UH – CTAHR – CES Nutrition Education for Wellness

Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program

...making family meals a priority...

Agenda • Mealtime Memory • Family Meals

– Definition – Benefits – Barriers

• Mastering Family Meals • Educating & Empowering Families • Questions & Comments

Mealtime Memory… Think back to your childhood. Recall a significant, meaningful or traditional memory that centered around a family meal.

Who was involved? Where was it? What did you eat? Or not eat? When did it happen? Why is it significant to you? How has it impacted you today?

How do you define “family meal”?

How do you define “family meal”?

“A meal is when you all sit down together and share the same food.”

Ellyn Satter, 2011

Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook by Ellyn Satter (Copyright 2008)

Benefits of Family Meals • Offer security • Communication • Strengthen family bond • Help instill healthful eating habits • Teach manners • Expose children to new words • Discuss important life lessons • Teach life skills • Keeps children and parents happy

What gets in ‘the way’?

• What activities or responsibilities interfere with your family having meals together?

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

What gets in ‘the way’?

• What activities or responsibilities interfere with your family having meals together? – Homework – Extracurricular activities – Work obligations – Different schedules – Household duties (paying bills, taking care of other

family members, etc.) – Rather be doing other things (tv, internet, etc.)

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

What gets in ‘the way’?

• Is there anything about eating together that causes stress or frustration?

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

What gets in ‘the way’?

• Is there anything about eating together that causes stress or frustration? – Idea of meal planning is overwhelming – Tension between family members – Dealing with picky eaters

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

What gets in ‘the way’?

• Is there difficulty in providing food?

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

What gets in ‘the way’?

• Is there difficulty in providing food? – Budget is tight, food is expensive – Some ‘healthy food’ is expensive

• Can we overcome these barriers? How?

www.ellynsatter.com/

Mastering Family Meals: Which step are you at?

Step 1 Don’t have

or want meals

Step 2 Irregular meals & snacks

Step 3 Explore new

foods & recipes

Step 4 Plan meals

Step 5 Being

virtuous

Copyright © 2008 by Ellyn Satter. Reproduced with permission from Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook, Kelcy Press,Madison, WI.

Step 1 – Don’t Want Meals You don’t enjoy meal-time food. You don’t want to be bothered. If you don’t bother with eating, it will bother you. Meals are a drag. Were your childhood meals unpleasant? Did people scold / fight? You don’t have time. Meals will take time. Would you take time if the food were good & you could enjoy checking in with your family & friends? You eat on demand. How about adding structure?

Are you ready to consider having meals?

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-one-no-meals-and-dont-want-them-i-73.html

Which step are you at?

Step 1 Don’t have

or want meals

Step 2 Irregular meals & snacks

Step 3 Explore new

foods & recipes

Step 4 Plan meals

Step 5 Being

virtuous

WHERE

Parents choose

Pleasant atmosphere

Limit distractions

Gather everyone Talk to each other

Enjoy your company Don’t scold or fight

Turn TV off Put phones/tablets aside

Achieve Step 2 – Get the Meal Habit Focus = structure

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-two-get-the-meal-habit-i-74.html

WHAT Eat what

you eat now

Make what you enjoy

Establish *div of responsibility

Be realistic

Enjoy your food

Be authoritative DON’T short order cook

Do not force or limit food

Achieve Step 2 – Get the Meal Habit Focus = structure

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-two-get-the-meal-habit-i-74.html

Master family meals step-by-step

• *Division of responsibility for feeding Adults:

• What • When • Where

Children: • How much • Whether

Copyright © 2008 by Ellyn Satter. Reproduced with permission from Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook, Kelcy Press,Madison, WI.

WHEN

Parents set schedule

Regular meals

Regular snacks midway between

meals

Primary focus = STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE,

STRUCTURE!

Snacks = little meals

Achieve Step 2 – Get the Meal Habit Focus = structure

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-two-get-the-meal-habit-i-74.html

Which step are you at?

Step 1 Don’t have

or want meals

Step 2 Irregular meals & snacks

Step 3 Explore new

foods & recipes

Step 4 Plan meals

Step 5 Being

virtuous

Achieve Step 3- Add On, Don’t Take Away Focus = Explore

WHERE WHEN

Parents choose Parents set schedule

Pleasant atmosphere Regular meals

Limit distractions Regular snacks

midway between meals

Achieve Step 3- Add On, Don’t Take Away Focus = Explore

WHAT

Slowly add new foods

Consider side dishes or new

recipes

Maintain Div of responsibility

One at a time Offer familiar foods too

Be realistic

Don’t short order cook. Let eaters choose from what

you provide.

