Poster showing rules for CACFP Family Style Meals.
Poster showing rules for CACFP Family Style Meals.
Team Nutrition has a variety of posters for schools, summer sites, and child care (centers, homes, and sponsors). When available, child nutrition program operators may request printed copies, while supplies last.
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.
Descubre MiPlato incluye siete libros para ayudar a los lectores principiantes en el jardín de niños a leer y escribir, mientras aprenden sobre los cinco grupos de alimentos y MiPlato.
USDA is committed to providing nutrition assistance to hard-hit families across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. In support of President Biden’s call to action on hunger, USDA announced that it is increasing the Pandemic EBT benefit by approximately 15 percent, providing more money for low-income families and millions of children missing meals due to school and child care closures.
Three newsletters have been added to the existing collection of Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parent of Young Children on the topics of added sugars, sodium, and family meals.
The USDA Foods Nutrition Education Resource Library provides program-specific, nutrition education resources for FDPIR administering agencies.
FDPIR administering agencies are responsible for providing nutrition education to participants. Federal administrative funding is available for these activities, which can include individual nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations, nutrition classes, and the dissemination of information on how USDA Foods may be used to contribute to a nutritious diet.
The following checklist may be helpful for Governors to keep their planning and program development efforts on track for successful Summer EBT implementation.