Missouri: State Developed Materials
Missouri Eat Smart Child Care
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
The goal of the Missouri Eat Smart Child Care materials is to create a food and nutrition environment that will ultimately improve the health of Missouri’s children. Resources include the Eat Smart Guidelines, a how-to workbook, nutrition self-assessment checklist, "Trying New Foods" poster, "Meals Make Memories" brochure, and an overview presentation.
Model Policies for Creating a Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment in Child Care Settings (PDF | 915 KB)Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance.
This manual provides guidance on developing model nutrition and physical activity policies for child care facilities. It includes examples of best-practice policies, tips to implement policies and materials to share with parents.
Childhood Obesity and Missouri's Eat Smart Guidelines for Child Care (PDF | 2.57 MB)State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Missouri Team Nutrition; 2011
Childhood obesity is on the rise. The causes and concerns associated with childhood obesity are explored, as well as ways to prevent childhood obesity in a child care setting.
Eating Well: Basic Nutrition for Kids and For You (PDF | 3.13 MB)State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Missouri Team Nutrition; 2011
A comprehensive overview of MyPlate for child care providers. Encourages healthy eating for the providers as well as preschool age children.
Extreme Health ChallengeState of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Missouri Team Nutrition; 2010.
The "Extreme Health Challenge" focuses on introducing more physical activity to school children. There is a component for physical education teachers, classroom teachers and school foodservice. The physical activity portion of the "Extreme Health Challenge" focuses on the entire class getting in 225 miles worth of physical activity in an agreed upon amount of time depending on the size of the class and the age of the students in the class. A guide for including healthier foods for celebrations is included, as well as charts for documenting new foods that are introduced to students.
Setting the Stage for Eating Well: The Nutrition Environment (PDF | 1.28 MB)State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; Missouri Team Nutrition; 2011
Family-style meals help preschoolers make healthy choices at lunch while learning manners and social skills. This resouce introduces preschool teachers and foodservice staff to the benefits of family-style meals.
Commodity Newsletter and School Food Service NewsMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Offers two newsletters. Commodity Newsletter is for food service managers, and School Food Service News for the entire school community.