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Healthy Smiles May 2016

• Monthly Nutrition Tip: Cut Back on Sweets

• Childcare Menu Idea: Week 10

• Recipe-of-the-Month: Porcupine Sliders

• Get Moving Today! May Activity Calendar

• Monthly Wellness Tip: Keeping Healthy Smiles

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serve small portions It’s not necessary to get rid of all sweets and desserts. Show kids that a small amount of treats can go a long way. Use smaller bowls and plates for these foods. Have them share a candy bar or split a large cupcake.

sip smarter Soda and other sweet drinks contain a lot of sugar and are high in calories. Offer water, 100% juice, or fat-free milk when kids are thirsty.

use the check-out lane that does not display candy Most grocery stores will have a candy-free check-out lane to help moms out. Waiting in a store line makes it easy for children to ask for the candy that is right in front of their faces to tempt them.

choose not to offer sweets as rewards By offering food as a reward for good behavior, children learn to think that some foods are better than other foods. Reward your child with kind words and comforting hugs, or give them non-food items, like stickers, to make them feel special.

make fruit the everyday dessert Serve baked apples, pears, or enjoy a fruit salad. Or, serve yummy frozen juice bars (100% juice)instead of high-calorie desserts.

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cut back on your kid’ssweet treats

10 tips to decrease added sugarsLimit the amount of foods and beverages with added sugars your kids eat and drink. If you don’t buy them, your kids won’t get them very often. Sweet treats and sugary drinks have a lot of calories but few nutrients. Most added sugars come from sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, juice drinks, cakes, cookies, ice cream, candy, and other desserts.

Go to www.ChooseMyPlate.gov for more information.

10 tips

Nutrition Education Series

make food fun Sugary foods that are marketed to kids are advertised as “fun foods.” Make nutritious foods fun by preparing them with your child’s help and being creative together. Create a smiley face with sliced bananas and raisins. Cut fruit into fun and easy shapes with cookie cutters.

encourage kids to invent new snacks Make your own snack mixes from dry whole-grain cereal, dried fruit, and unsalted nuts or seeds. Provide the ingredients and allow kids to choose what they want in their “new” snack.

play detective in the cereal aisle Show kids how to find the amount of total sugars in various cereals. Challenge them to compare

cereals they like and select the one with the lowest amount of sugar.

make treats “treats,” not everyday foods Treats are great once in a while. Just don’t make treat foods an everyday thing. Limit sweet treats to special occasions.

if kids don’t eat their meal, they don’t need sweet “extras”

Keep in mind that candy or cookies should not replace foods that are not eaten at meal time.

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Reduzca el consumo de golosinas de sus hijos

10 consejos para reducir el azúcar adicionalLimite la cantidad de alimentos y bebidas endulzadas que sus hijos comen y beben. Si no los compra, sus hijos no los beberán muy a menudo. Las golosinas y las bebidas endulzadas tienen muchas calorías pero pocos nutrientes. La mayoría de los azúcares adicionales provienen de gaseosas, bebidas deportivas, bebidas de energía, bebidas a base de jugo, pasteles, galletas dulces, helados, dulces y otros postres.

Visite www.ChooseMyPlate.gov para obtener más información.

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DG TipSheet No. 13Septiembre 2011

EL USDA es un proveedor y empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades para todos.

10 consejos

Serie de educación en nutrición

sirva porciones pequeñas No es necesario eliminar completamente los dulces y los postres, pero enseñe a sus hijos que las golosinas en cantidades pequeñas son sufi cientes. Use tazones y platos más pequeños para servir esos alimentos. Permita que sus hijos compartan una barra de dulce o un bizcocho grande.

beba juiciosamente Las gaseosas y otros refrescos dulces contienen mucho más azúcar y más calorías. Cuando sus hijos tengan sed ofrézcales agua, 100% jugo o leche descremada. use la cajera que no tenga dulces La mayoría de los supermercados tienen cajeras sin dulces para ayudar a las madres. La espera en la fi la para pagar anima a los niños a pedir los tentadores dulces que les rodean.

no ofrezca dulces como recompensas Al ofrecer alimentos como recompensas del buen comportamiento, los niños aprenden a pensar que algunos alimentos son mejores que otros. Recompense a sus hijos con palabras cariñosas y abrazos de consuelo, u ofrézcales otros artículos no comestibles como calcomanías para que se sientan especiales.

haga que las frutas sean el postre de todos los días Sirva manzanas o peras asadas, o ensalada de frutas. También sirva sabrosas barras de jugo congelado (100% jugo) en lugar de postres con alto contenido de calorías.

haga las comidas divertidas Las golosinas para los niños se comercializan como “comidas divertidas.” Haga que las comidas nutritivas sean divertidas al prepararlas con ayuda de sus hijos y de manera creativa. Invente una cara sonriente con rebanadas de plátano y pasas. Use moldes para galletitas para cortar las frutas en formas divertidas y fáciles.

anime a sus hijos a inventarse bocadillos nuevos Prepare sus bocadillos con cereales secos de granos integrales, frutas secas y nueces o semillas sin sal. Provea los ingredientes y permita que los niños elijan lo que quieren preparar como bocadillo “nuevo.”

juegue al detective en el estante de cereales Enseñe a los niños cómo encontrar la cantidad total de azúcar en varios cereales. Anímelos a comparar los cereales que les gustan y a seleccionar el que tenga menos azúcar.

haga que las golosinas sean “especiales” no comidas de todos los días Las golosinas son fabulosas de vez en cuando. Pero no haga que sean comidas de todos los días. Limite las golosinasy dulces a ocasiones especiales.

si los niños no se comen sus comidas, no hay que darles dulces “extra” Tenga en mente que los dulces o las galletitas no deben reemplazar los alimentos no consumidos a la hora de comer.

