Snacking Tips for Parents Upcoming Events

January 2012
Snacking Tips for Parents
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Plan ahead and buy healthy snacks when you grocery shop — you will save money
and will make healthier choices than buying snacks on the go.
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Provide kids choices and make the choices you offer reasonably nutritious.
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Pre-portion your child’s snacks into small plastic bags to grab on the go or put a
snack-sized serving on a plate.
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Designate an area in your refrigerator or cupboard for healthy snacks that you have
selected and your kids like — let them help themselves without having to ask permission.
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Combine snacks from at least two groups to pack more nutrients into your child’s
diets — it will be more filling and will hold them over until their next meal. For
example, adding milk to cereal or serving string cheese with whole wheat crackers or
fruit is an easy way to add calcium, protein, and other important nutrients to snacks.
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Remember: space snacks far enough away from meals so appetites are not spoiled!
Tangy Yogurt Vegetable Dip Recipe
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups Plain Yogurt
1 Packet Onion Soup Mix
1 Tbsp. Minced Parsely
1/4 tsp. Garlic Salt
1 tsp. Dill Weed
Pinch Black Pepper
Preparation
Mix ingredients in a bowl. Use vegetables of your choice — carrot sticks, celery sticks, green
pepper rings, broccoli, zucchini sticks, radishes, etc.
It’s best to make the dip ahead and refrigerate it overnight so that the flavors will blend and
the dip will thicken slightly.
Visit www.mealsmatter.org for FREE tips, interactive nutrition assessment tools, easy-toprepare recipes, meal suggestions and more.
For more information, contact First 5 Nevada County at (530) 265-0611, x 223, or
www.first5nevco.org and www.first5california.com/parents.
Upcoming Events
February 4
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Held at the Doris Foley Historical Library,
211 N. Pine Street, Nevada City. Most
books cost between 25¢ and $3.00, You’ll
find a great selection of children’s paperback and hardback books. Saturday 9 am
to 3 pm. Phone: 265-7050
February 9-11
Twelfth Night
One of Shakespeare’s most popular
comedies, Twelfth Night celebrates the entanglements of love at their most extreme!
Join the Class of 2012 Yuba River Charter
School Eighth Grade as they take you back
to the marvelous yarn set in the fabulous
kingdom of Illyria and see if you think it all
works out or what you will. Location: Yuba
River Charter School Auditorium, at 505
Main Street, Nevada City. Showtimes: 2/9
& 2/10 - 10am & 7pm, 2/11 - 7pm.
Tickets: $5 Students and $7 Adults. Tickets
available at Briarpatch and Harmony Books
Phone: 265-6060
February 19
Mardi Gras Parade and Carnivale!
The Mardi Gras Street Faire will be held on
North Pine Street, in Downtown Nevada
City, from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will
be food, drink, crafts, and clothing. Parade
begins at 2 p.m. Sunday and moves down
Broad Street. It is a rain or shine event.
New this year! Join us for a festive afterthe-parade Carnivale for the whole family
at the Miners Foundry! Enjoy New Orleans
style food, hot dogs, ice cream & desserts,
soft drinks & specialty coffees. Tickets at
the door only $5 for adults - Kids are FREE!
Location: Downtown Streets of Nevada
City and, Miners Foundry, 325 Spring
Street, Nevada City. Phone: 265-2692
Little Steps, published by First 5 Nevada County. Visit us at www.first5nevco.org or call (530) 265-0611 x223
Consejos para padres sobre los bocadillos
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Planee por adelantado y compre bocadillos saludables cuando vaya al supermercado.
Ahorrará dinero y tomará decisiones más saludables que si compra bocadillos en el
camino.
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Deje que su niño tenga opciones y haga que cada opciòn sea razona blemente nutritiva.
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Divida en porciones los bocadillos para su hijo en bolsitas de plástico, listas para
llevárselas o sirva en un plato una porción del tamaño de un bocadillo.
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Designe un área en su refrigerador o alacena para bocadillos nutritivos que usted
seleccione con anticipación y que a su hijo le agraden. Deje que su hijo se sirva de
estos bocadillos sin necesidad de pedirle permiso.
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Combine bocadillos de al menos dos grupos alimenticios para incluir más nutrientes
en la dieta de su hijo, quedará más satisfecho y aguantará mejor hasta la siguiente
comida fuerte. Por ejemplo, una manera sencilla de añadir calcio, proteína y otros
importantes nutrientes a los bocadillos es poniéndole leche al cereal o dándole queso
con una galleta de trigo o con fruta.
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Recuerde: Deje suficiente tiempo entre la hora de los bocadillos y la hora de la
comida para que no se le arruine el apetito a su hijo.
Receta de Yogur Agrio para Acompañar Verduras
Ingredientes
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2-1/2 tazas Yogur sin sabor
1 Paquete de sopa de cebolla en polvo
1 cucharadita Perejil picado
1/4 cucharada Sal de ajo
Una pizca Pimienta negra
Preparación
Mezcle los ingredientes en un tazón. Use verduras a su gusto, ya sean zanahorias, apio,
pimiento morrón, bróculi, calabaza, rábanos, etc. Es mejor si prepara el aderezo por adelantado y lo deja reposar en el refrigerador toda una noche para que se espese ligeramente y los
sabores se mezclen más.
Para más información, contacte a Primeros 5 del Condado de Nevada County al
(530) 265-0611, x 223, o www.first5nevco.org and www.first5california.com/parents.
Programs & Classes
Baby & Me
Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. starting January
17, and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. starting January 18. First 10-week session is
FREE! Join in for songs, playtime, and
discussion while getting to know other
parents and babies (birth to 12 months).
Held at the PARTNERS Family Resource
Center, downtown Grass Valley. FREE to
first-time participants, sliding scale fee
up to $50 for 10 sessions for subsequent
groups. Phone: Meg 913-2745
Bookworms Story Time
Come out to the PARTNERS Family
Resource Center with your little one and
enjoy story time every Monday from
10:30 to 11 am. On your first visit, pick
up a FREE BOOK for your 0–5-year-old!
The PARTNERS Family Resource Center is
located at 235 S. Auburn Street in Grass
Valley. Phone: 273-4059
Breastfeeding Support Group
Milk and Honey Cafe
Join us Thursdays from 10:30 to noon
at the Music Together space, 138 New
Mohawk Road, Nevada City. We are a
group of mothers providing support,
encouragement, resources, education
and friendship for new mothers, babies,
pregnant women and families. Weekly
expert speakers. Call Heather at (530)
414-8282 for more information or just
show up. We’d love to have you!
Toddler & Me/Padres y Pequenos
Join in for songs and playtime in English
and Spanish while getting to know other
parents and toddlers. New spots available for children 12 to 36 months. NOW
Monday mornings at Sierra Nevada
Children’s Services in Grass Valley. FREE.
Phone: Sandi at 265-0611 x223
Pequeños Pasitos, publicado por Primeros 5 del Condado de Nevada — www.first5nevco.org — (530) 265-0611 x 223