Child and Adult Care Food Program

This course was developed through Connecticut’s 2003 Team Nutrition Training Grant, a partnership of the Connecticut State Department of Education, Bureau of Health and Nutrition Services and Child /Family/ School Partnerships, and the University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences. The course includes a total of 8 lessons, quizzes, resources, handouts and other useful materials. The lessons include the following topics: Nutrition Basics, Identifying Children’s Nutrition Needs, Promoting and Modeling Healthy Eating Practices, Promoting Physical Activity, Creating a Developmentally Appropriate and Safe Eating Environment, Providing Nutrition Education & Training for Children, Staff & Parents, and Serving Nutritious Meals and Snacks: The CACFP Meal Pattern. To review and download this program, go to http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Resources/healthyeating_physicalactivity.html site to see how these materials may benefit you.

The Indiana State Agency is sharing this information on to CACFP institutions in Indiana. We hope it will be helpful as another resource for nutrition education.