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Build a Healthy Plate With Fruits... more 'no added sugar' tips► Use frozen fruit that does not contain added sugars.► Choose 100% fruit juice instead of fruit-flavored drinks or soda, including cola,lemon lime, root beer, or orange soda.100%Juice► Offer raisins or other unsweetened dried fruit instead of chewy fruit snacks or strips, fruitdrops, candy, or sweets.* Since it is easy to eat a lot of dried fruit in a short time, it is best toserve unsweetened dried fruit in a ¼-cup serving. Eating ¼ cup of dried fruit is like eating ½ cupof fresh fruit.CHOKING! * Hard fruit chunks, chewy fruit snacks, and certain types of candy posechoking hazards. (See Supplement A on page 77 for more information.)How can I encourage kids to eat fruits?It may take time for new foods to be accepted. Kids don't always eat new foods right away. Here aresome ways to get kids excited about fruits:► Make food fun and be sure fruits are easy to eat. Create a rainbow salad witha variety of colors of fruits. Add crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges, orfresh apples to salad mix or coleslaw. Peel or slice fresh oranges.► Have a Fruit Tasting Day. Encourage each child’s family to bring one uniquefruit for the group to taste. How about kiwifruit, black grapes, blackberries,pomelo, or lychees?► Cook together. Children learn about fruits and vegetables when they help prepare them. Youngchildren can help rinse fruits and make “faces” out of pieces of fruits. Pick kitchen tasks that matchchildren’s abilities: mash bananas, peel some fruits, or mix ingredients for a fruit salad.See the “Edible Art” activity from Team Nutrition’s Community Nutrition Action Kit.http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/edibleart.pdf► Explore the "Grow It, Try it, Like It!" educational kit. Growing fruits, likestrawberries, in a garden or container can help increase children’s willingnessto taste them. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/growit.html► Eat fruits and kids will too! They learn from watching you.Connect With Parents and the CommunityGrow It, Try It, Like It!Preschool Fun With Fruits and VegetablesCantaloupe CornerGrow It, Try It, Like It!Preschool Fun With Fruits and VegetablesPeach Tree OrchardBooklet 5Booklet 6► Send the message home. Share the Nibbles for Health take-home newsletter for parents onjuice. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/Nibbles/Nibbles_Newsletter_19.pdf► Participate in Farm to Child Care activities. Have farmers deliver fresh, seasonal produce toyour child care program, or take the children on a field trip to a local “pick your own” farm.http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/farm_to_childcare.htm6Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food ProgramBuild a Healthy Plate With Fruits • http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/library.html
Build a Healthy Plate With FruitsHow can I keep fruit safe?CHOKING!For children younger than 4 years old:• Cut raw fruit in small pieces no larger thanone-half inch (½”) to prevent choking.• Slice grapes and other round foods in half,and then cut into smaller pieces.• See Supplement A on page 77 for moreinformation on choking hazards.½ "1 2½-inch piecesClean► Even if you plan to peel the produce before eating, it is stillimportant to rinse it first. That’s because it is easy totransfer dirt and bacteria from the peel or rind to the insideof fruit when you are cutting.► Rinse all produce thoroughly under running water beforeeating, cutting, or cooking. Do not use soap or detergent.Scrub firm fruits, such as melons, with a clean producebrush. Dry produce with a clean cloth towel or paper towelto further reduce bacteria that may be present.► Before opening a can of fruit, wash and dry the top of the can.Under clean, running water, rub the top of the can brisklywith a clean cloth or paper towel to remove dirt and germsfrom the surface. Dry with a clean cloth towel or papertowel after washing.Prepare and Store Safely► Cut away any damaged or bruised areas on fresh fruits beforepreparing or eating. Produce that looks rotten or has mold on itshould be thrown away.► Keep fruits separate from raw meat, poultry, and seafood whileshopping, preparing, or storing them.► Store perishable fresh fruits, like strawberries, in a cleanrefrigerator at a temperature of 40 °F or below. Refrigerate allproduce that is purchased precut or peeled to maintain bothquality and safety. If you’re not sure whether an item shouldbe refrigerated, ask the produce manager at your supermarket.► See the Food Safety tip sheet on page 55 for more food safety tips.Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food ProgramBuild a Healthy Plate With Fruits • http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/library.html7
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