Background information for trainers Nutrition for Young Children Meat and Beans Group

This tutorial is intended for trainers to provide detailed background information about nutrients in the meat and beans group. Nutrition for Young Children The project was supported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA National Research Initiative Grant #

Objectives The learner will be able to: – Describe appropriate communication for young children. – Describe the nutrients in the meat and beans group. – Describe the benefits of the nutrients in the meat and beans group for the body. – Recognize the recommended intake of meat and beans for young children. – Know where to find foods in the meat and beans group. – Understand ways to select foods from the meat and beans group. – Identify foods from the meat and beans group that are vegetarian.

How to communicate information about nutrition?

Appropriate Communication with Children Concrete vs. Abstract Give children information appropriate to their cognitive developmental stage!

Child Appropriate Phrases Appropriate nutrition information for young children is concrete! Describe what nutrients do for the body!

Meat and Beans

Protein Build and Repair Tissues Growth

Meat and Beans Help children grow!

Help children build muscles! Meat and Beans

Help children jump high! Meat and Beans

Help children move! Meat and Beans

Iron Iron Hemoglobin oxygen

Iron Iron

Help children learn! Meat and Beans

Age (yrs.) Protein (g) Servings oz. meat 1 oz. meat& 1 cup milk oz. meat & 1 cup milk Protein Recommendations

Protein in Food 1 cup milk ≈ 8 grams protein 8 oz milk = 1 cup milk

Protein in Food 1 egg ≈ 6 grams protein

Protein in Food 1 oz. meat ≈ 7 grams protein 1/2 small chicken breast = 3 oz meat

Protein in Food 1 cup milk ≈ 8 g. protein & 1 egg ≈ 6 g. protein 6 g. protein Child (3yr) Needs: 16 grams/day 14 grams