School meals will continue to include fruits and vegetables, emphasize whole grains, and give kids the right balance of nutrients for healthy, tasty meals. For the first time, schools will focus on products with less added sugar, especially in school breakfast.
School nutrition professionals continue to make school meals the healthiest meals children eat in a day! To take school meals to the next level, USDA is updating the school nutrition standards after considering recommendations from the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and listening to a diverse range of voices with experience in child nutrition and health.
Este video de cocina para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) demuestra cómo preparar rápida y fácilmente la receta estandarizada del USDA.
Este video de cocina para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) demuestra cómo preparar rápida y fácilmente la receta estandarizada del USDA de los burritos de pavo molido para niños de 3 a 5 años.
This Child and Adult Care Food Program cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for Ground Turkey Wraps for children 6 through 18 years of age.
This Child and Adult Care Food Program cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for Ground Turkey Wraps for children 3 through 5 years of age.
Este video de cocina para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos.
Healthy Eating Index scores range from 0 to 100 and are a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A higher score is ideal. The FDPIR Food Package scores an 84. This is higher than the average U.S. diet, which scores a 59.
This CACFP cooking video demonstrates the quick-and-easy preparation of the USDA standardized recipe for fresh veggie wraps for children 6 through 18 years of age.
Poster showing rules for CACFP Family Style Meals.