Fall Journal Club: Examining Front-of-Package Product Names and Ingredient Lists of Infant and Toddler Food Containing Vegetables

Early experiences with food can shape children's food preferences and contribute to lifelong eating habits. It is recommended that parents and caregivers provide a variety of healthful foods to their infants/toddlers to facilitate exposure to a wide variety of flavors, textures, and nutrients. Almost half of parents feeding infants and toddlers provide some form of commercially produced infant and toddler food. These foods have packaging which includes a variety of information which can confuse parents, putting nutrition educators in the unique position to help demystify these packages. This presentation will describe current research investigating the factors associated with the inclusion of vegetables and fruits in the front-of-package product names of commercially produced infant and toddler foods sold in the United States.

 

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Education Benefits

Participants of this webinar will receive 1 CEU for live attendance. The webinar provides information on the following:

 

SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies

5.1 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating the manufacturing, labeling and advertising of individual foods and dietary supplements.

5.2 Describe the roles of government agencies in regulating food systems and the food supply.

6.2 Explain the effects of various food processing, packaging, distribution, and marketing practices on food availability, food choices, and nutritional value as well as the amount and types of additives, contaminants, and pathogens in foods.

CDR Performance Indicators

2.1.3

8.2.3

9.2.1

 

CDR Learning Need Codes

4150

4070

8130