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Healthy Children & Physical Activity Amy C. Brown- Child Care Health Consultant

Healthy Children & Physical Activity Amy C. Brown- Child Care Health Consultant. Teach Children Healthy Eating Behaviors. Positive attitude Do not force feed Let children help Serve new foods when hungry Serve one new food at a time Role model Respect. Effect of unhealthy eating….

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Healthy Children & Physical Activity Amy C. Brown- Child Care Health Consultant

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  1. Healthy Children &Physical ActivityAmy C. Brown- Child Care Health Consultant

  2. Teach Children Healthy Eating Behaviors • Positive attitude • Do not force feed • Let children help • Serve new foods when hungry • Serve one new food at a time • Role model • Respect

  3. Effect of unhealthy eating… • Short attention span • Poor concentration/memory • Less interested, fewer social interactions • More frequent illness/absenteeism • Decreased ability to perform complex tasks

  4. Food Struggles… • All children are different! • Encouragement • Patience • Let them explore!

  5. Getting Children Involved • What? • Where? • How? • When?

  6. Summary… • It’s normal! • Children loose interest. • Routines!!! • Encourage food tasting!!!

  7. Healthy Snacks… • Better behavior • Will try new food at center • Parents bring in “healthy” food • Make a “healthy” snack policy • Rule of thumb for snacks – check label

  8. INSTEAD OF: Potato chips Candy Bars Sweetened roll-ups Soda/kool-aide Ice cream Cookies SUGGEST: Baked tortilla chips Granola/trail mix Fresh/dried fruit Water/100% juice Sherbet/frozen yogurt Fig bar/graham crackers Healthy Choices

  9. Let’s Play some games!!

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