Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children was developed for child care center staff and parents of young children enrolled in child care centers. The CD-ROM includes guidance on conducting discussions with parents in four “sharing sessions” and forty reproducible newsletters addressing many of the challenges parents face. Four posters that accompany the sharing sessions and two packages of 25 flyers: MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You and Enjoy Moving are also included in the kit. Nibbles is available now to order or as a download.

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/nibbles.html

The MyPyramid for Preschoolers poster is a full-size poster that features healthy eating and physical activity messages targeted to children ages 2-5. It illustrates preschool children in age-appropriate physical activities. This poster is available in English and Spanish.

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mypyramid_preschoolers.html

Pointers for Preschoolers is a flyer with the MyPyramid for Preschoolers graphic on one side and Pointers to Help Your Preschooler Develop Healthy Habits on the other. Preschool Pointers is ideal for use in child care centers, day care homes, or to send home to parents. It reminds parents that they are role models for their children, provides encouragement in dealing with picky eaters, and gives information on how to encourage children to try new foods, and be physically active each day. This flyer is available in English and Spanish.

http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/mypyramid_pointers.html

The Two-Bite Club is a storybook developed to introduce MyPyramid for Preschoolers to young children.  Parents or caregivers read the book to children and encourage them to try foods from each food group by trying just two bites, just like the children in the story.  The back of the book contains a MyPyramid for Preschoolers coloring page, a blank certificate for the Two Bite Club, fun activity pages for kids, and Tips for Growing Healthy Eaters.

Coming soon!

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a kit that includes six booklets featuring three fruits—peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe and three vegetables—spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash. Each booklet includes hands-on activities, planting activities, stories, songs, MyPyramid for Preschoolers nutrition education activities, home activities with parent/child activity sheets, family-sized recipes, and tips for cooking with children. Other tools include a Teaching Guide, Art and Crafts, a MyPyramid for Preschoolers Poster, the Cool Puppy Pup video series, and other resources.

Coming soon!

USDA Recipes for Child Care kit includes three components: a printed booklet containing information on adjusting recipes, nutrient information, safe food handling, reference charts, and more; a CD-ROM of all recipes, supplemental information on techniques for purchasing, preparing, and storing food items, and bonus mini-posters on hand washing and thermometer usage; and a CD-ROM of the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs to help with food purchases.

Coming soon!