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Build a Healthy Plate With Fewer Added Sugars

Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program


Sugars are found naturally in fruits, milk, yogurt, and cheese. However, the majority of sugars in typical American diets are “added sugars.” You can help children stay healthier as they grow by providing them with foods and beverages with fewer added sugars. It is important to remember that:

● The extra calories in added sugars can make children feel full before they’ve had a chance to get the nutrients they need from other foods.

● The extra calories from added sugars also make it harder for children to grow at a healthy weight, and may contribute to weight gain.

● Added sugars are often called “empty calories” because they add calories to the diet without offering any nutrients.

● Sugar also increases the risk for dental cavities.

What can I do to limit foods and beverages with added sugars?

Be aware of sources of added sugars. Sodas, fruit drinks, cakes, pies, cookies, dairy desserts, and candy are the major sources of added sugars for children and adolescents 2 to 18 years old. For younger children, sugar-sweetened beverages and cold cereals are the top sources. Offer foods that have little or no added sugars. Here are some food substitutions to choose for children 2 years and older:

Instead of: Choose:

Flavored milk Unflavored fat-free or low-fat milk (1% fat or less)

Sweetened yogurt Fat-free or low-fat plain yogurt topped with fruit

Ice cream or frozen yogurt Frozen fruits that don’t contain added sugars, or frozen 100% fruit bars

Sweetened breakfast cereals Cereals with little or no added sugars, whole-grain cereals, or oatmeal with fruit

Cookies Whole-grain crackers, graham crackers, or plain animal crackers

Canned fruit in syrup, or sweetened applesauce

Fruit canned in water or 100% fruit juice; unsweetened applesauce

Doughnuts, pies, or cakes for desserts

Fruits (fresh, frozen, or canned in water or 100% juice), fruit salads, or baked fruits (like baked apples or pears)

Jam or jelly 100% fruit spread

Soda, fruit-flavored drinks, fruit cocktails, or fruit punch

Water, fat-free or low-fat milk, or 100% juice (no more than one ½-cup serving, once per day)

100%Juice

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Code Words for Added Sugars

► Added sugars are sugars added to foods during processing, preparation, or at the table.

► Look at the ingredient list on the back of a package. Do you see high fructose corn syrup, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, molasses, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, raw sugar, malt syrup, maple syrup, pancake syrup, or ingredients ending in “-ose” (such as maltose or fructose)? All of these are added sugars.

► Choose foods that do not list added sugars among

the first three ingredients in the ingredient list.

How can I serve fewer foods with added sugars? Children are born preferring sweet flavors. When children regularly taste sugar and sweet flavors, they learn to prefer these sweet flavors more and more. Adding little or no sugar and choosing foods and beverages lower in “added sugars” can help children learn to like foods that are not as sweet. Here are some tips:

► Purchase whole-grain breads and cereals with little or no added sugars. Low-sugar cereals should have no more than 6 grams of sugar per serving, according to the Nutrition Facts label. Top cereal or oatmeal with fruit to sweeten the taste.

► Offer fresh foods and less-processed foods. ► Choose not to offer sweets as rewards. By offering food as

a reward for good behavior, children learn to think that some foods are “better” than other foods. Reward the children in your care with kind words and comforting hugs, or give them nonfood items, like stickers, to make them feel special.

Serving Size 1 cup (228g)

Calories 250 Calories from Fat 110

18%Total Fat 12g

Cholesterol 30mgSodium 470mg 20%Total Carbohydrate 31g 10%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Sugars 6g

Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 2%Calcium 20% Iron 4%

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Protein 5g

Fat 0g

For children younger than 4 years old: • Cut raw fruit in small pieces no

larger than one-half inch (½”) to prevent choking.

• Slice grapes and other round foods in half.

• Hard fruit chunks, chewy fruit snacks, and certain types of candy pose choking hazards.

• Supplement A on page 77 for more information on choking hazards.

CHOKING!

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► Serve fresh fruit more often instead of fruit-based desserts, such as fruit pies, cobblers, and crisps.

► Offer raisins instead of chewy fruit snacks, candy, or sweets.

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Some kids may need time to adjust to a less sweet flavor. Introduce less-sweetened versions of the same foods that were previously sweetened. Here are some ways to help kids eat fewer added sugars:

► Make food fun! Serve a festive drink with no more than ½-cup serving of fruit juice, once per day, and add an orange, lemon, or lime wedge as a garnish. During the rest of the day, offer most fruit whole or cut up, to get more fiber.

