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Nutrition for Young Children Fruits and Vegetables Group (Insert your name here) Workshop Presentation

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Nutrition for Young Children

Fruits and Vegetables Group

(Insert your name here)

Workshop Presentation

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Nutrition for Young Children

This presentation is intended for trainers to provide detailed information about the

fruits and vegetables group.

The project was supported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA National Research Initiative Grant # 2006-55215-16726

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Objectives

The learner will be able to: – Describe appropriate communication with

children.– Describe the key nutrients in fruits and vegetables.– Describe how the nutrients benefit the body.– Recognize the recommended portions of fruits and

vegetables for young children.– Identify a variety of fruits and vegetables to offer

young children.

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How to communicate information about nutrition?

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Appropriate Communication with Children

Concrete vs. Abstract• Give children information appropriate to

their cognitive developmental stage!

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Child Appropriate Phrases

• Appropriate nutrition information for young children is concrete!

Describe what nutrients do for the body!

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similarFruit Group Vegetable Group

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1015

2025

3035

Peaches Green Beans

Vitamin A(micrograms)Vitamin C(mg)

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Fruits

Vitamin A

Vegetables

Cells

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Fruits Vegetables

Will make children feel

good!

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Fruits Vegetables

Keep children from getting

sick!

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Fruits Vegetables

Will make children’s hair

shiny!

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Fruits Vegetables

Will make children’s skin look and feel

good!

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Fruits Vegetables

Will keep children’s heart

healthy!

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Fruit

Nutrients

Vegetable

Nutrientssimilar