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The worst thing? The funniest?  \n• If you could invite a famous person over for dinner, who would it be? What would you talk about?  \n• What is your favorite TV show? Why?  \n• If you could spend all day with a friend, who would it be and what would you do?  \n• What’s the most delicious food on the table and why?  \n• If you opened a restaurant, what kind would it be?  \n• Ask everyone to bring a new word to the table. Practice using these new words in sentences.  \nHEALTHY FOOD CHOICES  \nPARENTS CONTROL WHAT FOOD COMES INTO  \nTHE HOUSE. CHOOSE WISELY!  \nIdeas to Increase Family Meals at Home:  \n• Plan menus and shopping lists ahead-encourage children to help.  \n• Set standard shopping times to always have healthy food choices available.  \n• Post meal ideas on the refrigerator; take turns choosing the menu.  \n• Use THE PLATE MODEL for healthy choices and portions.  \n• Establish regular meal and snack times.  \n• Try new recipes; cookbooks from the library and newspaper food sections can help.  \nFamily Meals At Home   \n\n| INSTEAD OF: | CHOOSE: |\n| --- | --- |\n| Whole milk, 2%, chocolate or strawberry milk | 1% or fat-free milk |\n| Fruit drinks, soda pop, juice, Kool-Aid™, Gatorade™ | Water,(sugar-free Kool-Aid™, Crystal Light™−limit 1 per day) |\n| Lard, shortening | Oils (small amounts) |\n| White tortillas | 6-inch whole wheat flour tortillas or corn tortillas |\n| Regular ground beef | Lean ground beef, chicken, turkey or lean pork |\n| Whole chicken | Chicken (remove skin or use breasts) |\n\nTO IMPROVE HEALTH TRY THESE CHANGES  \n\n| 1. Crock pot meals with meat, potato and carrots; salad, peach | 6. Sandwich with lean meat on whole wheat bread, tomato soup, celery sticks, grapes |\n| --- | --- |\n| 2. Frozen stir-fry vegetables with leftover meat, brown rice, sliced tomatoes, pineapple | 7. Soft-shell taco with lean meat or beans, lettuce, tomato, steamed broccoli, cantaloupe |\n| 3. Vegetable omelet with salsa, tortilla, steamed zucchini, sliced orange | 8. Frozen pizza, tossed salad, baby carrots, yogurt with frozen berries |\n| 4. Frozen fish or chicken, frozen vegetables, microwaved potato, bagged salad, frozen strawberries | 9. Rotisserie chicken, whole wheat roll, green beans, salad bar salad, salad bar fruit |\n| 5. Spaghetti, sauce, mixed vegetables, green pepper sticks, pear | 10. 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