Totally Worth the Mess! Strategies for Implementing - PowerPoint Presentation

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Totally Worth the Mess!

Strategies for Implementing

Family Style DiningSlide2

Family Style Dining

EMPOWERING

FOSTER INDEPENDANCE

BUILD CONFIDENCE

PROMOTE LANGUAGE

DEVELOP MOTOR SKILLS

HEALTHY HABITS

SOCIAL SKILLS

LEARN MANNERSSlide3

What brings YOU here today ?

What is all the fuss about?

Is family style dining a good fit for my program?

Are there tools and resources to help successfully implement family style dining?

You may be wondering…Slide4

Training ObjectiveSlide5

Pass the Peaches Please VideoSlide6

Benefits

Family Style Dining benefits young

children by:

Building

lifelong skills that enhance motor skills, language, self-esteem,

social

skills, table manners and independence

Helping

children learn how much food it takes for them to feel full 

Encouraging

children to take part in the entire meal from table setting to cleanup

Allowing

children to experience a meal setting that is comfortable, relaxing, and enjoyable

Allowing

children the freedom to make decisions and make their own food

choices

Supporting

developmentally appropriate and healthy experiences ​Slide7

Six Principles for Feeding Young Children

Laurel

Branen, PhD, LD, RDJanice Fletcher, EdDUniversity of Idaho

True or False

1. Adults set the feeding environment.

True

2. Children need a variety of foods.

3. Children should sit and eat only with other children.

4. Adults select what food is offered and how it is offered.

(Satter’s Division

of Responsibility in Eating)6. Children should serve themselves.

5. Adults decide how much children need to eat.

True

False

False

True

TrueSlide8

Planning

Be Prepared – Do your homework

Staff Involvement

AssessmentBudget

Parent InvolvementTrainingClassroom Activities

ImplementationSlide9

Do Your Homework

BE PREPARED:

To possibly get some resistance from staff

To

explain to staff and parents, “why the change?”

To listen to feedback – positive and negative

With a plan to “Sell” family style dining

To answer specific questions about family style diningSlide10

Staff Involvement

How you “Present/Sell” can be more important than implementation

Goes back to pre-planning – who, what and whenMake it fun! Make it a team building project!Prepare activities

Presenting Your

Idea

How Will You “Sell It”?Slide11

Assessment

Complete the Mealtime Observation Checklist

Review the results of the observations to assist in the planning process

Inventory - Equipment ChecklistReview

budget if new equipment is needed. Is this an allowable CACFP cost?Determine how family style dining could benefit your program

Set Goals and Timelines

Assessment

is defined as a methodical way of acquiring, reviewing and using information about something, so as to make improvement where necessary. Assessment should be

ongoing throughout the entire process. Slide12

Budget

N

ew or additional mealtime equipmentClassroom activity suppliesTraining supplies

Will you

need:

Are these allowable

CACFP expenses?Slide13

Parent Involvement

How will parents be involved?

How will you communicate with parents?Slide14

Staff Training

Who will need training?

Who will conduct training?

When will the training be conducted?What will that training look like?

What are CACFP requirements in regard to family style dining? GM 12C, 2HSlide15

7 CFR 226.26(n)

Family style meal service is a type of meal service that allows children and adults to serve themselves from communal platters of food with assistance from supervising adults, if needed. Family style meal service allows children and adults to be introduced to new foods, new tastes and new menus, while developing a positive attitude toward healthy foods, sharing in group eating situation and developing good eating habits. Unlike other types of meal services (e.g. cafeteria lines, vended meals, pre-plated service, and OVS), family style meals afford some latitude in the initial portion of food that is served. Additional servings of each food are readily available at each table and more can be served at any time.

Serving

meals family style is optional and may be used in any CACFP setting. If a center or day care home chooses to serve meals family style they must comply with the following practices (7 CFR 226.26(n)):

1. A sufficient amount of prepared food must be placed on each table to provide the full required portions of each of the components, as outlined in 7 CFR 226.20(c)(1) and (2), for all children or adults at the table and to accommodate supervising adults if they wish to eat with the children and adults. See the question and answer section in the Attachment for an example.

2.

Children and adults must be allowed to serve the food components themselves, with the exception of fluids (such as milk and juice). During the course of the meal, it is the responsibility of the supervising adults to actively encourage each child and adult to serve themselves the full required portion of each food component of the meal pattern. Supervising adults who choose to serve the fluids (including milk and juice) directly to the children or adults must serve the required minimum quantity to each child or adult. For example, children 3-5 years old must be served 6 fluid ounces of milk at breakfast, lunch and supper meals.

3. Centers and day care homes that use family style meal service may not claim second meals for reimbursement.

In line with the nutritional goals of the CACFP, family style meal service encourages a pleasant eating environment, promotes mealtime as a learning experience by allowing children to serve themselves from common platters of food (with assistance from supervising adults) and provides educational activities that are centered around food. Even when a complete family style meal service is not possible or practical, it may be useful to offer one component or multiple components in a family style manner. Supervising adults should provide assistance to children and adults as needed when serving foods from communal platters. This practice can help young children develop motor skills and the dexterity and hand strength needed to serve foods. For tips on how to successfully serve meals family style in CACFP, refer to the

Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children Supplement E: Support for Family Style Meals available at http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/tn/Supplement_E.PDF. Slide16

Classroom Activities

Dramatic play area – mealtime

Make individual place matsWater play with pitchers and cupsPicking up objects with tongs

Taste testing new menu itemsSlide17

Implementation

Continue to observe and assess throughout this process

Make changes to your goals and/or timelines as necessarySlide18

Timeline Example

July 2018

Homework

Initial Plan

August

Present to Staff

Put together team

Planning date

Classroom observations

Planning date

September

November

October

Classroom Activities

Parent Newsletter

Assess Results

Planning Date

Implement in Classroom A

Observe

Planning/Feedback

December

January 2019Slide19

Key Points to Remember

Arm yourself with the knowledge of the benefits of family style dining - (program, children, staff and parents)

~Prepare to present and “Sell” itPut a plan in place prior to implementation

~How do you want Family Style Dining to look like in your programSet simple goals and timelines ~

Stay flexibleAssess progress ~Pre-assessment, Ongoing assessment and Post-assessmentHave an open mind

~Strive to create a relaxing and enjoyable mealtime ~Avoid mealtime struggles

Respect children’s and staff’s difference ~Remember that we all “come to the table” with different likes/dislikes andmealtime experiencesSlide20

And before you go…

“Mom, Dad and Teachers too; you

know those boundaries and limits you set for me? I see it as my job to

test,

defy or push against you before accepting them. I also see it as your job to hold those boundaries gently yet firmly in place.”Slide21

Family Style Meals in the Child Care Setting

Additional Video Resource

Arizona Department of Health ServicesSlide22

Family Style Dining Tips

Additional Video Resource

Little Brown House SchoolPort Royal, South CarolinaSlide23

Resources

Ellyn

Satter

Institute

Mealtime

and Feeding Resources for Early Learning Professionals – University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition

Nurturing

Young Eaters – University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition

Institute of Child Nutrition – CACFP Resources

Supplement E: Support Family Style Meals – USDA Team Nutrition

Family Style Dining – Community & School Nutrition Teams, FNS

Family Style Dining Guide – OCCRRA