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Karen Fradua John Hayes Martha Strickland
Best Practices for Nutrition
• Children older than two years are served reduced fat milk (skim or 1%).
• Juice is limited to a total of 4-6 ozs. or less per day for children over one year of age.
• Clean, sanitary drinking water is available for children to serve themselves throughout the day.
• Sugar sweetened beverages are not served.
• High fat, high sugar, and high salt foods are served less than one time per week.
Best Practices for Nutrition
• Child care providers do not use food as a reward or punishment.
• At least one child care provider sits with children at the table and eats the same meals and snacks.
• Providers encourage, but do not force, children to eat.
Best Practices for Nutrition
• Nutrition education is offered to child care providers at least one time per year.
• Nutrition education is offered to children at least three times per year.
Nutrition Components
• Color Me Healthy
• Eat Smart…It’s in the Bag
• How Plants Grow
• Grow a Garden…Grow Healthy
• Eat Smart…It’s a Matter of Taste
• Grocery Store Adventure
• Eat Smart, Move More Parade
• Eat Smart with Me
How Plants Grow
Grow a Garden…Grow Healthy
Eat Smart…It’s a Matter of Taste
Grocery Store Adventure
Eat Smart With Me
Families Eating Smart Moving More
Family Night
End of Year Celebration
• Attend the Eat Smart, Move More, Grow Healthy Toolkit Training
• Complete Self Assessment Tool (NAP SACC)
• Receive the Eat Smart, Move More, Grow Healthy Toolkit
• Attend Color Me Healthy Training (if needed)
• Select Toolkit Components
• Implement Color Me Healthy, NAP SACC, and Other Selected Toolkit Components
Getting Started
Toolkit Implementation
2011
• Summer 2011 - Offer training to regional consultants in communities with nutrition, physical activity, and/or obesity coalitions
• Late summer/ early fall 2011 – Regional consultants will offer local trainings to child care center directors
Future
• Content updates to toolkit
• Continued development of implementation plan
Stories from the Field
John Hayes, Director York Technical College Child Development Center Rock Hill, SC Martha Strickland, Principal Black Street Early Childhood Center Walterboro, SC
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