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

2 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 # 2006-55215-16726

3 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.

4 How to communicate information about nutrition?

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

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

7 Meat and Beans

8 Protein Build and Repair Tissues Growth

9 Meat and Beans Help children grow!

10 Help children build muscles! Meat and Beans

11 Help children jump high! Meat and Beans

12 Help children move! Meat and Beans

13 Iron Iron Hemoglobin oxygen

14 Iron Iron

15 Help children learn! Meat and Beans

16 Age (yrs.) Protein (g) Servings 1-316 1 oz. meat 1 oz. meat& 1 cup milk 4-624 2 oz. meat & 1 cup milk Protein Recommendations

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

18 Protein in Food 1 egg ≈ 6 grams protein

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

20 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


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