Promoting Healthy Eating and Nutrition for Head Start Children and Families
Log Number: ACF-OHS-IM-25-03 | Issuance Date: 03-19-2025
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Healthy Eating
Explore these resources to find tips and strategies that staff and families can use to encourage healthy eating. Find recipes for healthy meals and snacks and learn more about how good eating habits contribute to children's growth and development.
Spotlighting Programs: A Panel Discussion on Exceptional Nutrition Service Delivery
In this webinar, OHS leaders spoke with exceptional Head Start programs who shared effective nutrition strategies and inspired others to promote healthy eating in their own communities.
High-quality Nutrition Programming in the Field
Explore examples of what a comprehensive approach to nutrition and healthy eating can look like in Head Start settings, from urban New York to arctic Alaska.
One-time Supplemental Funds for Nutrition and Healthy Eating for Head Start Children and Families
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-25-02 | Issuance Date: 07/29/2025
Nourishing Futures with Healthy Eating and Nutrition
Check out this page to learn more about the Promoting Healthy Eating and Nutrition for Head Start Children and Families campaign.
HHS Expands MAHA to Head Start Adding $61.9 Million to Nutrition Services for Children and Families
Landmark federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to transform healthy eating habits for the next generation of children.
Giving Your Child Healthy Snacks
Giving children healthy meals and a variety of healthy snacks at scheduled times during the day is important to keep children healthy. Get tips for healthy snacks to give children.
Nutrition Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
Eating a healthy diet during pregnancy is good for both the mother and her baby. Use this information to help increase awareness of healthy eating habits during pregnancy.
Positive Eating Environment Self-Assessment for ECE Programs
The Positive Eating Environment Self-Assessment for Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs offers a brief, user-friendly way to assess basic mealtime practices. Learn how this assessment can help center-based and family child care programs that serve 3 to 5 year olds. Staff can use this tool to evaluate the availability of healthy nutrition and mealtime environments. It can also be used for staff discussions and policy planning.
Healthy Eating: Health Tips for Families
In this fact sheet, find easy tips families may use to help their children learn about nutrition and healthy eating behaviors starting in infancy.
