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Child & Adult Care Food Program

Tools

Teach children about healthy eating that will last them a lifetime. CACFP has resources and publications that will help you put together great tasting, nutritious meals and snacks that children will enjoy.

Resources

 Team Nutrition - nutrition education and technical assistance
Healthy Meals Resource System - Providing information to persons working in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs, including CACFP-SummerTalk, recipes, and food safety

National Food Service Management Institute - information, referrals, and training

Publications

Nibbles for Health - Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children

Menu Magic for Children - Menu Planning Guide for Child Care Homes

Making Nutrition Count for Children - Nutrition Guidance for Child Care Homes

Feeding Infants - A Guide for Use in the Child Nutrition Programs 

Building for the Future - CACFP brochure

Construyendo Para El Futuro - CACFP brochure in Spanish

Building for the Future - Construyendo Para El Futuro - poster in English and Spanish

Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs

Building Blocks for Fun and Healthy Meals  - A Menu Planner for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

MyPyramid for Kids - Educational material brings the messages of MyPyramid to elementary school children

Child Care Recipes - Food for Health and Fun

Keeping Kids Safe - A Guide for Safe Food Handling & Sanitation for child care providers

Mealtime Memo - Fact Sheet for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Afterschool Snacks - Cycle Menus

 


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