Nutrition Bites for Child Care

Fueling Commonwealth Kids

Nutrition Bites for Child Care

Educational resources, online trainings, menu planning tools, and culturally relevant recipes for child care providers.

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Educational Resources

Growing Healthy Habits is a series of eight easy-to-use educational resources  for CACFP sponsors and providers on behavioral strategies for teaching nutrition and gardening in early education.

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Online Training Modules

An interactive online training series covering fundamental topics in the Child and Adult Food Program. The modules are available 24/7 to conveniently allow on demand training.

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Menu Planning Tools

Explore this suite of time-saving resources, including a two-week cycle menu for breakfast and snacks with recipes, instructional videos and shopping lists to make menu planning a breeze.

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Culturally Relevant Recipes

Culturally relevant, scratch-cooked, kid-approved recipes in yields of 12 and 24 servings with suggested menu pairings for young children.