My Plate Learning Objectives - PowerPoint Presentation

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My PlateSlide2

Learning Objectives

Understand the switch to My Plate from My PyramidIdentify how My Plate will help children make healthy food choicesBecome familiar with My Plate in relation to food groups and portionsUse My Plate as a resource for meal planning and encouraging healthy eating habits in the children under your careIdentify opportunities to share My Plate resources with parentsSlide3

My Pyramid to My PlateSlide4

How Does My Plate Help Children Make Healthy Food Choices?

It is a great visual to explain to children how to make a healthy plateIt helps them learn how to make good food choices that they will carry into adulthoodSlide5

The Importance of Health Eating in Childhood

*Prevents Childhood Obesity

*Promotes Growth and Development

* Establishes Lifelong Healthy

E

ating

H

abitsSlide6

A Closer Look At My PlateSlide7

Vegetables

*Half of the plate should be fruits and vegetables*Offer a variety of vegetables* Try different ways to prepare them.Slide8

Health Benefits of Vegetables

* Contains Vitamins and Minerals such as Potassium, Fiber, Vitamin C and Folate*Lowers Risk of Heart Disease, Certain Types of Cancer, Obesity and Type 2 DiabetesSlide9

How Much Vegetables?

Ages 2-3: One cup dailyAges 4-8: One and a half cups dailySlide10

Fruits

*Half the plate should be half fruits or vegetables*Make most of your choices whole or cut-up fruit rather than juice

*

Make fruits more appealingSlide11

Health Benefits of Fruit* Contains Vitamins and Minerals such as Potassium, Fiber, Vitamin C and F

olate

*Lowers Risk of Heart Disease,

C

ertain Types of Cancer, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

* Helps reduce constipationSlide12

WHAT IS A SERVING OF FRUIT?

Ages 2-3: One cup daily

Ages 4-8: One and a half cups dailySlide13

Grains*Make 50% whole grains

*Read labels Slide14

Health Benefits of Grains• Grains are important sources of many

nutrients, including dietary fiber, several B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and

folate

), and minerals (iron, magnesium, and selenium

).

Lowers risk of heart disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes

Reduces Constipation

Provides the feeling of being full with fewer calories.Slide15

How Much Grains?2-4 year olds three ounces(1.5 ounces being whole grains)

4-8 year olds five ounces(2.5 ounces being whole grains)Slide16

ProteinsChoose Lean Meat, seafood and Chicken.

Use Beans, Peas and Soy Products as Main DishesSlide17

Health Benefits Of Proteins

•Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans and peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds supply many nutrients. These include protein, B vitamins (niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, and B6), vitamin E, iron, zinc, and magnesium.

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Proteins function as building blocks for bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. They are also building blocks for enzymes, hormones, and vitamins

.

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EPA and DHA are omega-3 fatty acids found in varying amounts in seafood

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How Much Protein?

*2-3 year olds: Two Ounces Daily and Three to Five

O

unces of Fish

E

ach

W

eek

*4-8 year olds: Four Ounces Daily and Four to Six Ounces of Fish Each WeekSlide19

Dairy*Good Sources are Milk, Yogurt and Cheese

*Should be low fat choicesSlide20

Health Benefits Of Dairy

Nutrients include calcium, potassium, vitamin D, and protein.

Helps with Bone health in Childhood when bone mass is being built.Slide21

How Much Dairy*2-3 year olds: 2 cups daily*4-8 year olds: 2 ½ cups dailySlide22

Oils

*Can be used as a flavoring

*Number

of foods are naturally high in oils, like nuts, olives, some fish, and avocados.Slide23

Foods to Limit

High Sodium Foods Such as Potato ChipsAdded Sugars

Saturated Fat or Solid Fat Like ButterSlide24

Ways To Limit Salt Intake

*Check labels*Avoid adding salt (an exception may be when baking yeast breads

)

*Eat

fresh foods, frozen

veggies

*Use

other seasoningsSlide25

People Ages 2 and Over Should Limit Their

Sodium Intake Per Day To?

