Child & Adult Care Food Programs
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Learn The Five Food Groups
Choose MyPlate
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Menu Magic!
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USDA
Infant Feeding Guide
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Tips
for Involving Young Children in Food Preparation
Involving young children
in food preparation and food serving promotes learning and appreciation
for
a wide variety of foods.
Young children can participate in some
steps in most recipes.
Evaluate the recipe you plan to use step-by-step
using
these developmental guidelines offered by the
USDA* to determine
how to involve children.
2-Year-Olds
can:
- Wipe
table tops
- Scrub
vegetables
- Tear
lettuce greens
- Break
cauliflower
- Move
pre-measured ingredients from one
place to another
- Snap
green beans
- Wash
salad greens
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3-Year-Olds
Can Do What
2-Year Olds
Can Do Plus:
- Wrap
potatoes in foil for baking
- Knead
and shape yeast dough
- Pour
liquids (not hot liquids)
- Mix
ingredients
- Shake
liquids
- Spread
soft spreads
- Place
things in trash
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4-Year
Olds Can Do What
2 & 3-Year Olds Can Do Plus:
- Peel
oranges
- Peel
hard boiled eggs
- Move
hands to form round shape
- Mash
bananas
- Cut
with dull scissors - green onions, parsley, dried fruit
- Set
table
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5-Year
Olds and Up Can Do What 2, 3 & 4-Year Olds
Can
Do Plus:
- Measure
ingredients
- Cut
with a blunt knife
- Use
an egg beater
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*Source:
Tips for Using the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children, p. 10
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
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The
on time checks for last month were mailed on
05/20/2013
The
direct deposits will be available 5/20/2013.
The checks for February and March late
menus were mailed on the date above.
Our policy for checks which are lost in the mail
is to reissue a new check
10 business days from the date our office mailed the check
to you.
If you have moved, or have other reason to believe your check has been delayed,
please contact your Coordinator.
You
may also call our
check status hotline.
Phone: 503.253-5000
ext 3.
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Menus
must be postmarked no later than the 2nd of each month.
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Hand
delivered menus are always due no later than 4pm on the 5th
of each month.
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The following dates are legal holidays which will require a parent note enclosed with the menus:
New Years Day
Monday, January 1st, 2013
Memorial
Day
Monday, May 27th, 2013
Fourth of July
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
Labor Day
Monday, September 2nd, 2013
Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 28th, 2013
Christmas
Wednesday, December 25th, 2013
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