Obesity
This condition occurs when a person has an unhealthy amount of body fat.
What is obesity?
Not getting enough of this can contribute to unhealthy weight gain.
What is physical activity?
CACFP stands for this.
What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?
Name one required meal component at breakfast for children.
What is milk, fruit/vegetable, or grain?
Staff should encourage children to do this during meals rather than forcing them to clean their plates.
What is listen to their hunger and fullness cues?
These two things are important for maintaining a healthy weight in children.
What are healthy eating and physical activity?
These beverages are a major source of added sugar in children’s diets.
What are sugar-sweetened beverages?
This federal agency administers CACFP.
What is the USDA?
At lunch, CACFP generally requires how many meal components?
What are five components: milk, meat/meat alternate, grains, vegetables, and fruits?
Offer water throughout the day instead of regularly serving this type of beverage
What are sugar-sweetened beverages?
Drinking too many beverages containing added sugar can contribute to this.
What is excess weight gain?
Eating portions that are larger than a child’s nutritional needs can contribute to this.
What is excess calorie intake?
CACFP meals are designed to provide children with meals and snacks that support this.
What is healthy growth and development?
True or False: Milk is one of the required components at lunch.
True
This practice helps children become familiar with healthy foods they may initially refuse.
What is repeated exposure?
Children should be encouraged to eat a variety of these foods to support healthy growth.
What are fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins?
This environmental factor can influence children’s eating habits and food choices.
What is the availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods?
This is required when serving meals that meet the CACFP meal pattern.
What is creditable food that meets the required meal components and quantities?
This component can include foods such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, yogurt, beans, or peanut butter.
What is the meat/meat alternate?
Adults should demonstrate healthy eating behaviors because children often learn by doing this.
What is modeling?
This type of eating pattern can increase the risk of childhood obesity.
What is a diet high in added sugars, saturated fat, and highly processed foods?
Name three factors that can contribute to childhood obesity
What are diet, physical inactivity, genetics, environment, sleep, or lifestyle habits?
True or False: CACFP encourages healthy eating habits and helps reduce the risk of childhood obesity.
True.
Why is following the CACFP meal pattern important?
What is to ensure children receive nutritious, balanced meals that meet USDA requirements?
Name three best practices childcare staff can use to help prevent childhood obesity.
What are serving healthy CACFP meals, encouraging physical activity, limiting added sugars, offering fruits and vegetables, modeling healthy behaviors, and respecting hunger/fullness cues?