2. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BENEFITS AND REQUIREMENTS PATRICIA EARLE M.A.T. 1

3. 2 * Florida Child Care Food Program Home Page Florida Child Care Food Program Home Page

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6. Core Nutrition Messages The USDA Food and Nutrition Service has released a set of 16 nutrition education messages to support and enhance nutrition education targeting low-income mothers and children. The messages are designed to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat milk products and foster child feeding practices that support the development of healthy eating habits. Seven of the 16 core messages are designed for mothers of preschoolers, which can be easily adapted to the childcare setting. These messages address: role modeling of eating fruits and vegetables, cooking and eating together, letting kids serve themselves, and offering new foods. 5

7. 6 Role Modeling Messages These messages encourage mothers to set a good example by eating fruits and vegetables themselves. Children are more likely to eat new foods when they see a parent eating them. 1. They learn from watching you. Eat fruits and veggies and your kids will too. 2. They take their lead from you. Eat fruits and veggies and your kids will too.

8. 7 Cooking and Eating Together Messages Families that eat together tend to have more healthful diets. Family meals may have a more positive effect on children’s diets when the meal is prepared at home. 1. Cook together. Eat together. Talk together. Make mealtime a family time. 2. Make meals and memories together. It’s a lesson they’ll use for life.

9. 8 Division of Responsibility Messages These messages are based on the separation of parent and child feeding roles where the parent decides what, when, and where foods are offered and the child decides whether and how much to eat. 1. Let them learn by serving themselves. Let your kids serve themselves at dinner. Teach them to take small amounts at first. Tell them they can get more if they are hungry. 2. Sometimes new foods take time. Kids don’t always take to new food right away. Offer new fruits and veggies many times. Give them a taste at first and be patient with them. 3. Patience works better than pressure. Offer your children new foods. Then, let them choose how much to eat. Kids are more likely to enjoy a food when eating it is their own choice. It also helps them to be independent.

10. 9 For more information about the core messages and a copy of the resource guide “Maximizing the Message: Helping Moms and Kids Make Healthier Food Choices”, visit the FNS web site at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/corenutritio nmessages/default.htm Bureau of Childcare Food Programs, Florida Department of Health www.doh.

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17. 16 * Schedule of Prospective Contractor Training * If you are a child care center interested in being a contractor on the CCFP, you must attend a Prospective Contractor Training class to start the process. * * The Prospective Contractor Training schedule for the new fiscal year is not finalized yet but will be by the end of July. The next training workshop for new contractors will occur sometime in mid-August. Please call Fadonia Reed at 850.245.4323 if you’d like to be on our mailing list to receive the new schedule.

18. 17 INDEPENDENT SINGLE SITE MULTI-SITESPONSORED

19. 18 * One site * Direct contract with DOH/CCFP * Direct monitoring by CCFP * All reimbursement goes to the center

20. 19 * Sites are affiliated, usually the same owner * One direct contract * Owner responsible for some monitoring * All reimbursement goes to owner

21. 20 * Contract with sponsor, not DOH/CCFP * Sponsor is monitored by DOH/CCFP * Sponsor monitors sites * Sponsor provides training * Sponsor retain 15% of reimbursement

22. 21 * Contract with registered caterer * Choose a menu provided by CCFP * Training provided by CCFP * Pay caterer with reimbursement finds * Reimbursement may not cover all costs

23. 22 * Approved kitchen * Approved menus * More control and freshness * May be less costly but not always

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