Rethinking Nutrition: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings

by Nitzke, Susan

• ISBN13: 9781605540313
• ISBN10: 1605540315
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

Written by a team of academic researchers and early childhood program practitioners, Rethinking Nutrition provides science- and practice-based information to meet young children's nutritional and developmental needs and establish healthy patterns with food. Each chapter includes a summary of key concepts and promising practices for early childhood settings.

Author Biography

Lead author Susan Nitzke, PhD, RD, is a professor, extension specialist, and chair of the Nutritional Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin---Madison. All four principal authors---Dave Riley, PhD, Ann Ramminger, MS, Georgine Jacobs, MS, along with Nitzke---are professors or nutrition professionals who have extensive academic and practical experience in early childhood education.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Nutrition to Support Healthy Growth	p. 1
Special Needs	p. 33
Eating and Feeding Behaviors are Formed in the Context of Normative Development	p. 55
Food and Mealtime as a Context for Learning	p. 75
Why We Implement Food and Nutrition Policies	p. 101
State Early Learning Standards and Nutrition	p. 121
Federal Nutrition Regulations and Programs	p. 129
Example of a Head Start Program's Meal Plan	p. 139
Preventing Food-Borne Illness	p. 145
Excerpts from MyPyramid for Preschoolers	p. 149
Sources of Information on Gardens as Learning Opportunities	p. 153
Recommended Sources of Recipes and Menu Planning Tools	p. 155
How to Help Children Be Active, Inside and Out	p. 157
References	p. 161
About the Authors	p. 169
Index	p. 171
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