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USDA, HHS, Food and Nutrition Service
Child care providers can promote positive attitudes toward food and create a friendly eating environment to help children form lifelong healthy eating habits.
Nutrition Education for Preschoolers
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service
Discover why some younger children are challenging eaters and ways you can help. Learn tips and tricks to make mealtime a more pleasant experience.
Florida Department of Health.
Introduce preschool children to healthy eating habits with topics that include MyPlate, whole grains, portion sizes, and more.
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Find nutrition education messages, supporting content, and implementation guidance for use in nutrition assistance programs. Includes messages for moms of preschool-aged children.
Minnesota Department of Health.
Help children learn about eating more fruits and vegetables with daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic activities.
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Find a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff to help preschoolers have fun with fruits and vegetables.
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Provides a fun, inquiry-based resource for teaching kindergarteners about healthy food choices and physical activity. Includes a teacher's kit and teacher training materials.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension; North Carolina Division of Public Health.
Get children excited about health eating a physical activity with recipes, newsletters, music, and more available online. Purchase and order the complete Color Me Healthy kit.