► Cook together. Children learn about foods when they help prepare them. Instead of sweetened yogurt, have kids make their own “fruit and yogurt parfait” by topping nonfat plain yogurt with whole-grain cereal and fresh or frozen berries, banana slices, fruit canned in 100% juice, or their favorite fruit.

► Send the message home. Share the Nibbles for Health take-home newsletter for parents on juice. http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/Nibbles/Nibbles_Newsletter_19.pdf

► Eat a variety of foods with fewer added sugars, and kids will too. They learn from watching you. See Choose MyPlate for more ideas. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers/daily-food-plans/about-empty-calories.html

How can I encourage kids to eat a balanced variety of foods without added sugars?

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?Juice or Fruit Drinks?

Why Fruit Juice?

Juice is a way to enjoy fruit. Keeping 100%

juice on hand is good for your whole family!

Here’s what juice provides.

• Vitamin C to help heal cuts and bruises,

fight infection, and use iron from food.

• Vitamin A in some juices for healthy

eyes and skin.

• Carbohydrates for energy. Sugar from

fruit is the carbohydrate in 100% juice.

Juice is mostly water. Like you, your child

needs enough fluid to stay healthy.

Go Easy…

Because juice is convenient, it is easy to

drink too much of it. Here is why drinking

too much juice can be a problem:

• Juice has calories. Too much may give

your child more calories than he or she

needs. That may contribute to

overweight. Go easy for yourself, too!

• If juice replaces milk or calcium-fortified

soy beverages, your child may not get

enough bone building calcium.

• Sipping juice a lot promotes cavities.

Sometimes diarrhea is a problem too.

Offer your child enough, but not

too much:

Ages 2 to 5: when serving

100% juice, offer no more

than ½ to ¾ cup depending

on age, gender, and activity

level.

How Much Juice

Try to offer lowfat or fat-free milk or

water as an alternative beverage.

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How can I put this information into practice?

► Use the Nutrition Facts label to choose breakfast cereals and other packaged foods with less total sugars, and use the ingredient list to choose foods with little or no added sugars.

► Compare ingredient lists for food products you serve on your child care menu. Sometimes foods and beverages contain “hidden sugars,” or added sugars that you may not know about.

► Look for added sugars on ingredient lists (see Code Words for Added Sugars on page 48). Which products have added sugars as the first three ingredients in the list?

Take a look at your current weekly or cycle menu.

► Circle items that contain added sugars on the menu.

► Circle the menu items to which you typically add additional sugar (for example: pancake syrup to waffles, or brown sugar to oatmeal).

► Find menu items low in added sugars. What are some foods that can be served instead of the circled menu items next month? Review this tip sheet and the added sugars substitution chart on page 47 for some ideas.

► Write down two to three ways that you can serve items without added sugars in next month's menu. Think about food choices that are lower in added sugars, what to look for when food shopping, or different ways to prepare foods without adding additional sugar.

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Prepare un plato saludable con menos azúcares añadidos

Consejos de nutrición y bienestar para niños pequeños: Manual del proveedor del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos

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Los azúcares se encuentran de manera natural en las frutas, la leche, el yogurt y el queso. No obstante, la mayoría de los azúcares en las típicas dietas estadounidenses son “azúcares añadidos”. Usted puede ayudar a los niños a mantenerse saludables durante su crecimiento proporcionándoles alimentos y bebidas con menos azúcares añadidos. Es importante recordar que:

● Las calorías adicionales en los azúcares añadidos permiten que los niños se sientan llenos antes de recibir los nutrientes que necesitan de otros alimentos.

● Las calorías adicionales provenientes de los azúcares añadidos también dificultan que los niños mantengan un peso saludable durante su crecimiento y pueden además contribuir al aumento de peso.

● Los azúcares añadidos son llamados con frecuencia “calorías vacías”, debido a que añaden calorías a la dieta sin ofrecer ninguno de los nutrientes.

● El azúcar también incrementa el riesgo de las caries dentales. ¿Qué puedo hacer para limitar el consumo de alimentos y bebidas con azúcares añadidos?

Preste atención a las fuentes de azúcares añadidos. Los refrescos, los jugos de frutas, los pasteles, las tartas, las galletas, los postres con lácteos y las golosinas son las principales fuentes de azúcares añadidos para los niños y adolescentes de 2 a 18 años. Para los niños más pequeños, las bebidas endulzadas con azúcar y los cereales fríos son las principales fuentes. Ofrezca alimentos que posean pocos o sin azúcares añadidos. He aquí algunas sustituciones de alimentos a elegir para niños de 2 años en adelante:

En lugar de: Elija:

Leche saborizada Leche sin sabor descremada o semidescremada (1% o menos)

Yogurt endulzado Yogurt descremado o semidescremado sin sabor con una cubierta de frutas.

