More Veggies! Learning on the Go...from NDC s Take Out Menu!
Make Your Plate Great with More Veggies! Mom was right when she said to eat your veggies! We ll take that a step further and tell you things mom didn t know, such as the five subgroups of veggies and which ones that kids need more of. We ll show you how to make your plates great with menus that are balanced with the latest dietary guidelines. Learning Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the participant will be able to: 1. List the five vegetable subgroups and vegetables that are in each subgroup. 2. Describe three ways to incorporate more vegetables in the diets of children participating in the CACFP. 3. Rank the five vegetable subgroups from highest to lowest for the recommended amounts to eat each week. Growing Futures Registry Approval Event Title: Make Your Plate Great with More Veggies (Correspondence) Approved Date: 06/30/2014 6/30/2015 Event Approval Code: 14ZNN630BA ND Core Competency: Health, Safety and Nutrition CDA Competency: 1 - Safe and Healthy Learning Environments Clock Hours: 1 More Veggies!
Test Information Upon successful completion of Make Your Plate Great with More Veggies NDC will issue you a certificate with one hour in nutrition. To successfully complete the lesson you must complete the Test of Knowledge and answer correctly with a score of 80 points or greater. Instructions for accessing the test will be provided at the end of the lesson. The U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/ or employment activities). If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Nutrition for North Dakota Day Care Children, Inc. 1408 20th Ave SW, Suite 5 Minot ND 58701-6494 Phone: 701.838.6709 More Veggies!
Test Your Knowledge Let s start with this pre-test and at the end of the session we will discuss the answers. Answer or for each question below. 1. Children should have equal amounts of fruits and vegetables each day. 2. Half of our plates should be fruits and vegetables. 3. Iceberg lettuce has a similar nutrition profile when compared to romaine lettuce. 4. When children are involved in choosing the vegetable, they are more likely to try the vegetable. 5. Vegetables can be served in the CACFP meal pattern at all meals and snacks. 6. Kids that are 3 years old should have at least 1 cup of vegetables per day. 7. ChooseMyPlate recommends that kids have most of their vegetables from the dark green subgroup. More Veggies!
MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the foundation of a healthy diet. It uses a familiar image, a table place setting, to show what food groups should be on your plate to eat healthier. MyPlate: emphasizes the fruit, vegetable, grains, protein and dairy food groups. was developed to help us put into daily practice important nutrition recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Is an easy to use illustration to include all of the food groups. One of the key nutrition recommendations from MyPlate is that one half of our plates should be filled with fruits and vegetables. As you look at the plate notice that the amount of vegetables is slightly larger than the fruit., meaning that we should be eating more vegetables than fruit. How Many Cups of Vegetables Should: A 3 year old eat each day? Yourself, eat each day? More Veggies!
Looking at the chart above: A 3 year old should have 1 cup of vegetables per day. Women 31-50 years of age should have 2 1/2 cups per day.
MY PLATE MESSAGE: VARY YOUR VEGGIES Not all vegetables are created equal. Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups based on their nutrient content. The 5 subgroups are: Dark Green Red/Orange Beans and Peas (Legumes)* Other Starchy Varying your veggies by including all of the subgroups in your diet each week is important to obtain important nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, potassium, zinc, and iron. *Beans and peas are the mature forms of legumes. (i.e. kidney beans, black beans, lentils etc.) More Veggies!
Dark Green Veggies Red & Orange Veggies Acorn Squash Butternut Squash Carrots Bok Choy Broccoli Collard Greens Dark Green Leafy Lettuce Kale Mesclun Mustard Greens Romaine Lettuce Spinach Turnip Greens Watercress Cherry Tomatoes Hubbard Squash Pumpkin Red/Orange Peppers Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes Tomato Juice More Veggies!
Beans and Peas Black Beans Black-eyed Peas (Mature/Dry) Edamane Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas) Kidney Beans Lentils Navy Beans Pinto Beans Soybeans Split Peas White Beans Starchy Vegetables Cassava (Yucca Root) Corn Fresh Cowpeas, Field Peas, or Black-eyed Peas (not dry) Green Peas Green Lima Beans Parsnips Plantains Potatoes Taro Water Chestnuts Other Vegetables Green Peppers Sugar Snap Peas Artichokes Cabbage Iceberg Lettuce Turnips Asparagus Cauliflower Mushrooms Wax Beans Avocado Celery Okra Zucchini Bean Sprouts Cucumbers Onions Beets Brussels Sprouts Eggplant Green Beans More Veggies!
Is There A Nutritional Difference Between Iceberg Lettuce and Romaine Lettuce? Iceberg Lettuce Romaine Lettuce calories 10 8 fiber 0.9 g 1 g protein 0.65 g 0.53 g sugars 1.42 g 0.56 g potassium 102 mg 116 mg iron 0.30 mg 0.46 mg calcium 13 mg 16 mg vitamin C 2 mg 11.3 mg folate (total) 21 mcg 64 mcg carotene (beta) 215 mcg 2456 mcg vitamin A (IU) 361 IU 4094 IU vitamin K 17.4 mcg 48.2 mcg When you compare the nutrient difference between iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce there is considerably much more nutrition in romaine lettuce than iceberg lettuce. More Veggies!
What Vegetable Subgroups Should Kids Be Getting the Most from Each Week? More Veggies!
