FamilyStyle

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Family-Style Meals
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If you could be a child again, how much would
you eat?
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What are Family-Style Meals?
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Components of Family-Style Meals

• Assistance with food preparation

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Components of Family-Style Meals

• Table setting

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Components of Family-Style Meals

• Self-Serve

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Components of Family-Style Meals

• Cleanup

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Advantages of Family-Style Meals

• Create independence
• Enhance social competence
• Develop fine motor skills and hand-eye
  coordination
• Promote self-esteem

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Advantages of Family-Style Meals

• Promote peer acceptance of foods
• Develop language skills
• Teach children about foods
• Promote good table manners

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Implementing Family-Style Meals

• Start with a simple snack
• Identify training needs
• Try an easy-to-prepare and popular meal
• Evaluate the use of family- style meals

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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
Total amount of chicken strips served 8 oz
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
Total amount of broccoli served 1¼ cups
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
Total amount of pears served 1¼ cups
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
Total amount of rolls served 3 rolls
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 1
Total amount of milk served 4 cups
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
Total amount of oatmeal served 1½ cups
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
Total amount of juice served 2¼ cups
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
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Determining Amounts of Food to Serve Key Table 2
Total amount of milk served 3¾ cups
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