Upper Valley Healthy Eating Active Living Partnership
Early Care and Education Providers
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Use this group to find resources for your center/home setting, share common resources, tell about skills, tips, and ideas you have, and discuss with other providers ways to help children develop the healthy eating and activity habits.
Members: 7
Latest Activity: Dec 28, 2011
PARENT FLYERS FOR EARLY CARE
January 2012 parent flyer now available!
Past flyers available on our archive page.
Children's preferences for food and activity are established as early as age 5. This makes the early years an essential time to assure that children's preferences are for nutritious food and vigorous activity.
HEALTHY EATING
Seasonal Produce in New England including how to prepare and store! This is an excellent resource from Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment. It show gives information on New England produce so does not cover produce like citrus that cannot be grown here.
NH Obesity Prevention Program has put out a Fruit and Veggie Quantity Cookbook available for download as a pdf or for purchase for $5-$10 using this linked order form.
National Food Service Management Institute at The University of Mississippi has some excellent lessons that can be viewed or download, including information to share with parents. There are three cycle menus that can be downloaded or viewed that align with the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
MORE LINKS TO RECIPE IDEAS AT MEALSMATTER.ORG
ACTIVE LIVING
Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS), is dedicated to promoting physical activity, outdoor play and healthy lifestyles for young children and their families. There are downloadable activities and webinars: check out brain development and nutrition, brain development and physical activity and natural playgrounds. To view the archived webinars, you will need to submit your email address. If you choose not to submit your email, you may view the presentation slides in pdf format.
MAKING CHANGE
Now that you have committed to changing the nutrition and physical activity practices in your program, consider the importance of writing a policy. The policy assures that the changes will be permanent as staff come and go. A good policy answers specific questions as outlined in this brief article.
The New Hampshire Obesity Prevention Program (OPP) website has been
extensively updated. Please take a moment to visit, learn about OPP, and
bookmark your favorite resources. Obesity Prevention Program Home Page
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Comment by Geraldine Fowler on December 28, 2011 at 1:37pm -
Great information. Thanks so much!
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