Helado o yogurt congelado Frutas congeladas que no contengan azúcares añadidos, o barras congeladas de 100% fruta

Cereales de desayuno endulzados Cereales con pocos o sin azúcares añadidos, cereales integrales o avena con fruta

Galletas Galletas de trigo integral, galletas Graham o galletas de animales

Fruta enlatada con sirope de maíz, o salsa de manzana

endulzada

Fruta enlatada en agua o en jugo 100% fruta de fruta; salsa de manzana sin endulzar

Rosquillas, pasteles o tortas de postre

Frutas (frescas, congeladas o enlatadas en agua o jugo 100%), ensaladas de fruta o frutas horneadas (como manzanas o peras horneadas)

Mermelada o jalea Mermelada de fruta sin azúcar

Refrescos, bebidas con sabor a fruta, cócteles de frutas o

ponche de frutas

Agua, leche descremada o semidescremada, o jugo 100% (no más de ½ taza por porción una vez al día)

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Palabras codificadas para azúcares añadidos

► Los azúcares añadidos son aquellos que se agregan a los alimentos durante su procesamiento, preparación o en la mesa

► Observe la lista de ingredientes en la parte posterior del empaque ¿Acaso observa “high fructose corn syrup, white sugar, brown sugar, honey, molasses, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, “raw sugar, malt syrup, maple syrup, panckage syrup” u otros ingredientes que terminan en “-ose” (tales como “maltose” o “fructose”)? Todos estos son azúcares añadidos.

► Elija alimentos que no mencionen azúcares añadidos como uno de los tres primeros ingredientes de la lista de ingredientes.

¿Cómo puedo servir alimentos con menos azúcares añadidos? Los niños nacen prefiriendo los sabores dulces. Cuando los niños prueban de manera regular los sabores dulces y el azúcar, aprenden a preferir estos sabores dulces cada vez más. Añadir un poco o nada de azúcar y elegir alimentos y bebidas con pocos “azúcares añadidos” ayuda a que los niños aprendan a disfrutar de alimentos que no son tan dulces. He aquí algunos consejos:

► Compre panes y cereales de trigo integral con pocos o sin azúcares añadidos. Los cereales bajos en azúcar no deben tener más de 6 gramos de azúcar por porción, de acuerdo a la etiqueta de Información Nutricional. Coloque una cubierta de frutas al cereal o a la avena para darle un sabor dulce.

► Ofrezca alimentos frescos y menos procesados. ► Elija no ofrecer golosinas como recompensas. Al

ofrecer alimentos como una recompensa por buen comportamiento, los niños aprenden a pensar que algunos alimentos son “mejores” que otros. Recompense a los niños bajo su cuidado con palabras gentiles y abrazos confortantes, o proporcióneles artículos no comestibles, tales como las pegatinas, para hacerlos sentir de manera especial.

Para los niños menores de 4 años:

• Corte las frutas crudas en trozos pequeños que no excedan media pulgada (½”) para prevenir atragantamientos.

• Rebane las uvas y otras frutas redondas por la mitad.

• Los trozos de frutas duras, las meriendas masticables de frutas y ciertos tipos de golosinas representan riesgos de atragantamiento.

• Vea el Suplemento A en la página 77 para obtener más información sobre los riesgos de atragantamiento.

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► Sirva fruta fresca con más frecuencia en lugar de postres basados en frutas, tales como los pasteles y postres horneado con frutas.

► Ofrezca pasas en lugar de meriendas masticables, golosinas o dulces de frutas.

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Algunos niños pueden necesitar un poco de tiempo para adaptarse a un sabor menos dulce. Introduzca versiones menos dulces de los mismos alimentos que anteriormente fueron endulzados. He aquí algunas maneras de ayudar a los niños a ingerir menos azúcares añadidos:

► ¡Haga que la comida sea divertida! Sirva una bebida festiva con no más de ½ taza por porción de jugo de fruta, una vez al día, y agregue una rodaja de naranja, limón o lima de adorno. Durante el resto del día, ofrezca mayormente frutas enteras o cortadas para obtener más fibra.

► Cocinen juntos. Los niños aprenden sobre los alimentos cuando ayudan a prepararlos. En lugar de brindarles yogurt con azúcar, haga que los niños preparen su propio “yogurt parfait con fruta”, colocando una cubierta de cereal de trigo integral sobre yogurt descremado sin sabor con cerezas frescas o congeladas, rodajas de banana, fruta enlatada en jugo 100% fruta, o con su fruta favorita.

► Envíe el mensaje a casa. Comparte el boletín para llevar a casa a los padres Nibbles for Health sobre los jugos. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Nibbles_Newsletter_19.pdf

► Disfrute de diversos alimentos con menos azúcares añadidos. Ellos aprenden por imitación. Vea Choose MyPlate para obtener más ideas. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers/daily-food-plans/about-empty-calories.html

¿Cómo puedo motivar a los niños a comer una variedad de alimentos balanceados con menos azúcares añadidos?

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¿Cómo puedo poner en práctica esta información?

► Use la etiqueta de Información Nutricional para elegir cereales de desayuno y otros alimentos empacados con un total de azúcares menor y use la lista de ingredientes para elegir alimentos con pocos o sin azúcares añadidos.

► Compare la lista de ingredientes de los alimentos que sirve en su menú de cuidado infantil. Algunos alimentos y bebidas contienen “azúcares escondidos” o azúcares añadidos, los cuales puede que desconozca.

► Busque los azúcares añadidos en las listas de ingredientes (vea Palabras codificadas para azúcares añadidos en la página 48). ¿Cuáles productos tienen azúcares añadidos como uno de los tres primeros ingredientes en la lista?

