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(Unit 1) Topic 1: Healthy Practices - Nutrition 

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Unit 1 Topic 1 Agenda:

​Topic 1 Page 1

1. Topic 1: Nutrition * Agenda
2. Supporting Healthy Eating
3. Food Safety
4. Food Handling
5. Planning Nutritious Meals and Snacks
6. Menus and Variety 
7. Sample Menus
8. Healthy Practices  
9. Nutrition Education
10. Develop Good Eating Habits in Children
11. Nutrition Education  
12. Nutrition Activities​
13. End of Topic Quiz: Healthy Practices - Nutrition ​
14. Professional Portfolio RC I-2  Weekly Menu
15. Professional Portfolio CS I a Sample Menu (from RC I-2)​

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• Unit 1 Synopsis and Checklist

Topic 1 Course Description:
2 Clock Hours
CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

​When it comes to making healthy food choices and being physically active, adults need to be role models and involve children in making healthy living decisions.  Give children building blocks for a healthy lifestyle by teaching them the importance of good nutrition and regular physical activity. Eating well and being physically active every day are keys to a child’s health and well-being. Make healthy eating and daily physical activity fun, to help children learn good habits to last a lifetime. This topic will begin with reviewing your responsibilities, as a provider, to assure that the food that children eat is safe.  

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify food handling and preparation regulations that you find challenging to follow.
• Discuss challenges of providing nutritious snacks and meals for children.
• Identify why nutrition education is important.
• Identify activities that you can plan to promote healthy eating habits.
• Recall what research indicates about the relationship between eating foods high in sugar and hyperactivity.
• Identify two reasons why it is important for children to start out at a young age with healthy eating habits.

Meet our Team of Trainers
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For more trainer information please visit the links below.​

• Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed, Coordinator of Online Learning and Instructional Technology
• Claudette Lindquist, HD M.A, Part-time STARS Trainer
• Genie Skinner, Director of Online Program Administration ​​

TRAINING REFERENCES

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