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Resource | Training and Outreach Discover MyPlate: Emergent Reader Mini Books

Discover MyPlate includes seven emergent readers featuring kindergarten-level sight words that help children build literacy skills while learning about the five food groups and MyPlate.

11/09/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Awardees

Each year we announce the WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence program awardees.

10/02/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Program

The 2027 application period opens on Oct. 5, 2026, and closes on Dec. 7, 2026.

09/26/2023
Landing Infant Formula

Many families rely on infant formula to feed their babies. Infant formula can provide important nutrients for your baby’s growth and development. Some FNA programs – including CACFP, SNAP, and WIC – provide access to formula to support healthy infant development. USDA is committed to ensuring that FNA program participants always have access to the formula they need.

09/21/2023
Resource | Grants FY 2023 Team Nutrition Grant Supporting Nutrition Education for School-Aged Children

On Aug.16, 2023, FNA announced the award of $9.4 million in federal funding for the FY 2023 Team Nutrition Grant for Supporting Nutrition Education for School-Aged Children.

08/16/2023
Resource | Webinars/Videos Discover MyPlate “Reach for the Sky” Music Video

A music video demonstrating movements to USDA Team Nutrition’s original “Reach for the Sky” song as part of the “Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten” resource. 

05/25/2023
Resource | Recipes Discover MyPlate “Look and Cook” Recipes Video

Demonstration of the assembly and finished product of all five “Look and Cook” recipes found within USDA Team Nutrition’s “Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten” resource.

05/25/2023
Resource | Webinars/Videos Discover MyPlate Training Video

An overview of USDA Team Nutrition’s “Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten" resource and its contents.

05/25/2023
Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March Through September 2020

This data collection fulfills states’ reporting requirements and describes trends in program participation during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of an ongoing study series examining CN program operations, repurposed to collect waiver reports from all states.

05/23/2023
Basic page How WIC Helps

Research has shown that the WIC program has been playing an important role in improving birth outcomes and containing health care costs.

05/23/2023
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