Fruit and Vegetable Resources--Young Children
Mealtime Memo for Child CareNational Food Service Management Institute.
Newsletter for child care providers. The following issues are related to fruits and vegetables:
- Fruits and Vegetables-A Rainbow of Choices (also in Spanish)
- Teaching Children About the Food Groups: Fruits (also in Spanish)
- Teaching Children about the Food Groups: Vegetables (also in Spanish)
Team Nutrition Fruits and Vegetables Lessons for Preschool ChildrenNorth Dakota Department of Public Instruction; 2006.
These lessons were designed as a supplement to the North Carolina kit Color Me Healthy. It is a hands-on, stand-alone curriculum to encourage preschool children to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits.
Power Panther Implementation GuideKansas Department of Education; 2011.
Power Panther Preschool is an eight-lesson health education program for Kansas preschool age children enrolled in centers and homes that participate in CACFP. Power Panther Preschool encourages consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased physical activity among young children.
Fruits and Veggies Family Coloring Book (PDF | 1.14 MB)Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Produce Business Unit.
Coloring book for young children featuring Buford Broccoli, Girard Garlic, and many other fruit and vegetable characters.
Farmer's Market Coloring Book (PDF | 1.6 MB)USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
Coloring book for children featuring various agricultural products and farmers markets.
Nutritious Story Time Training ManualFlorida Department of Health.
Five separate lesson plans to promote nutrition education, counting, physical activity, and literacy with young children. Includes parent handouts in English and Spanish. Created for WIC but can be adapted to be used in child care.
5 a Day the Preschool WayNorth Carolina Division of Public Health.
Curriculum contains circle time and classroom activities, coloring sheets, parent handouts, kid-friendly recipes and other resources encouraging young children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Although the 5 a Day slogan is no longer used, the information in this resource is still valid.
Team Nutrition Fruits and Vegetables Lessons for Preschool ChildrenNorth Dakota Department of Public Instruction; 2006.
These lessons were designed as a supplement to the North Carolina developed
curriculum kit, “Color Me Healthy- Preschoolers Moving and Eating Healthy.” It was
developed for use as a hands-on, stand-alone curriculum for anybody wanting to
encourage preschool children to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits.