Team Nutrition Resources for Child Care
Please Note
Resources marked with a 
symbol help CACFP operators implement the Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans final rule. Check back regularly to see more resources as they are updated.
Team Nutrition supports the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by providing training and technical assistance to child care providers and program operators, nutrition education for children and families, and resources to support a healthier environment.
The following resources are available online. In addition, child care centers that participate in the federal child nutrition programs can request materials using our online order form. For questions, or to place a bulk order, please email Team Nutrition.
Infants and Toddlers
- Breastfed Babies Welcome Here! A Mother's Guide
- CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants
- Family Style Meal Service with Children in the CACFP
- Feeding Infants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Growing a Healthier Future with the CACFP Infographic
- Mealtimes With Toddlers in the CACFP
- Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes
Nutrition Education
- Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten
- Grow It, Try It, Like It! Fun with Fruits and Vegetables at Family Child Care
- Grow It, Try It, Like It! Nutrition Education Kit Featuring MyPlate
- Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children
- Summer Food, Summer Moves Resource Kit
- Team Nutrition Cooks!
Menu Planning & Technical Assistance
- CACFP Breakfast Menu Planner
- CACFP Meal Pattern Training Worksheets
- CACFP Meal Pattern Training Slides
- CACFP Snack Menu Planner
- Child Nutrition Sharing Site
- Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP
- Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs
- Crediting Handbook for the CACFP
- Food Buying Guide for the Child Nutrition Programs
- Methods for Healthy Cooking
- Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP
- Offering Water in the CACFP
- Serving Snacks in the CACFP
- Serving Adults Participants in the CACFP
- Serving Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
- Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP
Recipes
Added Sugars
Grains
- Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu
- CACFP Grains Ounce Equivalents Resources
- Calculating Ounce Equivalents of Grains in the CACFP
- Crediting Grains in the Child Nutrition Program Tip Sheets
- Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP
- Determining Ounce Equivalents of Grains in CACFP Recipes
- Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
- Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP
- How to Spot Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP
- Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods For the CACFP
- Is My Recipe Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP?
- Using the WIC Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP
- Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
Meats/Meat Alternates
Milk
Vegetables & Fruits
Web Quizzes
Posters
- Breastfed Babies Welcome Here! Poster
- Family Style Meal Service With Children in the CACFP Poster Set
- Serve Tasty & Healthy Foods in the CACFP Sample Meals for Children Ages 1-2
- Serve Tasty & Healthy Foods in the CACFP Sample Meals for Children Ages 3-5
- Serve Tasty & Healthy Foods in the CACFP Sample Meals for Ages 6-12 & 13-18
- Serve Tasty & Healthy Foods in the CACFP Sample Meals for Adults
