RESOURCE NAME

  Kid’s Meal Times

DATE CREATED/REVISED

Created:  November 1997; Revised:  February 1997

BRIEF DESCRIPTION (include major objectives)

Kids’ Meal Times is a set of 12 easy-to-read camera-ready newsletters for parents and care givers of young children.  A full-color Food Guide Pyramid Poster for preschool age children is also available.  Parents with limited resources will:  1) plan healthier meals and snacks for their preschool children; 2) feed their preschoolers following recommendations in the newsletters; 3) model good eating for their preschoolers; 4) encourage their preschoolers to be active; 5) handle eating problems and mealtime disturbances in a positive way.  (These materials are available in both English and Spanish)

LONG-TERM INTENDED OUTCOMES

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

TIME COMMITMENT

Fewer than 5 hours per week

 DURATION

Ongoing

DIFFICULTY

 Introductory

READING LEVEL

6^th grade

AUDIENCE

Child care providers

Fathers

Food stamp recipients

Grandfathers

Grandmothers

Low-income

Mothers

Single parents

Young families

SUBJECT

Child care

Dieting issues

Food safety

General parenting

Health promotion

Physical fitness

Preschool nutrition

Self-esteem

Storytelling/reading/literacy

COMPONENTS

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Factsheet

Handouts

Group meeting

Learn on their own

Newsletter/update

Personal contact with agents

Newsletters

SKILL EMPHASIS

LEADER TRAINING REQUIRED?

SPECIALIST SUPPORT

Consultation with agents

Area meetings

Public meetings in county

Program development

Professional training

Knowledge

Attitudes/values

Behavior changes

No

LEADER TRAINING LEVEL

 FREQUENCY OF LEADER TRAINING

Not applicable

Not applicable

PROGRAM RESOURCES LIST

The set includes 12 camera-ready, 4-page newsletters and a camera-ready Food Guide Pyramid.

Poster for preschool age children.  A full-color version of the poster is available through distribution in Umberger, publication number NCR-598b.

A  full-color brochure “Dietary Guidelines for American Children” reinforces the objectives and is also available from distribution in Umberger.

CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS/PHONE

Sandy Procter, M.S. R.D., L.D.

204 Justin Hall

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS  66506

785-532-1675

E-mail: procter@ksu.edu

ORDER FROM

Distribution

16 Umberger Hall

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS  66506

785-532-5830

or on web at:

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/humannutrition/faculty/kidsmealtime.htm