Eche un vistazo a su menú semanal o cíclico actual.

► Circule los alimentos que contienen azúcares añadidos en el menú.

► Circule los alimentos a los que acostumbra añadir azúcar adicional (por ejemplo: el sirope de panqueques a los gofres, o azúcar morena a la avena).

► Encuentre los alimentos del menú que sean bajos en azúcares añadidos. ¿Cuáles son algunos de los alimentos que pueden ser servidos en lugar de los alimentos circulados en el menú, el próximo mes? Consulte esta hoja de consejos y el cuadro de substitución de azúcares añadidos en la página 47 para obtener algunas ideas.

► Escriba dos o tres formas en las que puede servir alimentos sin azúcares añadidos en el menú del próximo mes. Piense en opciones de comidas que sean bajas en azúcares añadidos, qué debe buscar cuando compre alimentos o en las diferentes maneras de preparar alimentos sin agregar azúcar adicional.

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Keeping Your Child’s Healthy Smile!

Begin tooth care early• Before teeth appear: clean gums

with a damp cloth.

• When teeth appear: brush with a soft child’s toothbrush.

• When two teeth appear by each other: gently floss.

• When your child is two or three: start teaching your child to brush with toothpaste. Stay with him or her.

• Every 3 months to a year: have your child’s teeth checked by your child’s dentist. Decide together on a schedule for check ups. Ask about a fluoride supplement or about dental sealants, too.

Make good dental care a family habit!

– Brush at least two times a day. Brush after sugary or starchy snacks, too.

– Use toothpaste with fluoride.

– Floss every day.

– Get regular dental check-ups. Keep the name and phone number of your child’s dentist here:

Clean teeth are less likely to get cavities. Cavities can happen when starchy and sugary foods stay on and between teeth. Plaque with bacteria sticks there, too. The longer the bacteria stay there, the greater the chance for decay.

Help your child learn good tooth-brushing habits.• Care for your own teeth properly. Your

child will probably do what you do.

• Encourage your child to hum the Alphabet Song. When the song is done, teeth might be clean!

• Get a safe stepping stool. Your child needs to reach the sink, the toothbrush, and the toothpaste.

Make food and drink choices for healthy teeth• Food that stays on your teeth longer can

increase decay. Eat sticky foods, such as dried fruit and hard candy, less often.

• Eating some foods frequently increases decay. Limit sweets, starchy foods, juice, and sweetened drinks.

• Lowfat or fat-free milk, cheese, and meat in your meals and snacks help protect your teeth from decay. For snacks:

– Eat lowfat cheese with fruit or vegetables.

– Drink fat-free milk with whole-grain crackers, cook-ies, or cereal.

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Keeping Your Child’s Healthy Smile!

Your child’s smile is probably one of the joys of your day!

It’s not too early to teach your child how to keep teeth clean and healthy. Healthy teeth:

• Helpyourchildchewandenjoyfood.• Helpbuildself-esteem.• Bringhealthysmiles!

How well did you brush? Find out! Mix food coloring and water in a cup. Then swish it around your mouth. Wherever color sticks to your teeth, brush more. Plaque and food particles still hide there!

Brush, Brush!Show your child how to brush teeth. Sit low so your child can see what you do.

• Put a pea-sized dab of toothpaste on your own toothbrush.

• Hold the brush on an angle next to your teeth.

• Gently brush your teeth on:– The outer surfaces, which you

can see.– The inner surfaces where you

can not see.– The tops where you chew.

• Gently brush the top of your tongue and inside your cheeks, too.

• Spit out the toothpaste. Rinse your mouth with water.

Now give your child a turn to brush! Offer a mirror and a different soft toothbrush.

National Food Service Management Institute The University of Mississippi

Week 10 Menus Meal Pattern Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Breakfast Juice or Fruit or

Vegetable Grains/Breads Milk

½ cup grape juice (½ cup fruit)

1 Peach Muffin Square A-16A1 (1 slice bread)

¾ cup 1% milk2 (¾ cup milk)

½ cup peaches (½ cup fruit)

¼ cup oatmeal (¼ cup cooked cereal)


½ cup apricot halves (½ cup fruit)

½ whole-grain English muffin with 1 tsp all-fruit spread (1 slice bread)


½ cup fresh banana slices (½ cup fruit)

1 Oven-Baked Whole Wheat Pancake A-06A1 (1 slice bread)


½ cup fresh orange sections (½ cup fruit)

⅓ cup unsweetened whole-grain cereal variety (⅓ cup dry cereal)


Lunch or Supper Meat or Meat

Alternate Vegetable/Fruit

(2 servings of vegetable or fruit or both)

Grains/Breads Milk

½ cup Split Pea Soup H-021 with ¼ slice toast (1 oz cooked lean meat, ⅛ cup vegetable, ¼ slice bread)

½ oz mozzarella cheese (½ oz cheese)

¼ cup cooked carrot (¼ cup vegetable)

¼ cup fresh apple slices (¼ cup fruit)

¼ oz wheat crackers (2 crackers) (¼ oz grains/breads)


