Transcript Document
It’s your choice
Healthy foods for you & your kids
Session 3: Best Food Choices
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Project Sponsors
• USDA project funded through the Food Stamp
Program
• School District of Philadelphia
• Nutrition Center, Department of Bioscience &
Biotechnology at Drexel University
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Whole grains
Popcorn
Oatmeal
Brown
rice
Raisin
bran
Whole
wheat
bread
Whole
wheat
crackers
Teddy
Grahams
Rye
Bread
Corn
muffin
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What is WHOLE Grain?
WHOLE Grains, like
flour or rice, that
haven’t been
refined. They still
have the outer
bran shell and
inner germ seed.
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‘Sneaky’ words
Does not mean
WHOLE grain:
Wheat flour
Enriched flour
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Check the Label
3g
12%
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Got milk?
• Milk has:
Calcium
Vitamin D
Protein
• For strong bones and teeth.
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Question
Name five foods that contain a lot of
calcium.
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Answer: calcium-rich foods
All dairy products
• Low-fat milk
• Cheese, cottage cheese
• Yogurt
• Soup made with milk
• Custard or pudding
• Frozen yogurt
• Ice-cream
Others
• Broccoli
• Greens
• Soy milk, tofu
• Calcium-fortified
juice
• Fish canned with
bones
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Question
Why wait until your baby is 12 months
before feeding them cow’s milk?
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Answer
Because:
• Your baby’s digestive system doesn’t
contain the enzyme to digest cow’s milk.
• It can cause intestinal bleeding.
• It contains incomplete nutrition.
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2-1-5
2 – Limit TV &
computer to 2
hours
1 – At least 1 hour
physical activity
5 – Eat 5 servings
of fruits &
vegetables
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Watching too much TV….
• May lead to
overweight, eating
more junk foods, low
grades in schools,
violent behavior, and
attention problems.
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Question
Why is it good to eat together as
a family?
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Eating Meals Together
Teaches children to behave at the dinner table
Teaches children to like a variety of food
Creates a stronger family bond
Creates feelings of warmth, security, acceptance,
and mutual trust
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Beans & BINGO
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