1 It’s your choice Healthy foods for you & your kids

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 to expect 4 weekly sessions Tasting and preparing food Ideas for feeding your kids Foods to eat to have a healthy pregnancy and baby

4 Video Healthy Foods, Healthy Baby

5 Question What’s wrong with drinking a lot of sodas when you are pregnant?

6 Question Why does it matter what you eat when you are pregnant?

7 Question In the supermarket, what’s wrong with the woman shopping with her two children?

8 Food Inspector Quiz

9 How many seconds do you need to wash your hands?

10 Answer 20 seconds Sing ABC song once or Happy Birthday twice with your children.

11 Why do you need to wash your baby’s hands?

12 Answer: It’s the best way to protect you and your baby from getting sick from germs. Babies put their hands into their mouth often.

13 When you are out on the street, and you can’t wash your hands, what can you do?

14 Answer Use a hand sanitizer or baby wipes Don’t touch your food; use a napkin

15 Can you give expired formula or food to a baby?

16 Answer  NO. It is not safe to give expired formula or baby food to your baby.  Your baby may not get enough nourishment he needs from expired baby products because there are less vitamins and nutrients.

17 How long can mixed formula sit at room temperature? a. 1 hour b. 2 hours c. 3 hours

18 Answer 1 hour. Leftover formula may contain bacteria from babies’ mouth which can grow quickly Opened baby food should not sit at room temperature more than 2 hours Refrigerate any leftover formula and baby food immediately.

19 Mixed formula and uneaten baby food must be used within how many days? a. 1 day b. 2 days c. 5 days

20 Answers Must be refrigerated and used within 2 days.

21 When in doubt…

22 Answer Throw it out

23 Clean baby bottles Wash with hot water & soap after each use

24 To avoid choking, NO: ( until the age of 3) PopcornNuts Whole hot dogs Whole grapes ChipsSeedsRaw carrots Peanut butter

25 Fruit Yogurt Parfait ½ banana, sliced ½ cup vanilla yogurt ½ cup berries or grapes 1 tablespoon Grape Nuts Place sliced banana in a cup, add ¼ cup yogurt, add layer of berries, and add the rest of yogurt. Top with Grape Nuts. Enjoy!