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Understanding Obesity: For the Teacher and the Parent

Brianna Huff Ryan Marshall. Understanding Obesity: For the Teacher and the Parent. Make Every Calorie Count: offer healthy foods to Y oung Children. Be selective of the food choices Feeding policies and practices Policies on snack time CACFP eligibility Follow CACFP nutrition plan.

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Understanding Obesity: For the Teacher and the Parent

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  1. Brianna Huff Ryan Marshall Understanding Obesity: For the Teacher and the Parent

  2. Make Every Calorie Count: offer healthy foods to Young Children • Be selective of the food choices • Feeding policies and practices • Policies on snack time • CACFP eligibility • Follow CACFP nutrition plan

  3. Create Healthy Meal & Snack Times • Let children have some freedom on food choices • Adult supervision to model healthy eating • Introduce new foods with familiar foods • Let children decide how much to eat • HEALTHY SNACKS AND MEALS.

  4. Move throughout the Day • Exercise • Train teachers for physical activity • Incorporate movement into curriculum • Inform parents on policies regarding physical activity and active wear

  5. Minimize Technology • Limit T.V. viewing • Especially children under two • One to two hours per day for non-educational purposes • View shows that encourage movement and play

  6. Works Cited • Sara Benjamin- Duke University • IAEYC 2010

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