Widely Held Expectations
- Child shows knowledge of healthy eating and lifestyle habits
- Demonstrates knowledge that some foods are healthier than others
- Uses manners during meals/snacks, including asking for second helpings
- Child begins to develop interest in foods and eating styles of other cultures
- Child understands that healthy foods help them to grow and give them energy to play and think
Learning in Action: Examples
The Child
- Passes food and takes child-sized portions
- Chooses to try new foods and eat a variety of foods
- Uses dramatic play materials to show awareness of different kinds of food, cooking utensils, etc.
The Adult
- Encourages children to serve and feed themselves and assist with cleanup
- Provides opportunities for children to prepare healthy snacks
- Recognizes that families have different food preferences and eating habits
- Stays current with an individual child’s food allergies and provides substitute foods as needed
- Provides dramatic play props, pictures, stories and books to represent many cultures
The Environment Includes
- Books, tapes, visual media and pictures, about familiar foods and nutrition habits from around the world
- Dramatic play center props (foods, dishes, utensils, pots, pans, cookbooks, etc.)
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