1 piece Macaroni and Cheese D-201 (1 ½ oz cooked lean meat, 1 ½ slices bread)

¼ cup steamed broccoli (¼ cup vegetable)

¼ cup pineapple tidbits (¼ cup fruit)


1 piece Vegetable Frittata D-011 (1 ½ oz cooked lean meat, ¼ cup vegetable)

½ whole wheat roll (½ slice bread)

¼ cup mixed fruit (¼ cup fruit)


Banana-Peanut Butter Sandwich F-03A1,3 (1 oz cooked lean meat, ⅛ cup fruit, 1 slice bread)

2 oz lowfat yogurt with ⅛ cup diced peaches

(2 oz yogurt, ⅛ cup fruit)

¼ cup peas and carrots (¼ cup vegetable)


¾ cup Vegetable Chili D-261 (2 oz cooked lean meat, ⅜ cup vegetable, ¼ slice bread)

1 piece Corn Muffin Square A-02A1 (¾ slice bread)

¼ cup fresh pears (¼ cup fruit)


National Food Service Management Institute The University of Mississippi

Snack Select two of the

following: Meat or Meat

Alternate Vegetable or Fruit

or Juice Grains/Breads Milk

Smoothie prepared with 2 oz lowfat yogurt, ½ cup strawberries, and ¼ cup milk2 (2 oz yogurt, ½ cup fruit)

Water4

Bean quesadilla with 2 Tbsp salsa (½ slice bread, 2 Tbsp beans)

Water4

½ oz cheddar cheese (½ oz cheese)

½ oz wheat crackers (4 crackers) (½ oz grains/breads)

Water4

4 Tbsp Bean Dip G-021 (2 Tbsp beans)

½ oz tortilla triangles, toasted (½ slice bread)

Water4

½ piece Blueberry Muffin Squares A-16B1 (½ slice bread)

½ cup 1% milk2 (½ cup milk)

Water4

1USDA Recipes for Child Care. Available online at www.nfsmi.org. 2Nutritionists recommend serving whole milk for children ages 2 and younger and lowfat milk for children older than 2 years of age. 3Sunflower butter may be substituted for peanut butter. 4Water is suggested as a beverage for all snacks even when other beverages are offered to encourage children to drink water.

Porcupine Sliders

Each month’s packet will include a recipe created by a school. The following pages include information about the school’s recipe creating process, the required

ingredients, and the steps to make it!

Porcupine Sliders south education center alternative school Richfield, Minnesota

Our Story

For this recipe competition, the South Education Center Alternative (SECA) School created a recipe challenge team, which developed the national cook-off Grand Prize winning Porcupine Sliders.

What exactly are Porcupine Sliders? Meant to be served as an entrée, they are healthy, mouth-watering turkey burgers, high in protein, with just the right amount of spices and a kick of sweet cranberries, all served on whole-grain rolls. Students put their heads together in the school kitchen, mixing and matching the ingredients to find the perfect blend. They worked hard and had fun developing the tasty burger. The addition of brown rice to the burger mixture created a prickly look like little porcupines – thus their name. Then the school’s foodservice professionals made the sliders, and the team served them to their classmates that ate school lunch that day. After surveying the lunch room, the team received the positive feedback they needed to enter the competition for the big win!

Porcupine Sliders are a delicious, nutritious, and appetizing new way to get kids to eat healthy. The simple ingredients and easy preparation makes them a favorable choice for a quick menu idea that kids will enjoy!

School Team Members

school nutrition professional Wanda Nickolai

chefTodd Bolton (Parasole Restaurant Holdings, Inc.)

community membersTheresa Guthrie (Family and Consumer Science Teacher) and Mary Lair (School Nurse, Bloomington Public Health)

studentsAdilene D., Chris D., Dominic L., and Dolores P.

Porcupine Sliders Meal Components: Meat/Meat Alternate-Grains Sandwiches F-10r

Ingredients25 Servings Directions

Process #2: Same Day ServiceWeight Measure

Water 1 ¾ cups 1. Combine water and brown rice in a stockpot and bring to a boil. Cover and cook until water is absorbed, about 30-40 minutes. Fluff. Cover and refrigerate at 40 °F Critical Control Point: Cool to 40 °F or lower within 4 hours.

Brown rice, long grain, regular, dry 4 ¾ oz ¾ cup

Canola oil 1 Tbsp 2. Heat oil. Sauté onions, celery, and garlic for 5-7 minutes or until soft. Cover and refrigerate. Critical Control Point: Cool to 40 °F or lower within 4 hours.

*Fresh onions, diced 3 oz ½ cup 2 Tbsp

*Fresh celery, diced 7 oz 1 ½ cups

Fresh garlic, minced 1 ¼ oz 2 Tbsp

Raw ground turkey, lean 3 lb 7 ¾ oz 1 qt 3 cups 3. Combine turkey, eggs, cranberries, spinach, Worcestershire sauce, salt, peppers, brown rice, and onion mixture. Mix well.

Liquid, whole egg 1 ¼ cups

Dried cranberries, chopped 6 oz 1 ¼ cups

*Fresh baby spinach, chopped 5 oz 1 qt

Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp

Salt 1 ½ tsp

Ground black pepper 2 tsp

The grain ingredients used in this recipe must meet the Food and Nutrition Service whole grain-rich criteria.

