Course Details

CCEI530A: Nutrition I: The USDA Food Program and Meal Planning

Course ID 71407

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course explains the USDA's food plan, food groups and recommended serving sizes and components for each food group for planning meals and snacks in an early childhood education setting. Participants will plan a menu using the USDA Guidelines.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infant and Toddler

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify the reasons that nutrition is important in an early childhood education setting
• Identify the purpose of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• List the effects of improper nutrition on children’s growth and development
• Identify creditable and non-creditable foods in each food group
• Define meal patterns, proper meal components, and serving sizes in the CACFP
• Identify important strategies for planning nutritional meals

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.