Early Childhood

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Early Childhood programs

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Nourishing Beginnings
Program Early Childhood

A free online early childhood nutrition program offering helpful information on how to feed toddlers and preschoolers and how to engage children when learning together with food.

Theme
Feeding relationship
Theme
Food literacy

Early Childhood materials

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Educator reading a picture book with bell peppers and cheese to two preschool children.
Training tool
Nourishing Beginnings Module 2: Learning Together with Food
Early Childhood
Theme Food literacy
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On the left side is a robot holding a wrench with the word “hello” on its screen. On the right are the words “coming soon: website under construction.”
Training tool
Nourishing Beginnings Module 3: Menu Planning
Early Childhood
Theme Healthy eating
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children sitting around a table eating
Training tool
Nourishing Beginnings Module 1: Supporting Young Eaters
Early Childhood
Theme Feeding relationship
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A child holding a stalk of wheat standing in front of a wheat field. New
Video
The Curious Cook: Wheat
Multi level
Theme Food literacy
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The Curious Cook Wheat ScriptSam découvre les aliments : Le blé
A child standing in front of rows of strawberry plants. New
Video
The Curious Cook: Strawberries
Multi level
Theme Food literacy
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The Curious Cook Strawberry ScriptSAM DÉCOUVRE LES ALIMENTS -LES PETITS FRUITS
A child standing in a dairy barn with cows laying down in the background. New
Video
The Curious Cook: Milk
Multi level
Theme Food literacy
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The Curious Cook Milk ScriptSam découvre les aliments : Le lait
A colourful image of a poster that says, “Mealtime Roles in Early Childhood”. It shows an adult and three children sitting at a table eating a meal together. There is a chart that highlights the roles of children and adults at meals and snacks. There is a Seal of Approval from the Ellyn Satter Institute.
Poster
Mealtime Roles in Early Childhood
Early Childhood
Aligned with Meeting Early Childhood Needs
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Mealtime Roles in Early Childhood Poster Les rôles à l’heure du repas durant la petite enfance
Ingredients to make a lunch separated on the plate to mirror the Canada’s Food Guide Plate.
Video
Canada's Food Guide in Action
Multi level
Theme Canada's Food Guide
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Image of first page of Lunch Box Guide and Teachers Guide
Resource
Lunch Box Guide
Multi level
Theme Canada's Food Guide
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Lunch Box Guide - Teachers GuideLunch Box GuideGuide de la boîte à lunch Guide de la boîte à lunch – Guide de l’enseignant
Chart with two columns. One column is titled “Yes! These foods crunch” and the other is titled “No! These foods do not crunch”.
Activity
Crunch Test
Multi level
Theme Discovery
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Crunch Test- ENCroc-test
Black and white image of tin can with sock taped to the top to hide contents of can.
Activity
Mystery Can
Multi level
Group Size Full Class
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Poster with images of foods, farm animals and children
Poster
Food Adventures with Felix the Farmer
Multi level
Curriculum Health
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AffichePoster Activity GuideGuide d’activités
Smoothies 2 cover page with 3 smoothies
Resource
Smoothies 2
For All Ages
Theme Healthy eating
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Smoothies2Laits frappés 2

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