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Essential Questions:
What nutrition issues affect the development of children?
How can childrens special nutritional needs and other food-related issues be managed?
How can appropriate menus for children be planned and provided?
UNPACKED CONTENT
Balanced nutrition for children
Nutrition resources
Reliability of sources
My Pyramid for Preschoolers/My Pyramid for Kids
Need a variety of foods from five food groups
Grain group
Vegetable group
Fruit group
Milk group
Meat and beans group
Oils not a food group, but need some for good health
Each childs age, gender, and physical activity level are used to develop individual
eating plans and determine calories needed
NC Child Care Handbook
Suggestions for Encouraging Favorable Food Attitudes & Good Eating Habits
Meal Patterns for Children in Child Care Programs
Menu Planning Form
Special nutritional needs---types, causes and effects, prevention and treatment
Under nutrition and malnutrition
Overeating and obesity
Diabetes
Food allergies
Food Restrictions Form
Other food-related issues
Other dietary restrictions
Food preferences
Appreciation for multicultural foods
Long-term
2. malnutrition lack of proper
nutrients
Eating more Large supply of food Emotional problems Scale serving sizes to
3. overeating than body Trend toward Obesity childrens appetites
needs to snacking Other health problems Provide small servings
function
Overeating Lack of self-esteem Change behaviors of
4. obesity Body is more
than 20% Poor food choices Poor treatment by peers parents and children
overweight Inherited tendency to Hypertension Help with food choices
be overweight; a Diabetes Teach foods low in fat
family disorder Heart disease and calories
Family stress Hardening of the Teach portion control
Physical inactivity arteries Provide exercise
Overweight adults Build self-esteem
Serve healthy. low-fat
foods
Body does not Obesity Feel sick when sugar is Varied diet with fruits,
5. diabetes produce high or low vegetables, and grains
insulin and is Minimize saturated fat
unable to and cholesterol
manage blood Moderate sugars, salt
sugar
Balanced foods and
portion sizes
Eat at regular intervals
Ask parents for
personalized meal plan
Body reacts Wheat, soy, fish, Sniffles, pain, diarrhea, Provide restricted diet
6. food allergy negatively to peanuts, tree nuts, nausea, swelling, Offer safe substitutes
some foods shellfish, eggs, and rashes, congestion Eliminate food and
milk cause 90% of Anaphylactic shock smells from classroom
food allergies (can be fatal) Obtain information from
parents
Read product labels