Transcript Welcome to Simple Fruits & Vegetable Snacks

Welcome to Simple
Fruits & Vegetable Snacks
PLEASE make new friends and sit next to
someone you DO NOT know.
Extra points if they are from a different region!
Simple Fruit &
Vegetable Snacks for
Preschool Children
Amanda Tucker, BS, CHES
Region 9 ESC – Texas
[email protected]
Simple F&V Snacks for Preschoolers
This workshop will focus on child friendly fruit and vegetable snacks that will
increase young eater's capacity to try new fruits and vegetables. Resources for
finding recipes, as well as menu alterations will be discussed. Hands on
demonstrations of budget friendly snacks will highlight the nutrition benefits of
fruit and veggies that children will love. Recipe examples include:
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Sandy Snack (Hummus)
Banana-Rama Breakfast
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Orangutan Salad
Simple Cereal Mixes
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Molten Lava
Edamame Succotash
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Fruit Salas w/ Pitas
Laying a Foundation for
Fruits & Veggies
With YOUR NEW FRIEND :
- Favorite Fruit or Veg
- Most recent new Fruit or Veg you have tried
- One Fruit or Veg you have never tried
Snacks –
Required
Components
You do not always need a drink as a component – WATER is a Great Option!
USDA’s Proposed Rule
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Fruit and Vegetable Split
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2 of 5 components will be accepted instead of the
current 2 of 4 components
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Therefore – you could serve a fruit and a vegetable at
a snack and will be reimbursable…..IF/WHEN Approved.
Safety & Health Concerns
• Choking Hazards
• Dried Fruit & Veggies
• Hard, Round pieces
• Slick pieces like grapes
or berries
• Chewing Problems
• Teeth growing in, or falling out
• Doesn’t mean you can’t use these
items, just modify them so you can.
• Mini Choppers/Food Processors
• Bake/Roast Vegetables
• Blanch & Shock
Planning Snacks
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Do you currently have a cycle menu for snacks?
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What influences your Snack planning?
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Seasonality
Labor
Interactive
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Cultural Influences
Storage Space
Texture
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Curriculum
Budget
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Incorporate more F&V in your Grain or Meat/Meat Alternate Recipes
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Use Pre-prep and leftovers to your advantage
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Strive to move towards more FRESH or FROZEN as your first choice.
Vitamin A Fruits & Vegetables
Vitamin C Fruits & Vegetables
Farm to Child Care
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What is reimbursable?
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FNS – 796-2 Rev. 4
Where to find more information?
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State Agency
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Agriculture Extension Service
Texas has an initiative for state wide
Farm to Child Care through the Healthy
Child Care Network. Visit here for more
information:
http://www.squaremeals.org/FandNRe
sources/HealthyChildCareNetwork/Fa
rmtoChildCare.aspx
Vary your 2nd Components
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Home-made grains:
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Healthier Meat/Meat Alternates:
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Granola, Graham Crackers, Fruited Muffins or Breads, Whole Wheat Scones, Rice or
Bread Puddings
Nut butters, Low Fat Cheese Sticks, Beans, Veggie loaded Chicken or Tuna Salads,
Hard Boiled Eggs
Condiments to jazz up offerings
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Homemade dressings; condiments; dips
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Flavored Dips with Cream Cheese* or Cottage Cheese (herbed, sweet or savory)
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Applesauce as a dip
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Pumpkin Pie Yogurt Dip
*Cream Cheese is an “other”.
Your
ideas:
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Dinosaur Egg Hunt; Hungry Caterpillar – recipe cards
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Use curriculum to make your everyday fruit/veg extra special
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Fruit Sandwiches (Breakfast or Snacks)
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Veggie soups for a interactive dipping snack:
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Tomato or Potato Soup with Grilled Cheese for Dipping
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Spaghetti Sauce with Bread Sticks for dipping
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Homemade Refried Beans with Tortillas – Quesadilla or Roll ups.
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Waffles, Crepes, or French toast with fresh or frozen (heated) fruit topping.
Your awesome ideas continued…
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Bagel Chips topped with Veggie loaded Chicken Salad
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Banana Crunch Pops (Bananas rolled in graham cracker crumbs or cereals?)
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Garden Salad or Pasta Salads
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Apricots & Hot Pretzels
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Simple Cereal or Cracker Mixes
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Fruit Smoothies
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Carrot Raisin Salad; Jicama Sticks
Recipe Resources
Team Nutrition Child Care Menus
http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/sites/d
efault/files/imce/fns/pdf/
menu-planning-guideweb.pdf
Google Search: CACFP Menu
Planning Guide
Books
Dr Seuss’ “Oh the THINGS you can
DO that are GOOD for you!”
Rainbow in My Tummy Book
http://www.rainbowinmytummy.org/
NFSMI: National Food Service Management Institute
http://www.nfsmi.org/
Additional Websites
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Produce for Kids – http://www.produceforkids.com/
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Borrow other state’s ideas!
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National CACFP Sponsor Assoc. http://www.cacfp.org/
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School Meals that Rock! - http://schoolmealsthatrock.org/
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Facebook
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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/acdkidsorg/
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Youtube
Recipe Demos
Fruit-asic Salsa
Sandy Snack
Molten Lava
Orangutan Salad
Simple Cereal and Cracker Mixes
THANK YOU TO OUR Demo Divas!
Karen Garey
Karen Tutt
Jodi McGill
Sandy Snack – p. 80
Serve with WG pita chips, crackers, or veggies for dipping
since this credits as a meat/meat alternate.
Sandy Snack – p. 80
Orangutan Salad – p. 81
Serve with WG crackers, or breadsticks
or add leftover shredded chicken as a topping.. .
Orangutan Salad – p. 81
Edamame Succotash – Rainbow in my Tummy
Makes 3 cups Serving size (1/2 cup)
1 ½ cup shelled edamame (fresh or frozen)
1 ½ cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon seasoning salt or salt and pepper to taste
1. Mix edamame beans and corn together in large bowl. Steam for 5 minutes
2. Remove from steamer and toss with butter and seasoning salt.
Fruit-astic Salsa – p. 89
Fruit-astic Salsa – p. 89
Serve with WG cinnamon graham crackers for
dipping or use it as a topping for plain yogurt
or waffles.
Molten Lava – p. 83
Molten Lava – p. 83
Serve with WG pitas, tortillas or veggies or
as a topping for baked potatoes.
Banana-Rama Breakfast – p. 87
Banana-Rama Breakfast – p. 87
Simple Cereal Mix
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Combine similar grains to make a fun cereal or cracker mix as a snack.
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Check Food Buying Guide for crediting!
Show & Tell
http://www.schoollunchheroday.com/
Special thanks to:
Karen Garey, Karen Tutt, & Jodi McGill
Texas Department of Agriculture
Linda Simmons & Mary Starboard
National CACFP Sponsors Association
Region 9 Education Service Center
Travis Neville
Wichita Falls ISD – Hirschi High School
Amanda Tucker, BS, CHES
Region 9 ESC – Wichita Falls, TX
[email protected]