Nutrition and Wellness for Early Childhood

Join Team Nutrition for monthly training webinars on hot topics related to the CACFP Meal Pattern requirements. Webinars are presented on the third Th...

CACFP has resources and publications that will help you put together great tasting, nutritious meals and snacks that children will enjoy.<br /> <br /...

What to do<br /> <br /> Put a fruit or vegetable in a small paper bag. Have the children sit in a circle and guess what is in the bag without lookin...

What to do<br /> <br /> <br /> This is an adapted version of “Follow the Leader.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Ask a volunteer to be the “Red P...

What to say<br /> <br /> Begin this lesson with a discussion of favorite breads. Which group on the MyPlate has bread in it? What other food is in t...

What to do<br /> <br /> Click on Download resource in upper right hand corner for cards. Give each child one of the Fruit or Vegetable Group picture...

What to say<br /> <br /> There are many good vegetables to eat. We need to eat vegetables every day. What are some of your favorites? What do you li...

Helping People Connect with the Resources They Need<br /> <br /> As the state addresses the COVID-19 public health crisis, many have come together t...

What to do<br /> Tell the story of making bread, below. Tell the kids to move in the parts<br /> of the story where they can act out what’s happenin...

What to do<br /> <br /> Youth try to “sink germs” by tossing beanbag “germs” into a container. The game uses 6 beanbags to correspond with the 6 tim...