Additional Resources

National Child Care Nutrition Resource System: Food Safety
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Safety/index.html

Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children, 2nd Ed.
http://nti.unc.edu/course_files/curriculum/nutrition/making_food_healthy_and_safe.pdf

Wash Fruits and Vegetables - Why and How - University of Minnesota Extension Service
http://www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/nutrition/BJ779.html

Cooking with Children: Kids in the Kitchen
http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/fc46_cook.kids.html

Based on Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, 2002 (American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care) Standards

STANDARD 4.032 PARTICIPATION OF OLDER CHILDREN AND STAFF IN MEALTIME ACTIVITIES
STANDARD 4.034 HOT LIQUIDS AND FOODS
STANDARD 4.046 HANDWASHING SINK SEPARATE FROM FOOD ZONES
STANDARD 4.047 MAINTAINING SAFE FOOD TEMPERATURES
STANDARD 4.051 STAFF RESTRICTED FROM FOOD HANDLING
STANDARD 4.052 PRECAUTIONS FOR A SAFE FOOD SUPPLY
STANDARD 4.054 PREPARATIONS FOR AND STORAGE OF FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR
STANDARD 4.057 STORAGE OF DRY BULK FOODS
STANDARD 4.061 CLEANING OF FOOD AREAS AND EQUIPMENT
STANDARD 4.065 METHODS FOR WASHING DISHES BY HAND
STANDARD 4.069 NUTRITION LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN
APPENDIX I SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE SANITIZER