2. Healthy, Safe Snacks and Meals

3. Allergies Symptoms: –difficulty breathing, –itchy skin rashes, including hives, –vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain –swelling around his mouth and in his throat. Symptoms usually develop fairly quickly after child eats the food (minutes to hours) Common allergic foods –Milk –Eggs –Soy –Peanuts –Tree Nuts –Shell Fish –Strawberries –Many others less common Info is in child’s registration packet, be aware http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/food_allergies.html

4. Epi Pens http://www.bbc.co.uk/slink/images/146x146/reallife_nut1.jpghttp://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/859/45051951.JPG

5. Choking Hazards Sunflower seeds Ice cubes Gum Caramel Raw peas Popcorn Fish with bones Raw celery Pretzel nuggets Mini marshmallows Hot dogs and sausage Whole grapes Large pieces of meat Hard candy Nuts (especially peanuts) Raw carrots (including baby carrots and coin- shaped slices) Peanut butter (unless it is spread very thinly) Large pieces of dried fruit (apricots, apples, prunes) Some foods when cut properly are no longer choking hazards http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/parents/story/dat a/1132259294078.xml&catref=prt1026

6. Healthy Food Low sugar and fat High in nutrients Snacks 2 food groups Meals 3 or 4 Many unhealthy foods have healthy substitutes What would be unhealthy foods? Yogurt, ripe red raspberries, fig Newton's, chopped almonds, Hershey's chocolate syrup http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.benscheele.com/hello/38/3061/640/DSC00001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.benscheele.com/blogarchives/2005_02_01_archive.htm&h=479&w=640&sz=72&hl= en&start=61&tbnid=47D3yNmF6MQkOM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhealthy%2Bsnack%26start%3D60%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%2 6sa%3DN

7. Snack Time/Teaching Time Don’t waste eating times Snacks can be activities List skills/concepts we can teach and practice during Snack time http://www.kraftfoods.com/Recipes/EspeciallyforKids/Snacks/Berry-GrahamDominos.html