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Content Inside: Mealtime Memo F O R C H I L D C A R E No. 8, 2006 Family Style Dining in Child Care In family style dining, all food is placed in serving meal is placed on the table at the beginning of the bowls on the table and children are encouraged to meal, the child care giver does not have to act as serve themselves or serve themselves with help from server, unless more food is needed for second an adult. The adult child care givers sit at the table servings. with the children. Children and child care givers practice good manners in a pleasant mealtime Children and care givers can enjoy quiet conversa- setting. tion and a relaxed meal together. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Care givers can use the supports family style dining in the child care setting. What are the Benefits of Family Style Dining for opportunity to talk with the the Children? children about nutrition and about the foods that they are enjoying together. Children can learn and practice many social skills, Points to Remember such as taking turns, passing food to others, saying please and thank you, and helping to set the table. · Be prepared! Talk with the children about what will happen. You may wish to have a "meal" set Children can serve themselves up in the play area so that children can practice. with carefully chosen serving · Provide child-size plates, cups, utensils, and dishes. Bowls with wide lips serving bowls that children can use comfortably. are most easily handled by · Have all foods on the table at the beginning of young children. Plastic the meal. Have enough food available to meet serving bowls are light-weight meal pattern requirements and to allow for and don't conduct heat. seconds. Some food may spill as children learn to serve themselves. Allow for this. Children often want to try new foods when they see the other children and adults eating them. · Think about each child's ability to serve himself. For some children, you may need to start with Children enjoy eating with adults and practicing only one or two foods as self-serve, then serve good table manners. them the other foods that are required in the meal What are the Benefits of Family Style Dining for pattern. the Child Care Provider? · Some children may need more help than others. Seat these children near an adult. Child care givers benefit by being able to sit and eat · Expect spills. Children are learning and accidents with the children. Because all of the food for the will happen. Wipe up spills without a fuss. National Food Service Management Institute · The University of Mississippi
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