Feeding Children in the Child Care Food Program
Child Meal Pattern Requirements and Guidance
- Child Care Food Program Meal Pattern for Children - Poster version
- Child Care Food Program Meal Pattern for Children - English | Spanish - Text version
- Nutrition and Menu Planning for Children in the Child Care Food Program
Creditable Foods and Food Purchasing
- A Guide to Crediting Foods - English | Spanish
- Calculator for Child Nutrition (CN) Labels and Manufacturer's Analysis Sheets
- CN Label Information - Crediting Commercial Combination Food Products - English | Spanish
- Exhibit A - Grains/Breads Requirement for Child Care Food Program - English | Spanish
- Florida CCFP Creditable Milks and Approved Milk Substitutions for Children Ages 1 and Older - Revised June 2012
- Food Buying Guide
- Food Buying Guide Calculator for Child Nutrition Programs
- Four Seasons of Freshness - Florida Produce Availability at a Glance
- Fruit and Vegetable Sources of Vitamins A and C - English | Spanish
- Milk Usage Calculator
- Milk Usage Chart
- Sweet vs. Non-Sweet Creditable Grain/Bread Foods List
Menu Planning Tools
- Building Blocks for Fun and Healthy Meals
- Field Trip Menus
- Introducing New Foods to Young Children in the Child Care Setting
- Menu Planning and Record Book for Day Care Homes - "Blue Book"
- Menu Planning Worksheets for Children - 5 day | 7 day
- Menu Review Checklist - English | Spanish
- Menus for Child Care, 2010
- Menus for Child Care, 2009
- Menus for Child Care, 2008
- Tips for Feeding a Vegetarian on the CCFP
- Try New Foods
Standardized Recipes
- Florida Child Care Food Program Cookbook
- Planning Healthy Menus - A Companion Booklet to The Florida Child Care Food Program Cookbook
- Fruit and Veggie Quantity Cookbook
- Recipes for Healthy Kids - Cookbook for Homes (Recipes for 6 servings)
- Recipes for Healthy Kids - Cookbook for Child Care Centers (Recipes for 25 and 50 servings)
- Recipes for Healthy Kids - Cookbook for Schools (Recipes for 50 and 100 servings)
- USDA Recipes for Child Care
Wellness Resources for Child Care
- Promoting Healthy Habits Right from the Start
- Plate Activity - Word document, print on 11" x 17" paper
- Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies, Institute of Medicine
- Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children: Provider Handbook for the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- CACFP Wellness Resources for Child Care Providers
- Let's Move Child Care
- Farm to Child Care