Putting the Recommendations Into Practice Each Week Serve: At Least 2 Red/Orange Veggies At Least 1 Dark Green Veggie At Least 1 Dried Bean/Pea Veggie Choose the other groups to fill in your menu (starchy and other veggies) Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables Engage Them Grow Them & Eat Them Fresh Make It Fun! Don t Over-cook Them Serve Veggies at Meals and Snacks More Veggies!
Let s Take A Look At Some Menus Meal Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday B Cereal Juice Toast Peanut butter Juice Cereal Juice Cinn. toast Juice Cereal Juice L Grilled Cheese Tomato soup Peaches (bread) Chicken nuggets Tater tots Grapes Bread w/ PB Hotdogs Macaroni & cheese Corn Peaches Tuna Noodle Casserole Peas Pears Fish nuggets Fr. fries Applesauce Bread w/pb PM Crackers w/pb Tortilla with cheese stick Bread w/ PB Crackers and cheese stick Cookies and milk Review the different vegetables that are served above; how many of the vegetable subgroups are served?tomato soup (orange/red); tator tots, Fr. Fries, peas and corn (starchy vegetables) It is important to include vegetables from all of the subgroups every week What could be served for dark green? (broccoli or romaine lettuce) What could be served for other veggies? (green beans or celery) What could be served for dried beans/legumes? (hummus) How could you add more veggies at snacks: (celery with peanut butter, Hummus dip and crackers; baby carrots and milk More Veggies!
Meal Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday B Cereal Banana WG muffin Pineapple Pancakes Peaches WG toast Watermelon Oatmeal Oranges L Sweet & Sour Chicken Green Beans Pears Br. Rice Pizza burger Oven baked fries Grapes WG bun Taco Salad Romaine lettuce, tomato, salsa Peaches Tortilla chips BBQ Chicken Peas Apple slices Pasta salad Pork Roast Baked beans Cantaloupe WG bun PM Ants on a log Cheese & Crackers Apple juice Greek yogurt and strawberries Carrot sticks and hummus WG toast and peanut butter Now look at this menu: ~ notice that all of the vegetable subgroups have been served some veggies are included at snack too! ~ juice isn t served at every breakfast and whole fruits are served ~ less processed entrees and more foods made from scratch ~ more whole grains are served More Veggies!
Now Test Your Knowledge Answer or for each question below. Submit these with your post test to obtain 25 points. 1. Children should have equal amounts of fruits and vegetables each day. 2. Half of our plates should be fruits and vegetables. 3. Iceberg lettuce has a similar nutrition profile when compared to romaine lettuce. 4. When children are involved in choosing the vegetable, they are more likely to try the vegetable. 5. Vegetables can be served in the CACFP meal pattern at all meals and snacks. 6. Kids that are 3 years old should have at least 1 cup of vegetables per day. 7. ChooseMyPlate recommends that kids have most of their vegetables from the dark green subgroup. More Veggies!
Test of Knowledge: Go to www.minot.com/ndc and click on Make Your Plate Great with More Veggies Test. Print off and complete the test at the end of this lesson. Return to: NDC Education Coordinator 1408 20th Ave SW, Suite 5 Minot ND 58701-6494 OR email to: ndc@minot.com Or fax to: 701-838-6794 Resources 1. Choose MyPlate. Available at: http://choosemyplate.gov; accessed June 2014 2. Meal Pattern Training Participant s Workbook; Item Number ET111-12; National Food Service Management Institute; The University of Mississippi; March 21, 2013 More Veggies!
Make Your Plate Great with Vegetables (Correspondence) Assessment/Evaluation of Learning Please complete the following information (all is required for Growing Futures Registry) Participant Name: Participant Mailing Address: Participant Phone Number: Participant Email Address: Participant Date of Birth: Event Approval Code: 14ZNN630BA ND Core Competency: Health, safety, and nutrition CDA Competency: 1- Safe & Healthy Learning Environments Clock Hours: 1 Event Dates: 6/30/2014-6/30/2015 Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, the participant will be able to: List the five vegetable subgroups and vegetables that are in each subgroup; and Describe three ways to incorporate more vegetables in the diets of children participating in CACFP. Rank the five vegetable subgroups from highest to lowest for the recommended amounts to eat each week. Assessment/Quiz (5 points for each answered correctly) Which of the following statements is NOT a way to incorporate more vegetables into the diets of preschoolers? Offer a variety of vegetables at meals and snacks Continue to try and/or add new vegetables to the CACFP meal plan Make children take one bite of vegetables at each meal Include children in deciding what vegetables will be served What vegetable subgroup should be offered most often to meet the MyPlate recommendations? Red/orange Starchy Dark Green Beans/peas Other Beans and peas should be offered at least: Once a month Twice a month Once a week Twice a week
What is the best way to cook vegetables? Boiling Frying Stewing Steaming If fresh vegetables are not an option, what is the next best thing for CACFP? Frozen Home canned Canned Freeze dried Matching: Match the vegetable with the correct vegetable subgroup. Celery a. Red/orange Broccoli b. Dark Green Acorn squash c. Starchy Hummus d. Other Green Peas e. Beans/peas Rank the vegetable subgroups from most frequent (1) to least frequent (5). Dark Green Starchy Other Beans/peas Red/Orange Also submit the post-test questions from page 15 for 25 points. Mail to: Education Coordinator, NDC, 1408 20 th Ave SW, Suite 5, Minot ND 58701 Or email to: ndc@minot.com Or fax to: 701.838.6794 For office Use: Total Score Circle: Passed or Not Passed