5 A Day The Preschool Way

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5 A Day The Preschool Way

• Nutrition Services Branch
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human
  Services

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5 A Day Facts

• 5 A Day for Better Health Program
• National nutrition program that encourages all
  Americans to eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and
  vegetables every day to help reduce the risk of
  cancer, heart disease and other illnesses

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5 A Day and the Food Guide Pyramid
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Why is 5 A Day Important?

• Prevention of chronic disease
• decreases several of the risk factors for
  coronary heart disease, cancer, and stroke
• Colon, lung, oral cavity, larynx, esophageal,
  stomach, bladder, uterine, and pancreatic cancers
  are thought to be associated with eating too few
  fruits and vegetables

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5 A Day - National Level

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• US Department of Health and Human Service
• Produce for Better Health Foundation
• non-profit consumer education foundation
• represents the fruit and vegetable industry

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5 A Day - North Carolina

• North Carolina 5 A Day Coalition
• working to promote better health for all North
  Carolinians by increasing their fruit and
  vegetable consumption to 5 or more servings each
  day

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5 A Day - North Carolina

• Programs and promotions in
• supermarkets
• schools
• child care settings
• restaurants
• cafeterias
• worksites
• health agencies
• community groups

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Do North Carolinians Meet the 5 A Day Goal?

• According to the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor
  Surveillance System only 23.3 of NC adults eat 5
  or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day

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Percent of U.S. Children Eating 2 Servings of
Fruit Each Day
Percent
SourceUSDA, 1994-96, 1998
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Percent of U.S. Children Eating 3 Servings of
Vegetables Each Day
Percent
SourceUSDA, 1994-96, 1998
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Fruit Vegetable Quality
50
25
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Fruit Vegetable Quality

• raw fruit
• deep green and orange vegetables

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So how hard is it to eat 5 A Day?
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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 1/2 cup fruit - fresh, frozen or canned

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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 1/4 cup dried fruit

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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 3/4 cup 100 fruit or vegetable juice

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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 1/2 cup vegetables - fresh, frozen or canned

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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 1 raw leafy greens

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What is a Serving of Fruits and Vegetables?

• 1/2 cup cooked dried peas or beans

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Color
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green
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yellow
orange
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red
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blue
purple
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white
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Making it work for you!
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Take 5 a Day to the plate!
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Pizza
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Salad Bars
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Sandwiches
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Smoothies
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Soups Stews
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Sauces
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Cereals Yogurt
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Stir Fry
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Snacks
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Desserts
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5 A Day and your children what you can do at
home
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Practice what you preach
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Dip it, dunk it, love it
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Keep the crunchies in your munchies
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Get help from the experts
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Try it, youll like it
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5 A Day and your children learning with 5 A Day
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Learn how foods make kids healthy
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Learn to compare and classify
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Learn about alike and different
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Learn about colors and shapes
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Learn about numbers and counting
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5 A Day for you and your family have fun!!