Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs : Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards.

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs : Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards.

Help prevent childhood obesity with the latest national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pediatrics, American Academy of
Other Authors: American Public Health Association, American Public, Educ, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Elk Grove Village : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Obesity in children > United States > Prevention.
Obesity in children > Prevention
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Foreword; Executive Summary; Nutrition Standards; Introduction; General Requirements; Written Nutrition Plan; Routine Health Supervision and Growth Monitoring; Assessment and Planning of Nutrition for Individual Children; Feeding Plans and Dietary Modifications; Use of US Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program Guidelines; Categories of Foods; Meal and Snack Patterns; Availability of Drinking Water; 100% Fruit Juice; Written Menus and Introduction of New Foods; Care for Children with Food Allergies; Ingestion of Substances that Do Not Provide Nutrition
  • Vegetarian/Vegan DietsRequirements for Infants; General Plan for Feeding Infants; Feeding Infants on Cue by a Consistent Caregiver/Teacher; Preparing, Feeding, and Storing Human Milk; Feeding Human Milk to Another Mother's Child; Preparing, Feeding, and Storing Infant Formula; Techniques for Bottle Feeding; Warming Bottles and Infant Foods; Cleaning and Sanitizing Equipment Used for Bottle Feeding; Introduction of Age-Appropriate Solid Foods to Infants; Feeding Age-Appropriate Solid Foods to Infants; Use of Soy-Based Formula and Soy Milk; Requirements for Toddlers and Preschoolers
  • Meal and Snack Patterns for Toddlers and PreschoolersServing Size for Toddlers and Preschoolers; Encouraging Self-Feeding by Older Infants and Toddlers; Feeding Cow's Milk; Requirements for School-Age Children; Meal and Snack Patterns for School-Age Children; Meal Service and Supervision; Socialization During Meals; Numbers of Children Fed Simultaneously by One Adult; Adult Supervision of Children Who Are Learning to Feed Themselves; Participation of Older Children and Staff in Mealtime Activities; Experience with Familiar and New Foods; Activities that Are Incompatible with Eating
  • Prohibited Uses of FoodUse of Nutritionist/Registered Dietitian; Food Brought From Home; Nutritional Quality of Food Brought From Home; Selection and Preparation of Food Brought From Home; Nutrition Education; Nutrition Learning Experiences for Children; Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Safety Awareness; Nutrition Education for Parents/Guardians; Policies; Food and Nutrition Service Policies and Plans; Infant Feeding Policy; Physical Activity/Screen Time Standards; Introduction; Physical Activity; Active Opportunities for Physical Activity; Playing Outdoors
  • Protection from Air Pollution While Children Are OutsideCaregivers'/Teachers' Encouragement of Physical Activity; Policies and Practices that Promote Physical Activity; Screen Time; Screen Time/Digital Media Use; Appendixes; MyPlate, MyWins: Make it yours; MyPlate, MyWins: Choose MyPlate; Physical Activity: How Much Is Needed?; Our Child Care Center Supports Breastfeeding; Nutrition Specialist, Registered Dietitian, Licensed Nutritionist, Consultant, and Food Service Staff Qualifications; Acronyms/Abbreviations; Glossary; Index

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