are you using?