Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education programs

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Foreword Executive Summary Nutrition Standards Introduction General Requirements Written Nutrition Plan Routine Health Supervision and Growth Monitoring Assessment and Planning of Nutrition for Individual Children Feeding Plans and Dietary Modifications Use of US Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program Guidelines Categories of Foods Meal and Snack Patterns Availability of Drinking Water 100% Fruit Juice Written Menus and Introduction of New Foods Care for Children with Food Allergies Ingestion of Substances that Do Not Provide Nutrition Vegetarian/Vegan Diets Requirements for Infants General Plan for Feeding Infants Feeding Infants on Cue by a Consistent Caregiver/Teacher Preparing, Feeding, and Storing Human Milk Feeding Human Milk to Another Mother’s Child Preparing, Feeding, and Storing Infant Formula Techniques for Bottle Feeding Warming Bottles and Infant Foods Cleaning and Sanitizing Equipment Used for Bottle Feeding Introduction of Age-Appropriate Solid Foods to Infants Feeding Age-Appropriate Solid Foods to Infants Use of Soy-Based Formula and Soy Milk Requirements for Toddlers and Preschoolers Meal and Snack Patterns for Toddlers and Preschoolers Serving Size for Toddlers and Preschoolers Encouraging Self-Feeding by Older Infants and Toddlers Feeding Cow’s Milk Requirements for School-Age Children Meal and Snack Patterns for School-Age Children Meal Service and Supervision Socialization During Meals Numbers of Children Fed Simultaneously by One Adult Adult Supervision of Children Who Are Learning to Feed Themselves Participation of Older Children and Staff in Mealtime Activities Experience with Familiar and New Foods Activities that Are Incompatible with Eating Prohibited Uses of Food Use of Nutritionist/Registered Dietitian Food Brought From Home Nutritional Quality of Food Brought From Home Selection and Preparation of Food Brought From Home Nutrition Education Nutrition Learning Experiences for Children Health, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Safety Awareness Nutrition Education for Parents/Guardians Policies Food and Nutrition Service Policies and Plans Infant Feeding Policy Physical Activity/Screen Time Standards Introduction Physical Activity Active Opportunities for Physical Activity Playing Outdoors Protection from Air Pollution While Children Are Outside Caregivers’/Teachers’ Encouragement of Physical Activity Policies and Practices that Promote Physical Activity Screen Time Screen Time/Digital Media Use Appendixes MyPlate, MyWins: Make it yours MyPlate, MyWins: Choose MyPlate Physical Activity: How Much Is Needed? Our Child Care Center Supports Breastfeeding Nutrition Specialist, Registered Dietitian, Licensed Nutritionist, Consultant, and Food Service Staff Qualifications Acronyms/Abbreviations Glossary Index