JONATHAN VALDEZ

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UH Manoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Council
(FSHN)

• JONATHAN VALDEZ
• BETH SAUNDERS
• BRANDY LOVE
• MARGARET

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Overview

• Importance of proper nutrition
• Emphasize important aspects of the book
• Food Labels
• Useful Nutritional Websites

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Why is Nutrition Important?

• Growth, Development and Health
• Deficiencies
• Overweight and Obesity
• Eating Disorders

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5 Servings of fruits and vegetables
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Demonstration
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Serving Size

• 2-3 ounces a deck of cards
• ½ a cup of or
• USDA Food Guide Pyramid

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Serving Size

• ½ cup or ½ cup cooked
• ½ cup or ¾ cup
• USDA Food Guide Pyramid

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Food Options

• Calcium
• 8 ounces 8 ounces
• 1 ½ ounces
• Vitamin A
• 1 cup of baby 1 large egg

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Balance, Variety, Moderation

• No bad foods!
• Ev
• Even good foods need to be eaten in moderation

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Balance, Variety, Moderation

• Foods from different food groups
• Different foods from the same food group
• Taste the Rainbow!

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Food Options

• Fish Protein
• Beans
• Nuts
• Whole Grains
• Dairy
• Broccoli, Apples, and Whole Grains
• All are great sources of fiber and vitamins!

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Demonstration!!
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Reading Ingredient Lists and Nutrition Labels

• Sugar fructose, sucrose,
• Corn syrup
• Milk lactose, whey, curd
• Allergies peanuts,
• soy, wheat, milk
• Ingredients Greatest to least

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Allergies

• Most Common

• Nutrients

• Cows milk
• Wheat
• Eggs
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Tree nuts

• Calcium
• Vitamin D
• Fiber
• Protein
• B vitamins

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Allergies

• Alternatives
• Calcium and vitamin D fortified non-dairy
  beverages, cheeses, and spreads
• Enriched non-wheat whole grains
• Seed butters

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Lets Do Demonstrations!
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School Recipe Demonstrations

• Affordable Food Items
• Kid-friendly Recipes
• Easy Prep
• Easy Clean-up
• Allergy-Safe for All

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Apple Bites

• INGREDIENTS
• Apples
• Slivered almonds
• Quarter and core an apple
• Cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter
• Press slivered almonds in place for teeth.

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Hints Suggestions

• Baste the apples with orange juice to keep them
  from browning
• Create a tongue with Fruit Rollups

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Healthy Hearts

• INGREDIENTS
• Watermelon slices
• Orange or canteloupe slices
• Bamboo kitchen skewers
• Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to create
  watermelon hearts
• Poke a bamboo kitchen skewer through each heart
• Create the arrow with an orange slice tip and
  tail

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Why Not Try..
Funky Fruit Snacks!

• Slice different fruits of similar size
• ex tangerines, plums, kiwi
• pears, oranges, apples
• Have kids build their own fruit
• Let each child name their fruit combination

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Banana Nuggets

• Ingredients
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup Rice Krispies or Corn Flakes
• 1-2 Tbsp cream cheese
• 1. Slice bananas into quarters
• 2. Dip banana slices in softened cream
  
• cheese
• 3. Coat with desired cereal
• 4. Enjoy!

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• Helpful Hints Suggestions
• Granola instead of cereal
• Peanut Butter instead of cream cheese
• A yogurt-based dipping sauce

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Lets Try
Number Salad 1 handful of granola 2 tablespoons
orange juice concentrate 3 orange sections 4
apple slices 5 baby carrots, sliced 6 small
melon cubes 7 banana slices 8 seedless
grapes1. Cut the fruit 2. Put each ingredient
into a separate small dish or bowl. 3. Count out
the salad ingredients into one large bowl. 4.
Stir 9 times, and 10, eat!
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How About.

• Watermelon Carving?
• Dont wait until Halloweencarve out some sweet
  fun!
• Cut watermelon into quarters
• Let each child trace a small design
• Carve it out

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Food Security at School

• -To obtain full nutrition one must know what one
  eats school, snacks, etc.
• Be aware
• Adjust accordingly
• Take extra time to make something simple, but
  nutritious items
• Utilize color, shapes, and more for child
  interaction

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Food Security at School
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If you cant serve food, what can you do to
encourage a nutritious lifestyle?
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SPARK Sports and Active Recreation for Kids
Encourage physical activity Make physical
activity a positive and social experience for
kids, not intimidating or scary. Encourage group
games where everyone plays together! At this age,
exercise should be playtime. Even if you cant
serve nutritious foods, you can talk about them!
Encourage conversations about kids favorite
fruits, vegetables, nutritious snacks.
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• Many Games in the Training Guide for Group
  Leaders integrate physical activity and
  nutrition education.
• Play Memory Ball but have kids choose their
  favorite fruit. Players must name their fruit and
  the fruit of the person they are passing their
  bal to. Group Leaders can name fruits that kids
  may be unfamiliar with.
• 5 Servings Tag A pair links arms and tags other
  people and links arms with them. When 5 people
  have linked arms to be free they have to name 5
  different fruits or vegetables.

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Websites to Check Out

• http//hawaiifoods.hawaii.edu/
• http//mypyramid.gov/kids/
• http//kidshealth.org/

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Questions??

• E-mail
• Beth Saunders els_at_hawaii.edu
• Jonathan Valdez jonathanavaldez_at_gmail.com