1 It’s your choice Healthy foods for you & your kids Session 2: Fruits and Vegetables

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 are your favorite vegetables Spinach & Collards

4 Vegetables Taste good Easy to cook Can keep you & your kids from getting sick Reduces birth defects when pregnant

5 Delicious vegetables Broccoli with cheese sauce Collards with smoked turkey Candied sweet potatoes Boiled cabbage Corn on the cob

6 Getting your kids to eat vegetables For finger foods – Cook baby carrots until soft Add onions & peppers to scrambled eggs Add frozen vegetables to soups

7 What’s best – fresh or frozen or canned vegetables? Fresh vegetables are best if they are in season (summer & fall) Frozen vegetables have good nutrition & easy to cook Canned vegetables are fine, but they are high in sodium (drain and rinse)

8 Have you ever tried:

9 Why eat fruit? It tastes great! Keeps your skin soft and healthy Helps fight off sickness and disease

10 Fruit is a good snack for your kids You can feel good about giving your kids a healthy snack

11 Fruit comes in many forms Fresh or frozen Juice, 100% Dried Canned 4 oz/day

12 You can’t expect your child to eat a variety of foods if you don’t!

13 Question How many servings of fruits and vegetables do we need every day?

14 Answer 5 servings or more 2 fruits and 3 vegetables BreakfastLunch Dinner Orange juiceSandwich Chicken CerealChips Mashed potatoes Milk100% juice Broccoli Afternoon SnackEvening Snack BananaCarrot sticks with a dip

15 Video Feeding Your Baby

16 Feeding Baby Puzzles

17 Feeding Baby Puzzles 0-12 Breast milk Iron fortified formula 4-6 Baby cereal from spoon st strained vegetables then fruits 7-8 Minced meat Egg yolk Dry toast

18 Feeding Baby Puzzles 9-10 Finger foods Toast squares Cheerios Sippy cup Feeds self chopped table food Plain yogurt Whole milk Weaned from bottles Whole egg