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-three-add-on-dont-take-away-i-75.html

Introduce NEW foods with success • One at a time • Start small • Role model • Be patient • Offer alongside familiar foods. • Engage them. Kids like trying foods they helped to

make. Give children simple jobs & praise their efforts.

• Prepare new foods in different ways • Make food fun • REPEATED, neutral exposures is key!

Which step are you at?

Step 1 Don’t have

or want meals

Step 2 Irregular meals & snacks

Step 3 Explore new

foods & recipes

Step 4 Plan meals

Step 5 Being

virtuous

Achieve Step 4 - Plan Meals Focus = Explore & Get Organized

WHERE WHEN

Parents choose Parents set schedule

Pleasant atmosphere Regular meals

Limit distractions Regular snacks

midway between meals

WHAT

Consider planning ahead

Include variety

Maintain Div of responsibility

Plan day to day or a few days ahead

Include different food groups Consider different flavors, textures,

shapes, colors Offer familiar alongside new foods

Achieve Step 4 - Plan Meals Focus = Explore & Get Organized

Ellyn Satter: www.ellynsatter.com/mastering-family-meals-step-four-do-family-friendly-feeding-i-76.html

Family Meal

Have them regularly

Keep it simple & realistic

Be flexible

Devote time & energy to planning

Limit distractions

Include everyone

ENJOY YOUR FOOD & COMPANY

Goal Setting

• Consider which step you find you and your family, then set a goal for mastering family meals

– Be specific – Be realistic

Engage & educate your families • Know your audience:

– Are they interested in learning? – What are they interested in

learning about? – Are they able to come to a workshop? – Would they prefer information they can review at

home?

• Motivate – share relevant stories • Keeps things interactive • How can you assess your efforts?

Empower Families • Inspire your families!

– Share personal success stories – Make it personally meaningful – Maximize Your Message (USDA)

• Work around barriers: – Respect individual circumstances – Encourage flexibility & simplicity for sustainability – Empower them with tools & information

USDA Maximizing the Message: Helping Moms and Kids Make Healthier Food Choices. www.fns.usda.gov/fns/corenutritionmessages/maximizing.htm

www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/resources.htm

Teach Meal Planning Strategies

Share NEW recipes

• Food Skills Cookbook • Leave It Then Eat It

Slow Cooked Island Recipes

www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/resources.htm

Host Parent Workshops

• Use existing HCCNP materials for different nutrition topics: – *Munch on a Home Lunch – *Label reading – Healthy snacks – Shopping smart strategies – Delightfully Delicious Discoveries – *Allergies www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/hccnp/preschools.htm Scroll to PRESENTATIONS section.

Host Parent Workshops

• Conduct workshops such as “Munch on a Home Lunch” for parents • Review food groups • Quick meal planning tips • Basic food safety information • Interactive ‘tasting’

Websites • Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program

www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/hccnp/

• Nutrition Education for Wellness – Resources www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/new/resources.htm

• ChooseMyPlate for Preschoolers www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers.html

• Ellyn Satter www.ellynsatter.com/

• eXtension – Families, Food & Fitness www.extension.org/families_food_fitness

• Learning to Grow – UH Center on the Family www.learningtogrowhawaii.org/index.html

Other Resources

• Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook by Ellyn Satter (Copyright 2008)

• USDA Maximizing the Message www.fns.usda.gov/fns/corenutritionmessages/maximizing.htm

• Michigan Team Nutrition Preschool Booklist www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/PreschoolBooklist_290284_7.pdf

• The Sesame Street Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource http://kidshealth.org/classroom/index.jsp?Grade=cc&Section=hhfl

• Penn State Extension: FRIDGE curriculum extension.psu.edu/family/intergenerational/program-areas/nutrition-health/fridge

Questions?

Contact Information Hawaii Child Care Nutrition Program

1955 East-West Road, #306 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Phone: (808) 956-4124

Fax: (808) 956-6457 Email: hccnp@hawaii.edu

Contact Person: Kimberly Kanechika