• Books of Interest (available in local bookstores)
• Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care (information for parents)
• Chatting with Children at Mealtimes
• Cleanliness and Safety Rules
• Cooking the Healthful Way
• Cooking with Preschool-Age Children
• Eating Healthy on a Budget - Online Learning Module
  The NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance utilizes USDA's SNAP-Ed core concepts, My Plate, and Healthy Eating on a Budget to help plan, purchase and prepare cost-saving healthy meals.
• Keeping Food Safe in Child Care Settings
• Nutrition Related Group Games
• Preparation of Grains, Legumes and Pasta
• Preventing Childhood Obesity:
  • Tips for Child Care Professionals
  • Tips for Parents
• Protect Yourself from Foodborne Illness
• Purchasing Should Assure Best Possible Meals
• Serving Meals Family-Style
• Shop Together
• Step by Step Guide for Cooking with Children
• Tips for Healthy Cooking
• Ways to Encourage Children to have Positive Attitudes Toward Food
• When Children Won't Eat

• ChooseMyPlate.gov
  What's on your plate? Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. USDA's MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet.
• DietaryGuidelines.gov
  USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
• Feeding Infants in the CACFP
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
• Mealtime Memos For Child Care - Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN)
• Physical Activity for Children
  Center's for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on how much physical activity children should have.
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) - Team Nutrition's Resource Library for Child Care Facilities, Educators and Parents.
  A comprehensive listing of all the resources available through Team Nutrition to schools and child care facilities that participate in the Federal Child Nutrition Programs.

• Guides to Menu Planning
• Delicious Snacks
  A list of healthy snack ideas
• Sample Infant Menus (CACFP-109)
• Sample Child and Adult Care Menus (CACFP-182)

Recipe Resources from USDA:

• Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Child Care Centers (Recipes for 25 servings)
• Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Homes (Recipes for 6 servings)
• Recipes for Child Care Homes and Adult Day Care
• Multicultural Child Care Recipes

Recipe Resources from the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN):

• CACFP Breakfast Recipes
• CACFP Lunch/Supper Recipes
• CACFP Snack Recipes

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