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Background information for trainers Nutrition for Young Children Meat and Beans Group
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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
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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.
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How to communicate information about nutrition?
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Appropriate Communication with Children Concrete vs. Abstract Give children information appropriate to their cognitive developmental stage!
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Child Appropriate Phrases Appropriate nutrition information for young children is concrete! Describe what nutrients do for the body!
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Meat and Beans
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Protein Build and Repair Tissues Growth
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Meat and Beans Help children grow!
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Help children build muscles! Meat and Beans
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Help children jump high! Meat and Beans
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Help children move! Meat and Beans
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Iron Iron Hemoglobin oxygen
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Iron Iron
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Help children learn! Meat and Beans
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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
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Protein in Food 1 cup milk ≈ 8 grams protein 8 oz milk = 1 cup milk
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Protein in Food 1 egg ≈ 6 grams protein
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Protein in Food 1 oz. meat ≈ 7 grams protein 1/2 small chicken breast = 3 oz meat
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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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