Porcupine Sliders Meal Components: Meat/Meat Alternate-Grains Sandwiches F-10r

Ingredients25 Servings Directions

Process #2: Same Day ServiceWeight Measure

Ground white pepper ¼ tsp

4. Portion into patties using a No. 8 scoop (½ cup) onto aparchment lined sheet pan (18” x 26” x 1”) lightly coated withpan release spray.

For 25 servings, use 1 pan.

5. Bake:Conventional oven: 350 °F for 18 minutes Convection oven: 325 °F for 14 minutes

DO NOT OVERCOOK.

Critical Control Point: Heat to 165 °F or higher for at least 15 seconds.

6. Critical Control Point: Hold for hot service at 135 °F or higher.

Mini whole-grain rolls (1 oz each) 25 7. Serve on mini whole-grain rolls.

8. If desired serve with lettuce, sliced tomato, red onions,and condiments.

9. Serve 1 slider.

Notes

*See Marketing Guide for purchasing information on foods that will change duringpreparation or when a variation of the ingredient is available.

Marketing Guide

Food as Purchased for 25 servings

Mature onions 4 ozCelery 9 ozBaby spinach 12 ozServing Yield Volume

1 slider provides 2 oz equivalent meat/meat alternate, and 1 oz equivalent grains.

25 Servings: about 5 lb 12 oz

25 Servings: 25 sliders

Nutrients Per Serving

Calories 247.00Protein 16.35 gCarbohydrate 25.53 gTotal Fat 9.26 g

Saturated Fat 2.22 gCholesterol 85.29 mgVitamin A 539.83 IU

(40.96 RAE)Vitamin C 1.56 mg

Iron 2.06 mgCalcium 64.79 mgSodium 365.57 mgDietary Fiber 3.14 g

The grain ingredients used in this recipe must meet the Food and Nutrition Service whole grain-rich criteria.

ACTIVITY CALENDAR

MAY Get Moving Today!

© Head Start Body Start, 2012. Reprinted with permission. www.headstartbodystart.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Take a walk. Each time you see a sign of spring do 10 jumps for joy.

Motions of the Weather. Use your body to pretend to be different types of weather. Rain, wind, thunder, snow…get creative.

Practice your throwing skills. Find a big target and throw as hard as you can at it. Work on stepping right at the target with your “opposite” foot.

Rainbow Run. Talk about the colors of the rainbow and as you name a color run and touch three things that are that color.

Log Rolls – find a safe space in your house and practice rolling in a straight, strong line. Use those muscles.

Silly Run: Get outside and run. Try running in a straight line, a curvy line, and then a zigzag line.

Pretend that your elbow or your foot is a great big crayon, and move all around your home coloring the most beautiful picture.

Can you leap? Pretend that your house is full of puddles and your job is to leap over all of them. Don’t get wet!

Find an extra chore that will help you become a better mover (sorting clothes to work on throwing skills; sweeping the floor to work on strength).

Turn on some music and make your parent/caregiver dance with you. Tell them they have to dance for at least two whole songs.

Statues Game: Put your body into a balanced position and hold it while you count to 10. Try a more challenging position.

Say the ABC’s by putting your body into the shape of each letter.

Go for a walk – breath in the air as you swing your arms and hold your head high.

Can you skip? Give it a try – step, hop, step, hop.

Cut out a bunch of different shapes, put the shapes in a pile and then try putting your body into these odd shapes.

Find different kinds of shoes in your house. Pretend to move as if you were wearing each kind of shoe. Stomp in your boots, prance in your slippers, slide in your skates.

Get silly today and make up a new sound or word and then make up a new action to go along with that word or sound.

Get outside and pick up trash. Use different forms of movement to travel to each new piece of garbage.

What animals do you see in the spring? Act them out.

Go outside and explore speed – try moving really fast. Now move very slowly. Practice changing from fast to slow.

Pick up your room! Each time you pick something up do five jumps before you put it away.

Ask someone to help you make a hopscotch pattern with paper plates. Practice hopping and jumping.

Practice your ball rolling skills by rolling a ball back and forth with someone. Each time you roll it, back up one step.

Nature Statues Game: Name something that you would see in nature then put your body into that shape. Try to hold that shape while you count to 10.

Become a cloud! Watch the clouds today and change your body into all of the shapes that the clouds make – then float through space going high, low, fast and slow.

Draw some lines outside on the sidewalk using chalk. Practice jumping over them. Work on bending your knees and using your arms to get high and far. Also remember to land softly.

Do the Opposite! Work on doing opposite movements, such as run fast and slow, reach high and low, march soft and hard.

Pretend to play your favorite instrument and go on a parade around the yard.

All Aboard! Find a big towel or blanket and spread it out on the floor. Stand on it, move on it, then fold it up a little. Can you still stand and move on it? Fold it again – move again. How small can you make the towel?

Take five minutes – go to every space in your home and do a funny dance that makes your parent/caregiver laugh. Make them do the dance with you.

Get outside and play catch. Follow the ball with your eyes and move to where the ball is going.

Read your favorite Nursery Rhyme and put actions to it so you can say it with your body.

