Growing Healthy Children A Nutrition Education Curriculum for New York City Child Care Centers 2014 Edition Enfocus Software - Customer Support Enfocus Software - Customer Support Growing Healthy Children Thank you for your interest in our Growing Healthy Children Nutrition Education Curriculum. This curriculum was developed for use by teachers of three to four year olds in group child care settings. The curriculum was developed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It is adapted, with permission, from the Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings Curriculum developed by the New York State Department of Health’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. We hope you find this curriculum informative and easy to use. We welcome your questions and comments. Please feel free to contact us at
[email protected]. Enfocus Software - Customer Support Enfocus Software - Customer Support Table of Contents Introduction About the Curriculum 3 General Tasting Guidelines 3 Cooking Rules, Food Allergies and Food Groups 4 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Resources (SNAP) 6 Modules Food Mood Tasting New Foods — Child Lesson 7 Positive Mealtimes — Adult Lesson 15 Vary Your Veggies Where Veggies Grow — Child Lesson 23 Plant Parts — Adult Lesson 33 Flavorful Fruit Fruit is Fun — Child Lesson 41 Making Fruit Fun – Adult Lesson 51 Fitness is Fun Animal Boogie — Child Lesson 57 Let’s Move — Adult Lesson 65 Dairylicious All About Milk — Child Lesson 69 1% or Less — Adult Lesson 79 Smart Snacking Healthy Snacks — Child Lesson 83 Offering