Enlightened Nutrition Education

School, preschool and child care School, preschool and child care Child Care Feeding Policy Enlightened Nutrition Education Provide, Don't Deprive in the School Setting

''We want our children to be 'healthy eaters.' But what is a healthy eater? Children who are healthy eaters are able to take care of their food needs in a positive and matter-of-fact way. They are able to enjoy many foods , try others, and politely turn down still others. They are able to rely for the most part on their internal cues for regulating the amounts they eat.'' Enlightened Nutrition Education The best nutrition education helps children support and extend their intuitive eating capabilities. Children aren't able to apply nutrition rules and may find them confusing and even frightening. Children benefit from opportunities to learn but not from pressure. Don't try to get children to change their food acceptance or their eating behavior. Trust them to make the most of what parents and other adults make available. Avoid pressure. Even playful and positive outside pressure does not help and may hinder a child's progress with respect to food acceptance. When evaluating a nutrition education program, consider the extent to which children are simply exposed to new foods rather than being pressured to eat new foods. Use the lesson plans presented in Chapter 10 "Raising a Healthy Eater in Your Community." Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter (Kelcy Press, 1999) to teach children food acceptance skills, regulation of food intake, and respect for diversity in body size and shape. From Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family by Ellyn Satter (Kelcy Press, 1999)

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