Fruit Group: Focus on Fruits [Facilitator\u27s Guide]

After this lesson, participants will: Explain why fruits are an important part of the daily diet. Know the recommended daily amount of fruits for their eating plans. Know the recommended serving sizes for fruits. Identify fruits rich in vitamins A and C. Serve fruits rich in vitamin A and C to meet the family’s needs. Identify fruits rich in iron and potassium. Serve fruits rich in iron and potassium to meet the family’s needs. Serve fruits of many different colors. Try a new method of cooking or serving a fruit. Name at least one way to stretch the food dollar when purchasing fruits

Food Safety [Facilitator\u27s Guide]

Lesson Goals After this lesson, participants will: Know what food-borne illness is. Describe signs and symptoms of food-borne illness. Know safe temperatures for food. Know proper methods for storing, preparing, and serving food

Solid Fats and Added Sugars (SoFAS): Know the Limits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting daily calories from solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS) to no more than 5 to 15 percent of total calories. What is your daily limit for calories from SoFAS

Oils and Empty Calories: Know the Limits on Fats, Sugars, and Salt (Sodium)

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a certain amount of oils to be eaten daily for best health. To find the amount of oils you should eat, visit http://www.choosemyplate.gov or complete MyPlate Worksheet (NEP-201C). Good sources of oils include fish, nuts and vegetable oils. The Dietary Guidelines recommend limiting calories from saturated fats and transfats. Foods that contribute calories but no nutrients are said to be “empty calorie foods.” According to the Dietary Guidelines, a healthy diet can include no more than 5-15 percent of calories from empty calorie foods. These are foods that are high in solid fats and added sugars (SoFAS)

Milk Group: Boning Up on Calcium

You can increase your calcium intake in many ways

Plan for Food Spending [Facilitator\u27s Guide]

After this lesson, participants will: Prepare a reasonable food spending plan for the family. Describe the steps in preparing a shopping list. Make a shopping list based on menus for one week. Recognize what should be considered before going shopping. Identify unit price shelf tags and determine the most economical buy using unit pricing. • Be able to figure cost per serving and use it to find the best buys. Compare prices of convenience foods with prices of similar foods made at home. Identify factors that add to the cost of convenience foods. Give examples of ways to avoid food waste. Describe at least three ways to save at the grocery

Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to control blood sugar (blood glucose). The effects of diabetes can include blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, stroke and nerve damage. To understand diabetes, you first need to understand normal blood sugar

Is Your Body Trying to Tell You Something?

The nutrients in food help keep your body healthy. Your body cannot work as it should without all nutrients present at the same time. Nutrients must work hand in hand