Mini Professional Development Session 1
Support the cooks in your cooks network by including professional development sessions. Our expert team have pulled together all the resources you need to present a session on the Menu planning guidelines for long day care. Â
Mini PD Session 1: Understanding the Menu planning guidelines for long day care
Co-designed by expert health promoters, for health promoters just like you. This package will help you to host a professional development session for your cooks network. Â
What is included in the PD session?
The purpose of this resource is to provide you with all the expertise you need to facilitate a professional development session on Understanding the Menu planning guidelines for long day care within your cooks network. We have developed all the tools you will need, including;
- a lesson plan
- instructional videos
- guided activities and worksheetsÂ
- editable certificate of completion to provide your attendees.
Watch this training video to learn how to use Mini PD Session 1 at your next Cooks Network event
Key learning outcomes:Â
- Understand why healthy eating is important for young children. Â
- Understand the requirements of the Menu planning guidelines for long day care, including: the five ‘core’ food groups, foods which should not be included on the menu, requirments for vegetarian meals, breakfast meals, baked items, fats & oils, salt and spreads and the requirements for overall menu food variety and allergies and intolerance alternatives.Â
- Understand the key recommendations for feeding infants under 12 months. Â
- Know how to read a food label of a milk alternative to identify adequate calcium fortification. Â
- Learn how to use the ingredient quantity guides in menu planning.Â
View the lesson plan
Additional resources
For more information please phone 1300 22 52 88 or email heas@nnf.org.au
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