Additional Resources

Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/pdf/index.html

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/CACFP/cacfphome.htm

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/

Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children, 2nd Ed. (note: this may take some time to load if you don't have broadband Internet service)
http://nti.unc.edu/course_files/curriculum/nutrition/making_food_healthy_and_safe.pdf

Mealtime Memo for Child Care
A series of documents that contain meal planning guidance for child care programs. National Food Service Management Institute (provides information and services that promote the improvement of Child Nutrition Programs)
http://www.nfsmi.org/ResourceOverview.aspx?ID=87

Organizations


Healthy Meals Resource System: Child Care Providers - USDA
http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=14&tax_subject=264

The Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Healthy Kids, Healthy Care is 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)

STANDARD 4.002 - USE OF USDA - CACFP GUIDELINES
STANDARD 4.003 - MEAL PATTERN
STANDARD 4.004 - CATEGORIES OF FOODS
STANDARD 4.005 - JUICE
STANDARD 4.006 - AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER
STANDARD 4.008 - WRITTEN MENUS, INTRODUCTION OF NEW FOODS
STANDARD 4.011 - GENERAL PLAN FOR FEEDING INFANTS
APPENDIX O - FOOD PYRAMID FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
APPENDIX P - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM CHILD CARE INFANT MEAL PATTERN
APPENDIX Q - CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM MEAL PATTERN REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN AGES 1 THROUGH 12 YEARS