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Resource | Nutrition Education Discover MyPlate: Emergent Reader Mini Books

Discover MyPlate includes seven emergent readers featuring kindergarten-level sight words that help children build literacy skills while learning about the five food groups and MyPlate.

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11/09/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance Team Nutrition Recipes

Update your breakfast menus with these easy-to-prepare USDA standardized breakfast recipes.

03/10/2023
Resource | Recipes Child and Adult Care Food Program Cooking Videos

These CACFP instructional cooking videos demonstrate the preparation and portion sizes of USDA standardized recipes for two age groups, children 3-5 and 6-18 years of age.

03/03/2023
Resource | Books The Two-Bite Club

This educational storybook, available in English and in Spanish, was developed to introduce MyPlate to young children.

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01/10/2023
Resource | Recipes Recipes for Healthy Kids: Cookbook for Schools

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.

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07/29/2022
Resource | Recipes Multicultural Child Care Recipes

USDA Standardized Recipes: now available in Spanish!

05/02/2022
Resource | Books Team Nutrition Popular Events Idea Booklet

Are you looking for fun ways to promote nutrition and physical activity at your elementary or middle school? Use this events idea booklet to get started!

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02/28/2022
Resource | Nutrition Education Team Nutrition Cooks

Team Nutrition Cooks! is a series of cooking-based nutrition activities for out-of-school and afterschool programs, for children around ages 8 to 12 years old. 

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06/25/2021
Resource | Books TN Popular Events Idea Booklet

Are you looking for fun ways to promote nutrition and physical activity at your elementary or middle school? Use this events idea booklet to get started!

05/24/2017
Resource | Books Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Electronic Media Use in CACFP

This easy-to-read summary highlights findings that answer these questions: (1) What are the biggest nutrition and wellness challenges for child care? (2) What do providers need to overcome these challenges? (3) What are the best ways for providers to receive training and resources?

04/01/2015
Page updated: October 14, 2021