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... more 'reduce sodium and solid fats' tipsBuild a Healthy Plate With Dry Beans and Peas► Choose fat-free refried beans, or reduced-sugar and reduced-sodium versionsof baked beans.Fat-Free► Use herbs or no-salt spice mixes instead of salt, butter, or stick margarine toseason bean dishes. This will lower solid fats, sodium, and calories in thedishes while adding flavor. Garlic, celery, onion, and carrots complementthe flavors of dry beans and peas.► Add beans to children's favorite foods. Add beans and peas to pastas,tacos, casseroles, stews, and side dishes. Make “Mexican Pizza” bytopping whole-wheat pita bread with refried beans, tomato salsa,spinach, and shredded low-fat cheese.► Make food fun. Add kidney and pinto beans in chili and serve it ina baked sweet potato “chili boat.” Let children mash beans in aplastic baggie, and then make a “Smashed Bean Burrito” (usinga whole-grain tortilla, spinach, and their favorite veggies). Sing asong while working with beans during a cooking demonstrationor while mixing recipe ingredients. (Example song lyrics: “Mash,Mash, Mash the beans; Mash, Mash, Mash the beans.”)► Have a bean guessing game or taste-test. Let childrensample dishes that use dry beans or peas as mainingredients, and have children Name That Bean! Someideas include lentil soup, bean dip, three-bean salad, orbean burgers.► Cook together. Children learn about beans and peaswhen they help prepare them. Pick kitchen tasks thatmatch children’s abilities. Children can help wash anddry the tops of canned beans, mash beans, pour waterinto a bowl of dry beans to soak overnight, or mixingredients for a bean salad. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/Nibbles/Nibbles_Newsletter_31.pdf16Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food ProgramBuild a Healthy Plate With Dry Beans and Peas • http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/library.html
Build a Healthy Plate With Dry Beans and PeasSupport the Message► Send the message home. Share the Nibbles forHealth take-home newsletter for parents onteaching good food habits. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/Nibbles/Nibbles_Newsletter_15.pdf► Enjoy beans and peas and kids will too. They learnfrom watching you.Teaching Good Food HabitsReading and writing, brushing teeth, and hand washing arelife skills. So is learning good food habits. These life skills canhelp your child live a healthy, satisfying life. Here is how youcan nurture good food habits.Give your child enough table Skip the urge to reward,time.punish, or appease yourchild with food.Does your child seem to dawdle at the table?That is normal. Young children do not havethe muscle development or skills to eat asfast as you. They still need practice witheating utensils. Eat at a pace that allows youto enjoy your food. It takes about 20 minutesfor the stomach to feel full. Rushingmealtime only leads to frustration for you,your child, and others at the table!Be a good role model. Yourchild watches what you eat.Have you ever been tempted to say: “If youdo not eat one more bite, I’ll be mad!” “Cleanyour plate so you can play,” “No dessert untilyou eat your vegetables,” or “Stop crying,and I’ll give you a cookie”?Remarks like these may lead kids to eatingproblems. They may create unneeded conflictand struggles between you and your child atthe table.• Eating for parental approval or loveteaches unhealthy behaviors, attitudes,If you eat and enjoy collard greens, bok choy,and beliefs about food and themselves.asparagus, or plantains, chances are yourchild will try them too – if not now, then • Rewarding a clean plate teaches them toprobably later. It is not just what you say, it ignore body signals, and that may lead tois also what you do. As kids grow up, aovereating.brother, sister, and others in their life are • Offering a food (dessert) as a reward forrole models, too. Remember most children eating another (veggies) makes somewant to grow up doing what others do.foods seem better.• Getting a food treat to feel better teacheskids to relieve negative feelings by eating.This can lead to overeating later on.Instead use a nonfoodapproach.Reward your child with attention and kindwords. Console with hugs and talk. Showlove by spending time and having funtogether. Drop the “clean plate club.”Provided byNIBBLES FOR HEALTH 15 Nutrition Newsle ters for Parents of Young Children, USDA, Food and Nutrition ServiceHow can I keep dry beans and peas safe?CHOKING!• Larger beans can pose choking hazards, especiallywhen not cooked thoroughly. Offer thoroughly cooked,mashed, or puréed beans and peas to children under4 years old.• See Supplement A on page 77 for more information onchoking hazards.Fat-FreeClean► Before soaking and cooking, sort through dry beans or peasand throw away dirt, small rocks, or beans that are broken,discolored, or shriveled.► Before opening a can of beans, wash and dry the top of thecan. Under clean, running water, rub the top of the canbriskly with a clean cloth or paper towel to remove dirt andgerms from the surface. Dry with a clean cloth towel orpaper towel after washing.► See the Food Safety tip sheet on page 55 for more information.Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food ProgramBuild a Healthy Plate With Dry Beans and Peas • http://www.teamnutrition.usda.gov/library.html17
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