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Nutrition Take Home Kits English - Module 6
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Ingredients:
 1 banana
 1-15oz can pineapple chunks 
(packed in their own juice, 
not in syrup) 
 1 cup 100% orange juice (not 
“orange drink”)
 ¼ cup non-fat (skim) or  
low-fat (1%) milk
 4-5 ice cubes
Orange-Pineapple Smoothie
Directions:
1. Peel the banana. Let your child help you with this step.  
2. Place all ingredients into an unplugged blender. Have your child  
 help you with this step.  
3. Plug in the blender, turn on, and blend until smooth.  
 Make sure that your child’s hands are not near the blender when  
 it is turned on. 
TIP 1: If you don’t have a blender, you can use a potato masher.  
 Just leave out the pineapple and mash in an extra banana.  
 Or, use canned pineapple that is already crushed (but still in its  
 own juice). You’ll also need to leave out the ice. 
TIP 2: Try using a whole peeled orange instead of just the juice. That way,   
	 there	is	more	fiber	and	nutrients	that	are	good	for	you	and	your	 
 family. Just peel and chop it, then put in the blender along with  
 the other ingredients.  
REMEMBER:Your children are more likely to try a new food if you try it with them!
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 1 banana
 1-15 oz can pineapple chunks, 
canned, packed in their own juice 
(not in syrup) 
 100% orange juice (NOT orange 
drink)
 Low-fat (1%) or non-fat (skim) milk
1%
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Printing of this 
material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
-- SNAP. The SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It 
can	help	you	buy	nutritious	foods	for	a	better	diet.	To	find	out	more,	contact	
1-800-432-6217.
Ingredients:
 3-4 sweet potatoes
 1 Tablespoon olive oil
 Salt, to taste
 Dash of nutmeg or cinnamon 
(optional).
Sweet Potato “Shake & Bake”
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.   
2. Scrub and rinse the sweet potatoes. Leave the skin on.   
3. Cut each sweet potato into pieces no larger than ½ inch.   
4.  Place all sweet potato pieces into a zip-top plastic bag.  
5. Ask your child to add the olive oil, a few shakes of salt  
 and a dash of nutmeg or cinnamon (if you are using it).  
6. “Lock” the bag shut and have your child shake the bag.  
7. Open the bag and arrange the sweet potato pieces in a thin  
 layer on a baking sheet.   
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes.  
TIP 1: Why not turn on some dancing music so you and your child  
 can really “shake” while making this recipe! 
 
TIP 2: If you don’t have any plastic bags for the “shaking”, that is okay.  
 Just toss everything together in a bowl. The bag just makes it  
 more fun.
REMEMBER:Your children are more likely to try a new food if you try it with them!
Never keep or le
ave 
a knife within rea
ch of 
a young child. Ke
ep 
young children a
way from a hot 
stove and hot pa
ns. Cut sweet 
potatoes into pie
ces no larger 
than ½ inch to p
revent choking.
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 3-4 sweet potatoes
 Olive oil
 Cinnamon or nutmeg (optional)
 Salt
 Zip-top plastic bags 
 
Mod_6_Kit_Nutr_en_2013
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Printing  
of this material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program -- SNAP. The SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low 
income.	It	can	help	you	buy	nutritious	foods	for	a	better	diet.	To	find	out	
more, contact 1-800-432-6217.
Tips for Switching to Low Fat  
Milk and Cheese...
For most people over the age of two, low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk and cheese 
are recommended. Reduced fat (2%) milk and whole milk have a lot of fat, 
saturated fat and cholesterol, which most children over the age of 2 and 
adults don’t need. Low-fat and skim milk has just as much of the good stuff 
(calcium, vitamin D and protein) as whole or 2% milk.   
 
Part-skim mozzarella and reduced fat cheese are both lower in fat and good 
sources of calcium. When choosing lower-fat cheeses, look at the nutrition 
facts label for types that have 6 grams of fat or less per ounce.  
 
Some people find it easier to slowly change the type of milk they drink.  
For example, if you are used to drinking whole milk, try 2% at first,  
then go to 1%, then fat-free. And many find that once they make the 
change, they don’t even like the taste of whole milk anymore!   
 
 
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Printing of this  
material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- SNAP.  
The SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you  
buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact 1-800-432-6217.
1%
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MILK
Per 1 cup Serving Skim (Fat Free) 1% Milk  (Low fat) 2% Milk (Reduced fat) Whole Milk 1% Chocolate Milk Whole Chocolate Milk
Calories 83 102 122 149 158 208
Fat (g) 0 2.5 5 8 3 8.5
Saturated fat (g) 0 1.5 3 5 2 5
Protein 8 8 8 8 8 8
Calcium (mg) 299 305 293 276 290 280
Vitamin D (IU) 115 117 120 124 108 124
CHEESE
Per 1 oz Serving Part Skim  
Mozzarella
Reduced Fat
Cheddar (2%)
Cheddar Swiss Pepper Jack Monterey Jack
Calories 86 90 114 108 110 110
Fat (g) 5 6 9 8 9 9
Saturated fat (g) 3 4 6 5 6 6
Protein 7 7 7 7 7 7
Calcium (mg) 207 200 204 224 200 200
These charts help show the difference in calories and fat for higher fat versus lower fat dairy choices, but also show how amounts of protein, 
calcium and Vitamin D are all about the same. Chocolate milk has a lot of extra calories from sugar that children don’t need.
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Ingredients:
 1 box or bag of whole wheat 
pasta (13 to 16 ounces, try 
spaghetti or rotini)
 1-15 ounce can vegetables 
(try mixed veggies, green 
beans, spinach, or carrots) 
 1 cup spaghetti sauce
 ½ cup part-skim mozzarella 
cheese, shredded
Veggie Pasta
REMEMBER:Your children are more likely to try a new food if you try it with them!
Shopping List and Tips for switching 
to whole wheat pasta 
continued on the other side
Directions:
1. Boil water in a cooking pot.  
2. While the water is boiling, rinse and drain the canned vegetables in  
 a strainer, which will remove extra salt. Set aside in  
 a bowl.  
3. Add the whole wheat pasta and cook for 10 minutes, or until tender.  
4. Drain pasta in the strainer. 
5. Return pasta to pot and add vegetables and spaghetti sauce. 
6. Cook on medium-low heat until the vegetables are hot. 
7. Just before serving, sprinkle with the part-skim mozzarella cheese. 
 
TIP 1: You can use fresh or frozen  
 vegetables instead; just cook  
 them before adding them to  
 the pasta. 
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Shopping List and Tips for switching to whole wheat pasta (continued)
TIPS for switching to whole  
wheat pasta
Whole wheat pastas are made from wheat that 
includes ALL parts of the grain seed. Whole grain 
pastas have more of the “good stuff” our bodies 
need, such as fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals. 
When choosing pasta for your family, look for types 
made from whole grains. Look for “Whole Wheat” 
or “Whole Grain” on the pasta bag or box. Also 
check the list of ingredients and choose pastas 
that list a whole grain as the first ingredient. Look 
for the following ingredients:  whole wheat, whole 
durum, whole grain. 
 Part-skim mozzarella cheese, 
shredded
 Whole wheat pasta (whole 
wheat is the first ingredient on 
the label)
 Spaghetti sauce 
 1-15 oz can vegetables  
(try mixed veggies, green  
beans, spinach, or carrots)
 
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Printing of this material was funded 
by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- SNAP. The SNAP provides nutrition 
assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. 
To find out more, contact 1-800-432-6217.


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