Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tool Kit Designed for Child Care Providers
Healthy, happy kids a goal we all share. Challenge Chippewa, a local action team formed to promote lifelong health, invites you to use this toolkit to help establish health promoting policies and activities in your facility. We encourage you to adopt the sugar sweetened beverage policy included in the toolkit and hope you will find the activities practical and fun. Here's to good health for all! For More Information Contact: Rhonda Brown, CSW Regional Director of Community Health Development, HSHS Division Western WI Director of Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership St. Joseph's Hospital, 2661 County Highway I, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 717 7647 rbrown@sjcf.hshs.org
Sweetened Beverage Policy: Sugar-Sweetened beverages* (SSBs) do not aid in meeting the daily nutritional requirements for children and are therefore avoided. Water is served as the first choice for thirst between meals. Under special circumstances** when a sweetened beverage may be served, it is never recorded as a meal or snack component but simply an additional treat. While whole fruits have added nutritional benefits to fruit juices, 100% fruit juices can be served occasionally as a suitable substitute to whole fruits. However, sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juice are not served to infants less than 12 months of age. Children over age one year may be served 100% fruit juice from a cup. The amount of 100% fruit juice served to children is limited. Water will be offered to each child after the recommended daily amount of 100% fruit juice has been consumed. Children aged one-two: no more than 4 ounces 1 of pasteurized 100% fruit juice per day. Children aged three-six: no more than 6 ounces 1 of pasteurized 100% fruit juice per day. Children aged seven and up: no more than 8 ounces 1 pasteurized of 100% fruit juice per day. Childcare providers/early childhood educators and parents are role models for youth in developing healthy feeding and nutrition habits. During work hours while caring for children, these providers/educators will refrain from consuming SSBs. They will role model drinking water for thirst. Parents will refrain from bringing, or allowing a child to bring, SSBs when the child comes for daycare/preschool. If these items are brought when the child is delivered for care/education, staff will ask the parent/guardian to take it or dispose of it. *Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) include all sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, low-calorie drinks and other beverages that contain added caloric sweeteners. Some other examples of SSBs are: sweetened flavored water, Kool-aid, coffee beverages (cappuccinos, Frappuccinos, sweetened lattes), energy drinks (Rockstar, SoBe, Monster, Red Bull ), sports drinks (Gatorade, PowerAde, SoBe Life Water, All Sport ), vitamin water (Propel, SmartWater, Glaceau Vitamin Water, SoBe Life Water TM ), fruit drinks (Bug Juice, Hi- C, Sunny D, Hawaiian Punch, Capri Sun ), sweet teas (Arizona Green tea, Lipton Green Tea with Citrus, and 100% fruit juices in amounts more than 6-12 ounces, depending on the child s age. **A special circumstance, for example, may be a holiday party or outing that is not part of a weekly or monthly routine. For example, hot chocolate or hot apple cider may be appropriate after a sledding event but the portion size will not exceed 4-6 ounces. 1 Meets the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern requirements for a serving of fruit.
References: American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Nutrition. The use and misuse of fruit juice. (2001). Pediatrics, 107(5): 1210-1213 American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. (2010). Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education: Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition. http://nrckids.org/cfoc3/pdfversion/preventing_obesity.pdf US Department of Health and Human Services, US Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 6 th ed. Washington, DC:US Government Printing Office; 2005 Gidding S.S., Dennison, B.A., Birch L.L., et al. Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: a guide for practitioners consensus statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2005; 112(13):2061-2075
Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) A Child Care Center s Guide We know that young children need to eat nutritious foods because their bodies and brains are growing rapidly. Some children receive most of their daily nutrition at childcare facilities, which is why this facility needs to work at keeping it s children healthy! Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) include all sodas, fruit drinks (Bug Juice, Hi C, Sunny D, Hawaiian Punch, Capri Sun, Kool aid ), sports/energy drinks (Gatorade, PowerAde, SoBe ), sweet teas, coffee beverages. Presented by:
Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) A Parent s Guide We know that young children need to eat nutritious foods because their bodies and brains are growing rapidly. Some children receive most of their daily nutrition at childcare facilities, which is why this facility is working to keep your children healthy! Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) include all sodas, fruit drinks (Bug Juice, Hi C, Sunny D, Hawaiian Punch, Capri Sun, Kool aid ), sports/energy drinks (Gatorade, PowerAde, SoBe ), sweet teas, coffee beverages. Presented by:
Lesson 1 What you drink is important!
Lesson 2 Milk with Meals
Lesson 3 Tough Teeth
Lesson 4 Fabulous Fruit
Lesson 5 Water and Milk are best!