Various Resources to Keep You Informed
Children develop lifelong eating habits, likes, and dislikes in the first 5 years of life. As a child care provider you will play a big role in helping children develop good eating habits that will last a lifetime. We want to help! That is why keeping you informed with recent child nutrition information and resources is important to us. Not only will you find this information useful but you can also share it with parents who have questions or concerns about their child’s eating habits.
Latest Nutrition Article and Program Pointers:
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Nutrition
- Meal Pattern For Children
- Milk Component
- Grain Component
- CACFP Resource Guide — ID whole grains and determining sugar content
- WIC approved Whole Grains
- Determining if homemade items are whole grain
- Bread and Grain Chart
- WIC approved Cereals
- Ounce Equivalent Handout
- Ounce Equivalent in Homemade recipes
- Grain-Based Desserts-Perception Counts
- CN Labels for Grain Items
- Fruit and Vegetable Components
- Meat and Meat Alternate Component
- Drinking Water
- Meal Pattern For Infants
- Special Dietary Needs in the CACFP
- Determining if Meal Modifications are Required
- Diet/Medical Statement form for Children with Special Dietary Needs
- Parent/ Guardian Request for Non-Dairy Milk Substitute and Approved Soy Milk list
- Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form with a Disability
- Special Dietary Needs Tracking Form without a Disability
- Food Safety and Sanitation
- Parents…Be Your Child’s Partner in Breakfast
- Parents…Get Straight A’s With A Healthy Breakfast
- The Picky Eater – Mealtime Memo for Child Care
- Start Children Early With Whole Grains
- The Strawberry Patch – Preschool Fun with Fruits & Vegetables
- CACFP – Supporting Good Nutrition & Quality Child Care
- Eating Behaviors of Toddlers
- Eating Habits of Young Children
- Fight Childhood Obesity
- Eat Right – Get Your Plate In Shape
- Whole Grain Recipes- Grain based desserts are not creditable.
Forms and Parental Handouts
- Appeal Procedures
- Building for the Future
- CACFP Handout
- Civil Rights Data Form
- Direct Deposit of Payment
- Household Size Income Application for Area Eligible Providers (Green Form)
- Household Size Income Application for Parents (Yellow Form)
- Household Size Income Application for Providers (Blue Form)
- Income Verification Form for Providers
- School Area Tier 1 Eligibility FY 2020/2021
- WIC
- Horizons Food Program Enrollment Form
- Meal Count Form
- 1-12 year old Menu Form
- Infant Requirements for Paper Claimers
- Infant Menu for Computer Claimers
Handbooks
- Horizons Family Daycare Handbook
- Feeding Infants in the CACFP-Team Nutrition
- Crediting Handbook for the CACFP-USDA
- Food Buying Guide
Home Visit Packets
- Active Early Attachments
- Active Early – A WI Guide For Improving Childhood Physical Activity
- Healthy Bites
- Menu Planning Guide-Grain based desserts are not creditable.