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Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance
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Eat Smart 1: Childhood Obesity and Missouri Eat Smart Child Care Eat Smart 2: Setting the Stage for a Healthy Nutrition Environment Eat Smart 3: Planning to Become a Missouri Eat Smart Child Care
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Updates/revisions Updated forms No longer have list of Approved Cereals Replaced MyPyramid with MyPlate
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Socializing Healthy Habits in Young Children: Physical Activity Currently in progress of developing Physical Activity Guidelines ▪ Plan to implement sometime in 2013 ▪ Align with Missouri Eat Smart Child Care ▪ Will replace Socializing Healthy Habits for Physical Activity Updates/revisions Replaced MyPyramid with MyPlate
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Nutrition 101 Helping Kids Grow Up Healthy Supporting Breastfeeding Families in Child Care Menu Magic – Menu Planning for Child Care
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Align messages with Eat Smart Guidelines Do not provide candy as a “prize” in Breastfeeding Bingo Discuss disadvantages along with the advantages of ready-prepared food (do not want to portray the image that we support ready-prepared, processed foods) Provide healthful suggestions, such as spreading hummus on whole grain crackers (instead of spreading butter or jelly on toast)
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Approved “Standardized Children’s Health Promotions” may be used at any time and submitted for reimbursement Children’s Health Promotions that have not been approved must be submitted to Ann McCormack, Bureau Chief prior to the event for approval before reimbursement can occur
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Department Standardized Health Issue Training OrganWise Guys: “Taking a Healthy Break!” OrganWise Guys: Happy Healthy Hearts Cape Girardeau County Getting Fit with your Food Friends Clinton County OrganWise Guys- All Hearts Need Love Madison County MyPlate Children’s Program Montgomery County MyPlate Putnam County Childhood Exercise
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Prior list is currently approved Will eventually combine the current Health Promotion trainings into 3 standardized categories: MyPlate Physical Activity Heart Health
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With family style meals, all meal components need to be present at meal time HOWEVER…. Division of Responsibility Children decide how much or IF he/she chooses to eat ▪ Do not have to have every component on plate ▪ May choose to not eat anything Adults actively encourage children to try all foods. ▪ NEVER force! Handout on Family Style Meals
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Trainings have been changed to reflect ChooseMyPlate instead of MyPyramid
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Make sure all messages are consistent with the Eat Smart Guidelines Do not send mixed messages Encourage use of whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meats Limit the use and encouragement of consuming sweetened items (candy, juice, sugar sweetened beverages, sweet breakfast/snack foods) Suggest healthful celebration ideas
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DO NOT change the trainings to any format or version that differs from the approved Make sure to use the EXACT version, available on the Intranet Do not change the delivered message to your own
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Handout District Boundaries Central Northwestern Southwestern Eastern Southeastern
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Ann McCormack, MPH, RD- Bureau Chief ann.mccormack@health.mo.gov Denise Redmon- Nutrition Specialist denise.redmon@health.mo.gov Sarah Gaines, MS, RD, LD- Nutrition Consultant sarah.gaines@health.mo.gov 573-751-6269 800-733-6251
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