NUTRITION UPDATE March 12, 2020 Jen Yates, RD Healthy and Safe - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NUTRITION UPDATE March 12, 2020 Jen Yates, RD Healthy and Safe Communities Public Health

Today’s Agenda • Refresher on Paint Your Plate with vegetables and fruit toolkit and using it in your child care centre • Canada’s Food Guide and child care • Nutrition resources for your centre • Online nutrition training modules • Allergy resource for cooks • Outside Food Policy sample • Needs assessment

Paint Your Plate toolkit https://www.odph.ca/child- care-resources

What’s in the toolkit? • Background – approach and key messages • Responsive Feeding Practices – making mealtime enjoyable • Supportive Environments – to encourage healthy eating • Policies – samples you can use • Menu Planning and Recipes • Activities – 13 ideas for program learning times • Supporting and Engaging Families – sample newsletters, tips and resources

Phrases/Actions that Help and Hinder at Child Care

How the toolkit can be used in your child care setting • Use helpful phrases and actions in response to common eating situations to encourage a supportive nutrition environment • Develop one or more nutrition policies that align with your centre • Integrate recipes and menu planning tips into menu • Use Paint Your Plate activities for daily activities • Feature a seasonal recipe in the centre’s newsletter • Display the Paint Your Plate posters in the halls, in each classroom, and at the entrance to the child care centre. • Display vegetable and fruit fact sheets for parents to take home. Post the sheets beside your menu.

Four Free Online Training Modules https://www.odph.ca/online-learning-modules 1) Introduction and Choosing Food 2) Amounts to Prepare for Cooks 3) Planning and Revising a Menu 4) Creating a Supportive Nutrition Environment and Resources

Module 1: Introduction and Choosing Foods • Part 1 - Introduction and Choosing Food • For child care operators, supervisors, cooks and staff who are working in the child care setting, these online courses will help you understand and apply the nutrition recommendations outlined in the Menu Planning & Supportive Nutrition Environments in Child Care Settings - Practical Guide . • Duration: 20 minutes

Module 2: Amounts to Prepare (for cooks) • Part 2 - Amounts to Prepare (for cooks) • Learn about recommended portion sizes to inform how much food to prepare, family-style meals and feeding young children positively. • Duration: 10 minutes

Module 3: Planning and Revising a Menu • Part 3 - Planning and Revising a Menu • This module will cover menu planning for child care settings. This includes what to offer at meal and snack time and menu planning considerations when feeding young children. • Duration: 15 minutes

Module 4: Creating a Supportive Nutrition Environment and Resources • Part 4 - Creating a Supportive Nutrition Environment and Resources • This module will include information on how to support children to become competent and capable eaters. This includes maintaining the Division of Responsibility in feeding and creating positive mealtimes. Additional resources for child care staff will also be reviewed. • Duration: 20 minutes

Ideas on how to watch the modules with your staff • Watch during staff meetings all at once or one at a time (65 min total) • Staff watch on their own • Have a discussion after each module • Decide how to apply the learning

Sample Policy: Outside Food https://www.odph.ca/sample-policies-in-child-care-settings

Ontario Dietitians in Public Health – Child Care Resources https://www.odph.ca/child-care-resources • Menu Planning and Supportive Nutrition Environment in Child Care Settings - Practical Guide • Menu and Nutrition Environment Self- Assessment Checklist • Common Food Allergens Substitutions for Child Care Settings (coming soon)

Canada’s Food Guide – NEW! Released January 2019 • “Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat”. Cook more often, enjoy food, and eat with others. Make water your drink of choice. • Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods and plant-based protein foods. Limit highly processed foods. • Use food labels. Be aware that food marketing can influence your choices. • To access the food guide and all of the online resources, visit www.Canada.ca/FoodGuide

Hamilton Public Health - Free Nutrition Workshops for Childcare: Cook’s Network – Food Allergies and Food Allergens Substitutions for cooks Date: Spring date to be determined Location: ASCY, 526 Upper Paradise Rd. in Hamilton Register: 905-574-6876 x222 or online on ASCY website More workshops coming in the fall

Thank you ☺ Any questions? Contact us: Lindsay.Zalot@Hamilton.ca, 905-546-2424 x7078 Jennifer.Yates@Hamilton.ca, 905-546-2424 x1577