Menu Planning

1. Menu Planning Welcome to our session on Menu Planning! This presentation is part of a series of nutrition training sessions. The goal of these sessions is to train people in aboriginal communities to be able to teach others in their communities basic nutrition information. These presentations are designed to be interactive and we try to provide participants with tools and resources that they can use to teach others in their communities.Welcome to our session on Menu Planning! This presentation is part of a series of nutrition training sessions. The goal of these sessions is to train people in aboriginal communities to be able to teach others in their communities basic nutrition information. These presentations are designed to be interactive and we try to provide participants with tools and resources that they can use to teach others in their communities.

2. A few questions before we start Meal planning is helpful because It saves you time It helps you stay on track with healthy eating It saves you money All of the above We want to make sure that our presentation is working, so we have some questions for you to answer before and after our presentation. You can do these questions on a regular piece of paper or on a printed version of the questions we posted on onehealth.ca/videoc. Just write #1 at the top of your sheet because this is the first time you’ve done these questions. We want to make sure that our presentation is working, so we have some questions for you to answer before and after our presentation. You can do these questions on a regular piece of paper or on a printed version of the questions we posted on onehealth.ca/videoc. Just write #1 at the top of your sheet because this is the first time you’ve done these questions.

3. Questions Continued… Which of the following would be a balanced, healthy snack? Bag of chips A piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter Mr. Noodles Crackers

4. Questions continued… If you planned your meals and there weren’t enough fruits and vegetables to meet Canada’s Food Guide what would you do? Ignore it. It’s good enough. Add another vegetable for supper Plan a snack that has vegetables or fruit Any of the above b or c

5. Questions continued… I would feel comfortable teaching others in my community to plan healthy menus. Disagree 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

6. After this session you will be able to: Plan healthy meals and snacks Plan meals and snacks that people will enjoy Teach healthy menu planning to others in your community

7. A Story Sonya is a mom with 4 young children. She is excited because she just got a job at the local day care as a cook. Sonya loves to cook, but doesn’t know the first thing about planning a healthy menu for herself let alone for a whole daycare. We will follow Sonya throughout the presentation and we hope that by the end, you’ll be able to help someone like Sonya plan a menuWe will follow Sonya throughout the presentation and we hope that by the end, you’ll be able to help someone like Sonya plan a menu

8. Why plan a healthy menu? Healthy foods make healthy bodies Planning in advance helps you keep on track with healthy eating Planning can save you time and money Menu planning is important for people cooking at a daycare, but it can also be helpful to everyday people. Here are some reasons it’s a good idea for anyone to plan a healthy menu.Menu planning is important for people cooking at a daycare, but it can also be helpful to everyday people. Here are some reasons it’s a good idea for anyone to plan a healthy menu.

9. Food Guide Review