Nutrition Guide for Young Children: Meat and Beans Group Background
Discover in-depth information about nutrients in the meat and beans group for young children, supported by the USDA National Research Initiative grant. Learn about appropriate communication, benefits, recommended intake, and food selection in this tutorial.
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Nutrition for Young Children Meat and Beans Group Background information for trainers
Nutrition for Young Children This tutorial is intended for trainers to provide detailed background information about nutrients in the meat and beans group. The project was supported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA National Research Initiative Grant # 2006-55215-16726
Objectives The learner will be able to: Describe appropriate communication for young children. Describe the nutrients in the meat and beans group. Describe the benefits of the nutrients in the meat and beans group for the body. Recognize the recommended intake of meat and beans for young children. Know where to find foods in the meat and beans group. Understand ways to select foods from the meat and beans group. Identify foods from the meat and beans group that are vegetarian.
How to communicate information about nutrition?
Appropriate Communication with Children Concrete vs. Abstract Give children information appropriate to their cognitive developmental stage!
Child Appropriate Phrases Appropriate nutrition information for young children is concrete! Describe what nutrients do for the body!
Protein Build and Repair Tissues Growth
Meat and Beans Help children grow!
Meat and Beans Help children build muscles!
Meat and Beans Help children jump high!
Meat and Beans Help children move!
Iron Hemoglobin Iron oxygen
Iron Iron Iron
Meat and Beans Help children learn!
Protein Recommendations Age (yrs.) Protein (g) Servings 1-3 16 1 oz. meat & 1 cup milk 4-6 24 2 oz. meat & 1 cup milk
Protein in Food 1 cup milk 8 grams protein 8 oz milk = 1 cup milk
Protein in Food 1 egg 6 grams protein
Protein in Food 1 oz. meat 7 grams protein 1/2 small chicken breast = 3 oz meat
Protein in Food Child (3yr) Needs: 16 grams/day 1 cup milk 8 g. protein & 1 egg 6 g. protein 14 grams
