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You are important

What you do and say at mealtime teaches your students a lot about eating.  Young children learn by imitating.  A child who watches a teacher sit down to enjoy a meal learns the importance of eating healthy!

Tips for Childcare Teachers

EHS mealtime guidelines ensure children get the best care possible while they are away from their parents.  These tip pages are intended to remind teachers of the mealtime guidelines.  Just click on the text and a PDF will pop up to email or print for teachers.

Bottle safety tips

Bottle safety tips

CACFP breakfast

CACFP breakfast

CACFP lunch/dinner

CACFP lunch/dinner

CACFP snack

CACFP snack

Eat with the kids

Eat with the kids

Food allergy tips

Food allergy tips

How to prevent choking

How to prevent choking

Sanitation tips

Sanitation tips

Starting infants on solids

Starting infants on solids

Things to avoid saying

Things to avoid saying

Things to say

Things to say

What kids learn at mealtime

What kids learn at mealtime

Bottle safety tips (spanish)

Bottle safety tips (spanish)

CACFP breakfast (spanish)

CACFP breakfast (spanish)

CACFP lunch/dinner (spanish)

CACFP lunch/dinner (spanish)

CACFP snack (spanish)

CACFP snack (spanish)

Eat with the kids (spanish)

Eat with the kids (spanish)

Food allergy tips (spanish)

Food allergy tips (spanish)

How to prevent choking (spanish)

How to prevent choking (spanish)

Sanitation tips (spanish)

Sanitation tips (spanish)

Starting infants on solids (spanish)

Starting infants on solids (spanish)

Things to avoid saying (spanish)

Things to avoid saying (spanish)

Things to say (spanish)

Things to say (spanish)

What kids learn at mealtime (spanish)

What kids learn at mealtime (spanish)

Teacher Training Slideshows

Competent Eater Training

This presentation has been presented a few times to centers that allow for additional teacher training.  It helps teachers understand the best practices for mealtime.  

Picky Eating  Training

This video has been presented several daycares who had additional questions about how to deal with picky eaters. It helps teachers understand the theories behind picky eating and the best approaches to take.

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