Meal Service
The name of the meal service that helps children develop healthy eating habits and positive attitudes toward a variety of foods.
What is "Family-Style."
Definition: Adults and children eating together, sharing the same menu, and talking together in an informal way.
You are concerned about a child who is not eating or a parent shares concerns about his/her child surrounding food and nutrition. What form would you complete?
What is the "In-House Referral Form."
An infection/irritation of the GI tract caused by food or beverages that contain harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, or chemicals is...
What is a food borne illness.
Who is responsible for food safety in our classrooms?
Everyone!
Food purchasing > storage > preparation > holding > service > cleanup
1. Check our frig temps.
2. Avoid storing open containers in the refrigerators that can contaminate food items.
3. Following procedures for food accommodations.
The amount of times that the teacher should conduct a nutrition education activity per month.
What is 1x/month.
Talking about food's characteristics at mealtimes, like taste, feel and smell, can create appeal, increase excitement, and magnify curiosity about food among young children. Give an example of how you would encourage to eat the vegetable. (Ex: Broccoli)
Open response.
*Use words like crunchy, sticky, hot, cold, chewy, mushy, etc.*
A child arrives late just as breakfast has finished. You ask the parent if he/she has eaten breakfast and they said no. What is the procedure?
Call the kitchen and request a meal for the child.
Name 3 symptoms of a food borne illness.
1. Vomiting
2. Diarrhea
3. Abdominal pain
4. Fever
5. Chills
Staff is to check the temperature of the refrigerator daily in the mornings. Staff is to notify his/her supervisor if the temperature is greater than ____
40°F.
Recheck in 30 minutes. If it's still too high, document on the Refrigerator temperature log and notify supervisor.
Location where the nutrition education activity is documented.
What is the lesson plan.
The best way for an adult to encourage children to try new foods?
What is Role modeling.
Early childhood is a critical period for children's development of food preferences. How many exposures can it take for a child to develop a preference for a NEW food?
What is 10-16 exposures.
Out of the 76 million who develop food poisoning. What is the percentage of people who develop it from poor hygiene?
a. 55%
b. 24%
c. 3%
d. 80%
B. 24% - Which is why we emphasize hand washing before eating.
a. 55% = Improper cooking and storage (Leaving food outside for a long duration before refrigerating). Holding foods in a refrigerator that's not cold enough.
c. 3% = unsafe food (Food recalls)
Children and adults must do this before eating and participating in any food-related activity.
Hand washing.
Name the main component that nutrition education must have.
What is a purpose and/or outcome.
Reminder: Be intentional when conducting your nutrition activities. (Ex: Lacking fine motor skills. So instead of cutting an apple, you might start with cutting a banana which is softer)
Two things adults should never do during meal time.
What is force children to finish their food and never use food as a reward or punishment.
**These practices cause children to learn to respond to the external cues of adults rather than their own internal cues of hunger and fullness."
Parents do this... we try our best to help reverse this.
It is our responsibility to provide appropriate, healthy foods and a safe and nurturing feeding environment.
It is the child's responsibility to decide what two things?
If/when and how much to eat.
Ellyn Satter's "Division of Responsibility."
**This helps children to re-learn how to rely on their internal cues of hunger and fullness."**
Name the type of violation where food is contaminated with mold, fungus or bacteria, bloated or ruptured canned foods, pest infestation, storing next to chemicals.
Type A violation.
(Food service)
Describe the 4-step process for cleaning tables before and after mealtimes.
1. Wash tables with soap and water using paper towels.
2. Rinse tables with clean water using paper towels.
3. Sanitize with SFS Pac Towelettes.
4. Discard the used SFS Pac Towelettes into covered trash cans immediately after use.
The Harvest of the Month monthly nutrition activity is conducted in a group setting. However, it should be
Individualized.
Use it as another opportunity to enhance and create healthy habits that might not be practiced at home. For ex: Squeezable applesauce vs. Whole apple
Be strategic. Make it meaningful. Interaction 1:1
There are 7 skills that are developed during mealtimes to enhance a child's developmental delay. Name at least 5.
What is enhance motor skills, social skills, language, table manners, self-esteem, cooperation, and independence.
Teachers are expected to take heights and weights of children under which 2 circumstances?
1. What is when a child is absent and heights/weights have already been taken by student nurses.
2. What is when a new child starts throughout the year.
Type B violation.
Community Child Care Evaluation. (Licensing)
Name the first step to food safety that you participate in.
True or false:
Mealtime conversations should be only about nutrition.
False.
Integrate mathematics, science, language, etc.