Child care programs play an important role in helping young children develop good eating habits. Children in care settings may receive half or more of their daily nutritional needs while in care. Snack and mealtimes are an important part of the day. Learn how to promote good nutrition and manage snack and mealtimes.
Class Learning Objectives
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Describe nutrition guidelines for young children
- Identify how to teach young children about nutrition
- Describe developmental eating milestones
- Establish policy and routines around meal and snack times
- List other skills children can learn during meal and snack times
- Describe ways to respond to a picky eater
- Identify how to keep snack and meal time safe
- List healthy and appealing snack ideas
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