RESOURCE NAME

 Nutrition:  Good for You! 

DATE CREATED/REVISED

Revised 2002

BRIEF DESCRIPTION (include major objectives)

Nutrition:  Good for You is a curriculum written for those who provide child care for young children.  It consists of five lessons that:

1) incorporate the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000, 5^th ed.; 2) emphasize the interaction of physical activity and nutrition; 3) emphasize the interaction of nutrition and oral health; 4) offer practical ways for childcare providers, parents, and others to apply these concepts in their work with young children.

LONG-TERM INTENDED OUTCOMES

Positive, Child, Youth, and Family Development

TIME COMMITMENT

 Fewer than 5 hours per week

 DURATION

Less than 1 week

DIFFICULTY

 Introductory

READING LEVEL

6^th grade

AUDIENCE

Caregivers

Child care providers

SUBJECT

Child care

Food safety

Preschool nutrition

COMPONENTS

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

Evaluation tools

Leader’s guide

Group meetings

Peer interaction

Notebook

Recipes

Teaching visuals

SKILL EMPHASIS

LEADER TRAINING REQUIRED?

SPECIALIST SUPPORT

Leader training

Knowledge

Yes

LEADER TRAINING LEVEL

 FREQUENCY OF LEADER TRAINING

Introductory

Not applicable

PROGRAM RESOURCES LIST

Fun with Fruits and Vegetables, Kids Cookbook, Dole, 1992

How to Get Your Kid to Eat but Not Too Much, Ellyn Satter

Child of Mine, Feeding With Love and Good Sense, Ellyn Satter

Nutrition and Physical Activities Resource

Bites for Preschool and School-Age Children, Kansas Lead, 1996

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

Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc.

Foundation Center, Suite 250

2323 Anderson Avenue

Manhattan, KS  66502-2912

785-532-7197