Mealtime Memo for Child Care - two-page fact sheet published six times a year with a wide variety of topics related to child care

Cost effective shopping for child care

National Nutrition Month 2012 - Get Your Plate in Shape

Activity and game ideas

You're It. Get Fit! President's Challenge

MyPyramid pointers to help your preschooler develop healthy habits - two-sided handouts ideal for child care centers and day care homes

Child Care

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle

This web site is specifically designed for parents and caregivers to provide information to help you eat better, be more physically active and be a role model for your kids. This site contains information and resources to: 

• Help you get started,
• Help you make smart choices,
• Prepare quick, easy and healthy meals that taste good and
• Provide you with tips on how to increase physical activity.

Learn more about Eat Smart. Play Hard.™  

Child Care Tips

Download and print this poster of child care tips for use in the day care setting.

Eat Well, Play Hard in Child Care Settings

Eat Well, Play Hard in Child Care Settings includes 10 module curriculums intended for use by individuals with a background in nutrition education. Each module was designed for three- and four-year-olds and their parents. Learn more about Eat Well, Play Hard!

Resources for Child Care

• Small Steps: Game and Activities
• Let's Move: Child Care
• Celebration ideas for happy, healthy events
• Activity and game ideas for child care age children 
• Curricula and lesson plans for child care age children 
• Healthy menus/recipes

USDA recipes for child care

SD Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy and Best Practices

Web Directory for Providers - offers a wide variety of physical activity and nutrition resources

MyPlate for Kids: Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables poster (FREE)

Growing up fit: preschool fitness activities

Tips and ideas for nutrition related activities

Childcare.gov - the site for U.S. government child care information.

Small Steps for Kids - website created by the US Department of Health and Human Services offers fun food and awesome activities. 

Small Steps Changes of the Month

Patience works better than pressure. Let a child choose how much to eat. Kids are more likely to enjoy a food when eating it is their own choice.