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It’s your choice

It’s your choice. Healthy foods for you and your kids Session 4: Healthy Snacks. Project Sponsors. USDA project funded through the Food Stamp Program School District of Philadelphia Nutrition Center, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology at Drexel University.

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It’s your choice

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  1. It’s your choice Healthy foods for you and your kids Session 4: Healthy Snacks

  2. Project Sponsors • USDA project funded through the Food Stamp Program • School District of Philadelphia • Nutrition Center, Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology at Drexel University

  3. What kinds of snacks do you like?

  4. Baby carrots with a dip 6 peanut butter crackers Handful of sunflower seeds Piece of fruit Yogurt Slice of pizza Bowl of cereal Handful of nuts Other good choices:

  5. Your snack choices • What matters is how often & how much you snack

  6. Snack sizes • If you can hold it in your hand it’s a reasonable portion

  7. How often to snack Eat only one snack between meals

  8. Thirsty?

  9. Best choices- • Water • Milk • 100% juice • Fruit spritzer • Fruit smoothie

  10. 100% fruit juice 100% juice has natural fruit sugar. Doctors recommend limiting 100% fruit juice to a half cup for babies

  11. “Sneaky words” • Fruit punch • Fruit drink • Fruit cocktail • Fruit beverage • Be choosy & buy 100% fruit juice

  12. Drinks with sugar: • Sodas • Sweetened Ice tea • Kool aid • Hugs • Fruit punch • V-8 splash • Lemonade Empty Calories

  13. Drinking too much sweet beverages: • Can make you gain weight! • You miss out on vitamins you need • Can cause tooth decay • Can have caffeine Sugar

  14. How do you know if it’s a good snack?

  15. Less than 20% Daily Value

  16. Fats we eat Cooking Oil Fish Nuts & seeds Unsaturated Fat (Good) Butter Pies Fat on meats Saturated Fat Trans Fat Cookies & cakes Fried chicken & fish French fries & chips

  17. Fast Food Make-Over High in Fat • Quarter pound burger with cheese • Large fries • Milkshake =68 grams fat Low in Fat • Grilled chicken sandwich • Small fries • Orange juice =27 grams fat

  18. Fat – not good for our hearts! Even kids can start to develop heart problems when they eat a lot of fat every day

  19. Less than 20% Daily Value 20% or more Daily Value

  20. Nutrition Review Game Baby’s Challenge

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