Children develop eye-hand coordination through serving themselves.
What is a motor development
benefit of Family Style Dining?
This may lead to decreased cognition, motor skills, language, academic skills, and attention in young children. And may lead to an increase of obesity, depression and eating disorders in youth.
What is poor nutrition?
When you arrive to work or any classroom
Before serving any food
After changing a diaper
After using the restroom
After coughing, sneezing, wiping, or blowing your nose
After touching your hair or your face
After using the telephone
After handling money
After eating, drinking, or smoking
After touching anything that might contaminate your hands
What is...When to wash your hands at any facility?
A common inexpensive source of protein usually eliminated in early childhood programs due to allergens.
What is peanut butter?
Allows for nutritionally adequate, balanced meals to be served to the children in your facility.
What is Menu Planning?
When children want to eat the same few foods over and over again for a period of time.
What is a Food Jag?
*PRACTICE QUESTION*
20 Seconds
Involves sitting at the same table with young children, in small groups, with the children serving themselves when possible, and eating together with adults while sharing pleasant conversations.
What is Family Style Dining?
Children who are _________ or _________ as preschoolers are
5 times more likely to be _________ or _______ as adults.
What is overweight or obese?
TCS Foods
What are Time and Temperature Control for Safety foods?
Child putting their hands in their mouth
Child pulling or scratching at his tongue
Child slurring her words
Child's voice changing (e.g., become hoarse or squeaky)
What are some signs that a child may be having an allergic reaction to food?

What is My Plate?
OR
What is the visual tool that shows the five food groups and the relative amounts needed for a balanced meal?
When feeding infants and toddlers...make sure to stay within arm's length of them, cut food into small pieces, and consider food texture.
What are ways to prevent choking in young children/infants?
*PRACTICE QUESTION*
Ohayou gozaimasu!
What is "Good Morning" in Japanese?
I see....
-Staff encouraging children to try all foods and participating in conversation
-Teachers assisting children as needed
-Children cleaning-up spills, as appropriate
-Recording meal records on roster (and at point-of-service)
-Children leaving table as they finish
-Washing hands after meal
-Asking some children to help clear tables
-Cleaning and sanitizing tables
What does Family Style Dining LOOK like?
Standardized ordering and made-from-scratch recipes
Emphasis on fruit and vegetable variety, healthy whole-grains, good sources of protein (including fish), low-sugar and low-salt snacks, decreased juice consumption, etc.
Goal is to meet and exceed “best practices” for healthy child care meals
Future goals can include increased nutrition education, food activities in the classroom, and school garden initiatives
What is the Army Healthy Menu Initiative?
Foods held at unsafe temperatures between 41 F and 135 F for more than ___hours, will result in the growth of harmful germs that can make you sick when the food is eaten.
What is 4 hours?

What is "The Big 8"?
(The 8 most common food allergies.)
Lunchtime:
Meat 2 ounces
Bread/grain 1 ounce
Fruit ¼ cup
Vegetables ½ cup
Fluid Milk 1 cup
What are the minimum serving sizes for children ages 6-18?
(SAC and Youth Center)
These may NOT be used for cleaning surfaces used for food service (tables) or food preparation.
What is a sponge?

What equipment is needed for Family Style Dining?
An attentive way of feeding young children, including watching for their hunger cues and responding to them by offering food. This also pays attention to fullness cues, ending the meal when a young child indicates he’s satisfied.
What is Responsive Feeding?
Tables where meals/snacks are eaten
Highchair trays
Countertop used to prepare infant formula, dispense baby food, or hold food containers that are delivered to the room
What are areas that a CYPA must clean and sanitize before and after each meal or snack service?
Food allergy, food intolerance, religion, or disability.
What are the reasons a food substitution may be needed?
The type of milk designated for children 2 years and older.
What is Skim/Low-Fat 1% Milk?
3 ounces of cooked meat looks like a deck of cards
A ping pong ball is the size of 1 ounce or 2 tablespoons
The average woman’s fist is approximately the size of 1 cup
The average man’s fist is approximately the size of 1.5 cups
A tennis ball is about equivalent to a medium size piece of fruit
1 ounce of cheese is about the size of 4 dice
What are tips to help teens manage and remember correct portions?
Washing hands before entering kitchen area, independently using the microwave, cleaning up after yourself.
What is café style dining at the Teen Center?
Eggs, legumes, meat, fish, poultry, cheese, yogurt, nuts and seeds.
What are examples of proteins?
This is dated when opened, stored correctly, and disposed of when expired.
What is infant food and center provided formula?
This provides information on what foods may not be served to the child/youth and the substitutions permitted.
What is a Special Diet Statement (SDS)?
Cane sugar, sucrose, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, malt or maple syrup.
What are examples of
"added sugars"?
This food must be in the original sealed container, and it must not require refrigeration. It also includes an ingredients list, so the food can be screened for allergens.
What are approved foods brought in for special occasions?
The type of fats you should be consuming, also known as "healthy fats".
What are unsaturated fats?
(Such as: avocado, olive oil , pumpkin seeds, almonds & salmon)