meal and snack menu modifications such as including
more fresh and less canned produce, no high fat milk, and
less simple carbohydrate items; and (4) creation of a center
policy for dietary requirements for meals and snacks, physical
activity and screen time. Details of each of these components
follows.
Teacher/parent nutritional gatekeeper curriculum
For childhood obesity prevention programs to achieve
long-term success the nutritional gatekeeper (i.e. the
person buying and supplying food for the children) must
engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors and beliefs themselves.
For young children the nutritional gatekeeper is
most likely the parent or a primary caregiver and for
those who attend childcare, the teachers and center staff
also. Therefore, Curriculum Specialist (CS) utilized an