Motions of the Weather: Use your bodies to pretend to be different types of weather. Rain, wind, thunder, snow…get creative!

Make yourself really small and on the count of three spring up into the air, reaching and stretching to make yourself really big.

Go back and repeat the activities that you really enjoyed this month!

CALENDARIO DE ACTIVIDADES

MAYO “A Moverse Hoy”!

© Head Start Body Start, 2012. Reprinted with permission. www.headstartbodystart.org

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sal a caminar. Cada vez que veas un símbolo de la primavera da 10 saltos de alegría.

Movimientos del clima. Usa tu cuerpo para pretender que eres diferentes tipo de clima. Lluvia, viento, trueno, nieve...se creativo.

Practica tus lanzamientos. Encuentra un blanco grande y lanza tan fuerte como puedas contra él. Haz énfasis en dar un paso al frente con el pie “contrario”.

Carrera de arcoíris. Nombra los colores del arcoíris. Corre a tocar tres cosas de cada color.

Troncos rodantes – encuentra un lugar seguro en casa y practica rodar en línea recta. Usa tus músculos.

Carrera tonta –Sal a correr. Corre en línea recta, línea curva y luego en zigzag.

Pretende que tu codo o tu pie es un crayón grande y muévete alrededor de tu casa coloreando el más bello dibujo.

¿Puedes brincar? Pretende que tu casa está llena de pozos y tu trabajo es brincar por encima de todos ellos. No te mojes ☺

Encuentra una tarea que te haga mover major (clasificar la ropa mejora los lanzamientos; barrer el piso mejora tu fuerza).

Enciende la música y pide a mamá o papá que bailen contigo. Diles que tienen que bailar al menos dos canciones.

Juego de las estatuas – Equilibra tu cuerpo y mantén la posición mientras cuentas hasta 10. Intenta una posición más difícil.

Canta el ABC mientras moldeas tu cuerpo en la forma de cada letra.

Sal a caminar – inspira el aire mientras balanceas tus brazos y mantienes la frente en alto.

¿Puedes salticar? Inténtalo – paso, salto, paso, salto.

Corta una cantidad de formas diferentes; ponlas en un montón y luego trata de moldear tu cuerpo en cada una de esas formas extrañas.

Encuentra diferentes tipos de zapatos en tu casa. Pretende moverte con cada tipo de zapato. Pisa fuerte con las botas, salta en las zapatillas, deslízate en los patines.

Ponte tonto hoy e inventa un sonido o palabra. Luego inventa la acción que va con la palabra o el sonido.

Sal afuera y recoge basura. Usa diferentes movimientos para andar entre nuevos pedazos de basura.

¿Que animales vez durante la primavera? Imita a cada uno.

Sal y explora la velocidad – trata de moverte rápido. Ahora muévete bien despacio. Practica cambiando tu velocidad entre rápido y despacio.

Limpia tu habitación– Cada vez que levantes algo salta cinco veces antes de guardarlo.

Pide a alguien que te ayude a hacer una rayuela usando platos de papel. Practica saltando de uno o dos pies.

Practica tus habilidades de rodar una pelota rodándola de ida y vuelta con otra persona. Cada vez que ruedas la pelota da un paso hacia atrás – inténtalo nuevamente.

Juego de Estatuas de la Naturaleza. Nombra algo que verías en la naturaleza y pon tu cuerpo en esa forma. Trata de mantenerte en esa forma mientras cuentas hasta 10.

Conviértete en una nube. Mira las nubes en el cielo y cambia tu cuerpo a todas las formas que vez – luego flota en el espacio alto, bajo, rápido y lento.

Dibuja unas líneas en la veranda con tiza. Practica saltando sobre ellas. Asegúrate doblar las rodillas y usar los brazos para impulsarte alto y lejos. Recuerda aterrizar suavemente.

¡Haz lo contrario! Trabaja en hacer movimientos opuestos, tales como correr rápido y lento, llegar a altas y bajas, marchar suave y duro.

Pretende tocar tu instrumento favorito y ve de desfile alrededor del patio.

¡Todos a bordo! Encuentra una toalla grande o una manta y extiéndela en el suelo. Párate encima de ella, muévete en ella, y luego dóblala un poco. ¿Todavía es posible ponerse de pie y moverse en ella? Dóblala de nuevo - muévete de nuevo. ¿Qué tan pequeña puedes volver la toalla?

Toma 5 minutos – camina hacia cada espacio de tu hogar y haz un baile chistoso que haga reír a tu padre/cuidador. Pídeles que imiten el baile contigo.

Sal afuera y juega a la pelota. Sigue la pelota con tus ojos y muévete hacia donde la pelota este yendo.

Lee tu rima infantil favorita y aumenta movimiento para representar las acciones y poder contarla con el cuerpo.

Mociones del clima. Usen sus cuerpos para pretender ser diferentes tipos de clima. Lluvia, viento, trueno, nieve…sean creativos.

Pon tu cuerpo en una bola pequeña y al contar hasta tres salta al aire, estirándote lo mas que puedas para que seas bien grande.

¡Vuelve y repite tus actividades favoritas que disfrutaste este mes!

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