Team Nutrition, an initiative of the USDA’s FNS, promotes lifelong healthy food choices and physical activity by improving the nutrition practices of the USDA child nutrition programs.
This webinar shows CACFP operators how to plan nutritious and appealing breakfasts that meet CACFP meal pattern requirements.
Join Team Nutrition for monthly training webinars on hot topics related to the CACFP meal pattern requirements.
This Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for Baked Tilapia Fish Fillets for children 3 through 5 years of age.
Use these materials to bring your school community together to create strong school environments that support students’ growth, learning, and well-being.
This publication showcases accomplishments, selected interventions and notable outcomes of 2016 grant activities.
A helpful resource for anyone managing school vending machines, fundraisers, or snack bars to better understand the smart snacks standards.
The Breastfed Babies Welcome Here! resource contains communication tools CACFP operators can use to let mothers and families know that breastfed babies are welcome at their child care site.
Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.
The recipes in the cookbook feature foods both children and adults should consume more of: dark green and orange vegetables, dry beans and peas, and whole grains. All of these healthy recipes are low in total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium.