“I’m hungry “!

What would you like for lunch?

I want

How many times have we heard this from children?

So what is the trick?

Nutrition begins when children start eating solidfood.

By the time they start pre-school their eating habitshave been established.

The following slides will help you, as a parent, beginhealthy eating habits for your child.

What to expect:

Children wash their hands

Help prepare the food

Help set the table

Eat at the table with the family

Offer small quantities of what the child does not like multiple times to encourage tastes and familiarity with the food

Power struggles over food

Using discipline around food/removal of food for unacceptable behavior

The same holds true for toilet training, nap and bed time since these are biological processes.

Parents are role models for their children What do we as parent eat?◦ Healthy foods

◦ Unhealthy foods

Log on to complete the remainder of this training www.choosemyplate.gov Click on Preschoolers Explore the options Click on MyPyramidPlan Enter your child’s information The web site will create a plan healthy to

meet your child’s needs. It will also provide ideas for how to plan

meals for your preschooler.

Healthy Life Pyramid

100% Whole Wheat Bread

Oatmeal

100% Whole Grain Crackers

Whole Corn Tortillas

Brown Rice

Whole Grain Pasta

Dark Green Vegetables: Romaine lettuce and spinach.

Orange Vegetables: Sweet potatoes and carrots.

Dry beans and peas: Black beans, kidney beans and pinto beans.

Starchy Vegetables: Corn and potatoes. Other Vegetables: Tomatoes, tomato juice,

cauliflower, green beans, head of lettuce, onions and zucchini.

Apples Strawberries Grapefruit Grapes Mangoes Oranges Peaches Plums Raisins 100% Fruit Juice Bananas

Milk: Fat free, low fat, reduced fat and whole milk.

Milk based desserts: Pudding made with milk and frozen yogurt.

Cheese: Cheddar and Swiss

Yogurt

Meats: lean cuts of pork chop and strip steak.

Poultry: chicken breast.

Fish: salmon steak and shrimp.

Seeds & Nuts: almonds, cashews, mixed nuts and walnuts.

Dry Beans & Seeds: cooked black beans, cooked kidney beans and cooked pinto beans.

Sugars & Sweeteners: The sugars or sweeteners in soft drinks, fruit punch, candies, cakes, cookies, pies, and ice cream.

Solid Fats: The solid fats in butter, stick margarine, fried foods, sausages, fatty meats, cheese, biscuits, and some desserts.

Let your child pick out the fruits and veggies at the store.

Children will eat foods they help prepare, so let them help you.

Children feel good about doing something “grown up” so give them little chores to do in the kitchen.

Wipe tables Hand items to adult to put away (such as

after grocery shopping) Place things in trash Tear lettuce or greens Help “read” a cookbook by turning the pages

Make “faces” out of pieces of fruits and vegetables

Rinse vegetables or fruits Snap green beans

All that a 2 year old can do, plus: Add ingredients Talk about cooking Scoop or mash potatoes Squeeze citrus fruits Stir pancake batter Knead and shape dough Name and count foods Help assemble a pizza

All that a 3 year old can do, plus: Peel eggs and some fruits, such as oranges

and bananas Set the table Crack eggs Help measure dry ingredients Help make sandwiches and tossed salads

All that a 4 year old can do, plus:

Measure liquids

Cut soft fruits with a dull knife

Use an egg beater

Causes of obesity include: high sugar and fat intake, low intake of vegetables and fresh fruit, too much fast food, missing breakfast, too much television time, and time with computer games.

Prevention: Eat breakfast every day, become more active, less fast food, increase fresh fruits and vegetables, and smaller portions of food.

Physically: obesity can cause type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer as one grows older.

Emotionally: obesity can cause low self esteem, depression, being picked on in school, suicide thoughts as one grows older.

Parents Are Role Models

The next slide is an example of healthy portions for an active three year old.

By putting your child's information into My Pyramid you can also get a healthy plan for your child.

Google: cookbooks for kids

Please complete the evaluation for this Nutrition PP Presentation training.

Return the evaluation questionnaire the next time you drop your child off at the Center.

This training is provided to parents through the Phoenix College Family Care & Head Start Center, and the following grant:

CCampis-Care “Child Care Access Means Parents in School-Child Care Access Resources for Everyone”

The Family Care * Head Start Center is an instructional part of the Child & Family Studies Program in the Department of Applied Technology, Family/Consumer Sciences.

CCAMPIS Grant Training •Parent Orientation•Nutrition•Guiding Children Behavior

Contact Information:Gloria McGinty, Center Director(602)285-7901Gloria.mcginty@pcmail.maricopa.edu

After the training, please complete the evaluation form and follow up instructions.Thank you for your participation.