A) is a reliable source of nutrition information B) promotes healthy food choices C) serves as a major source of nutrition information for many children and families D) has a sound educational objective in mind when planning program and commercial content A) is a reliable source of nutrition information B) promotes healthy food choices C) serves as a major source of nutrition information for many children and families D) has a sound educational objective in mind when planning program and commercial content

Exam 19: Nutrition Education: Rationale, Concepts, and Lessons

For each of the following curriculum areas, describe a food-related educational activity that would also promote learning in these areas: a. Reading stories, singing songs with children or helping them make up their own a. language development b. cognitive development c. sensorimotor development d. social/emotional development

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stories and songs, puppet shows
b. Measuring ingredients for a cooking activity, sorting foods (or pictures) by categories
c. Slicing bananas, peaches, and apples for a fruit salad; kneading bread; making muffins
d. Having two or three children work together to spread peanut butter on crackers, asking several children to help set up or clean up an activity

It is not advisable to have families participate in children's nutrition education activities because most parents do not know enough about appropriate educational instruction to be helpful.

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Food-related learning activities should help children to understand that nutrients in food are necessary for growth and health, and that food should be enjoyed.

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Chopping, stirring, and squeezing are examples of activities that incorporate ____________________ coordination.

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Question 4

Which of the following activities would be most effective for reinforcing the importance of eating a variety of foods each day?

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Question 5

Discuss how to evaluate the quality of nutrition information available in books, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, on television, or on the Internet.

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Question 6

Why should children be taught to eat a variety of foods every day?

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Question 7

Families should be discouraged from having lunch with their children at school because this will distract children from eating well.

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Question 8

The major responsibility for planning and executing a nutrition education program belongs to the:

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Question 9

Children must be instructed to always when eating to decrease the risk of choking.

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Question 10

Nutrition activities that would also promote children's motor skill development include all of the following except:

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Question 11

Children who dislike vegetables may be more willing to taste them if they have been involved in the preparation.

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Question 12

Foods high in sugar and/or fat should be reserved for special classroom celebrations such as on holidays and birthdays.

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Question 13

An effective food-based learning experience for children would be:

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Question 14

Teachers and children should before and after cooking projects to prevent food-borne illnesses.

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Question 15

An activity that primarily emphasizes children's sensorimotor development is:

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Question 16

The teacher must never leave the room during a nutrition activity that involves food or utensils that might harm a child.

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Question 17

Television:

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Question 18

A desirable and measurable learning objective for a preschool nutrition activity is to:

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Question 19

A safety consideration that is fundamental to any successful nutrition learning activity is:

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It is not advisable to have families participate in children's nutrition education activities because most parents do not know enough about appropriate educational instruction to be helpful.

Food-related learning activities should help children to understand that nutrients in food are necessary for growth and health, and that food should be enjoyed.

Chopping, stirring, and squeezing are examples of activities that incorporate ____________________ coordination.

Which of the following activities would be most effective for reinforcing the importance of eating a variety of foods each day?

Discuss how to evaluate the quality of nutrition information available in books, newsletters, newspapers, magazines, on television, or on the Internet.

Why should children be taught to eat a variety of foods every day?

Families should be discouraged from having lunch with their children at school because this will distract children from eating well.

The major responsibility for planning and executing a nutrition education program belongs to the:

Children must be instructed to always when eating to decrease the risk of choking.

Nutrition activities that would also promote children's motor skill development include all of the following except:

Children who dislike vegetables may be more willing to taste them if they have been involved in the preparation.

Foods high in sugar and/or fat should be reserved for special classroom celebrations such as on holidays and birthdays.

An effective food-based learning experience for children would be:

Teachers and children should before and after cooking projects to prevent food-borne illnesses.

An activity that primarily emphasizes children's sensorimotor development is:

The teacher must never leave the room during a nutrition activity that involves food or utensils that might harm a child.

Television:

A desirable and measurable learning objective for a preschool nutrition activity is to:

A safety consideration that is fundamental to any successful nutrition learning activity is:

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