Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) Plus: Lessons from the Land of Enchantment

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1 Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) Plus: Lessons from the Land of Enchantment Patricia Keane, MS, RD and Renee Conklin, MS, RD University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center Audiovisual Sponsor

2 CHILE Plus Overview Program of the University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center Funded by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education SNAP-Ed since 2011 Primary NM SNAP-Ed curriculum for early childhood Adopted as primary early childhood curriculum by NM Department of Health 85 Head Start and early care and education (ECE) centers Evidence-based curriculum Developmentally appropriate for ages 3-5 Developed with NM Head Start communities since 2007 Designed for rural populations with limited food access

3 CHILE Plus Website

4 CHILE video:

5 SNAP-Ed / CHILE Plus Goal To increase the likelihood that families will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles in alignment with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

6 CHILE Plus Objectives Children and their families will: 1. Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grain foods and low-fat dairy products and drink more water 2. Eat fewer high-fat foods and drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages 3. Learn how to serve and choose foods in the appropriate portion sizes for children and adults 4. Spend at least 30 minutes every day engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 5. Spend no more than two hours per day watching TV and playing computer/video games (outside of work or school) Children aged 2-5 not more than 1 hour high-quality programming

7 Nutrition Curriculum Intervention Components Grocery Store Physical Activity Curriculum Professional Development Foodservic e Family Events Health Care Provider Health Care Provider

8 CHILE Nutrition Curriculum Nutrition Curriculum Offers children repeated opportunities to taste fruits and vegetables Carried out over two years For each fruit or vegetable in the curriculum: x x

9 Nutrition Curriculum: Conte Module Tour nt

10 Nutrition Curriculum: Lesson Overview All lessons approved as a CACFP activity Supports new CACFP meal patterns Align with early learning guidelines Optional enrichment activities Teachers model healthy eating behavior Involve dramatic play

11 Nutrition Curriculum: Inside Each Lesson All lessons have a similar format: Preparation Overview and Introduction Step-by-step instructions, summary, and enrichment Learning and Teaching Objectives

12 Food Detectives

13 Taste Testers

14 Let s Get Cooking!

15 CHILE Plus Target Foods Fruits 1. Melon 2. Pear 3. Pineapple 4. Apple 5. Peach 6. Orange 7. Strawberry 8. Kiwi Vegetables Bell Pepper Broccoli Tomato Spinach Squash Sweet Potato Cucumber Asparagus

16 CHILE Plus Foods Fruit: Fresh, canned or frozen Canned in water or juice, NOT syrup Frozen not packed in sugar Vegetables: Fresh, canned or frozen Lower sodium and no fat added Whole Grains Breads: 100% whole wheat or 100% whole grain Cereals: Whole grain and low sugar Tortillas, pasta, brown rice, wild rice Dairy Low-fat milk (1%) Low or reduced fat cheese and yogurt Watch out for added sugar in yogurt no more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 oz Water Offer throughout the day

17 CHILE Plus Physical Activity Goals Children and their families will: 1. Spend at least 30 minutes every day engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity 2. Spend no more than two hours per day watching TV and playing computer/video games outside of work or school Children aged 2-5 not more than 1 hour high-quality programming At least 60 minutes of adult-led, structured physical activity every day, in addition to free play and outside time.

18 Physical Activity Lessons-Overview Involve short-duration activities that require little (or no) equipment. Develops gross-motor skills Designed to be developmentally appropriate, safe, fun, keep children moving, and to set-up-for-success

19 Exercise Breaks

20 Game Time: Warm-Up

21 Game Time: Activity #1

22 Game Time: Activity #2

23 Game Time: Cool-Down/Wrap-Up

24 Move N Groove

25 Family Engagement

26 Grocery Store Grocery Store

27 Health Care Providers

28 Professional Development

29 Knowledge Sharing Continuous Engagement

30 Alignment with New CACFP Meal Pattern New CACFP Meal Pattern Greater variety of fruits and vegetables Less 100% juice More whole grains Less added sugar Breakfast cereals Yogurt Unflavored milk CHILE Plus supports Repeated exposures to a variety of fruits and vegetables Take-home materials reinforce inclass nutrition lessons Family engagement activities around choosing whole grain, low sugar cereals and limiting sugarsweetened beverages

31 Alignment with Early Learning Guidelines Pic of NM Early Learning Guidelines Head Start ELF

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34 Effective CHILE Plus Implementation Strategies Nutrition Physical Activity Foodservice Family Engagement Administration Health Care Provider Grocery Store

35 The CHILE Plus website

36 Thank you! Contact us: Main: (505) Patty: Renee: Website: Address: MSC University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131