A.2,300

mg or 1,500 mg, depending on age/other individual

characteristics

B. 2,300 mg or 3,000 mg, depending on age/other individual characteristicsSlide26

People Ages 2 and Over Should Limit Their Sodium Intake Per Day To?

A.2,300 mg or 1,500 mg, depending on age/other individual characteristicsB. 2,300 mg or 3,000 mg, depending on age/other individual characteristicsSlide27

Can you Guess How much Sodium is in one Teaspoon of Salt?

A. 1,300 mgB. 2,300 mg

C. 3,300 mgSlide28

Can You Guess How Much Sodium is in one Teaspoon of Salt?

A.1,300 mgB. 2,300mg

C. 3,300 mgSlide29

Limit Added Sugars

“Added” sugars are sugars and syrups added to foods or beverages during preparation or processing1 teaspoon sugar = about 4g of added and/or naturally occurring sugarSlide30

Added VS. Natural Sugars

Other sugars occur “naturally” in foods like milk, fruit, and some

vegetables

– they aren’t the

“added sugars” that are the concernSlide31

Common Added Sugars Most commonly added are

agave

syrup

brown

sugar

cane

juice and cane syrup

confectioners

’ sugar

corn

sweetener and corn syrup

dextrose

fructose

fruit

juice concentrates

glucose

granulated

white sugar

high-fructose

corn syrup

honey

invert

sugar

lactose

maltose

malt syrup

molasses

raw

sugar

sucrose

syrup

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Can You Guess Which Has Added

Sugars in the Ingredients?

A.INGREDIENTS

: cultured pasteurized grade A nonfat milk, whey protein concentrate, pectin

...

B. INGREDIENTS: cultured grade A reduced fat milk, apples, high-fructose corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, natural flavors, pectin ...Slide33

Can You Guess Which Has Added Sugars in the Ingredients?

A. INGREDIENTS: cultured pasteurized grade A nonfat milk, whey protein concentrate, pectin ...B. INGREDIENTS: cultured grade A reduced fat milk, apples, high-fructose corn syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, natural flavors, pectin ...Slide34

How To Limited Saturated Fats in Children.

Read nutrition LabelsTrim fat off meat and prepare lean cuts of meat.

Use vegetable Sprays while cookingSlide35

Activity

Toddlers should have 60 minutes of active play a day and Preschoolers 120 minutes a day.

It can be split up throughout the day

Make it fun! Make their activity be something they enjoy!Slide36

Types of Activities

Combination of teacher-led/structured activities and free

play

Structured physical activities are engaging, pre-planned, quick and intense activities led by adults.

Unstructured activity is free play for children to be creative and use their imagination.Slide37

How To Get Children Active

Doesn’t Have to be Outdoors, Have Fun Indoor ActivitiesIncorporate into daily lessons plans

Have Special

Activites

on rainy days or days the weather doesn’t allow for you to go outdoors

Have outside sources provide a fun activity once a weekSlide38

How to Incorporate

MyPlate Into Meal Planning*When Planning Meals Start with Your Main Course( Which most likely is lunch) then add to it with all the required options. Then Plan snack and Breakfast.

* Use a Chart That Has Each Color of the Plate to Plan Each Day Of The Week.

*Use Menu Cycles

* For More Tips on Meal Planning go to: https

://healthymeals.fns.usda.gov/menu-planning/menu-planning-tools/menu-planning-tools-child-care-providersSlide39

Activity: Plan a week of meals using

MyPlateSlide40

Tips For ParentsTry New Foods At Home

Talk to Your Children About

W

hat is Planned For Meals

Have Children Help Prepare Meals

Make Meal Time FUN!

Have Fresh fruits and Veggies Ready to EatSlide41

Great Activities For the KidsSlide42

Great Resources on My Plate

Https://www.choosemyplate.gov/

https://

www.fns.usda.gov/tn/myplateSlide43

Resources

https://www.choosemyplate.gov/MyPlatehttps://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/Pages/Childhood-Nutrition.aspxhttps://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/UCM537120.pdfhttps://healthymeals.fns.usda.gov/menu-planning/menu-planning-tools/menu-planning-tools-child-care-providers

https://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/5-healthy-goals/get-kids-moving

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