Good nutrition is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Eating healthy foods helps pregnant women and children get the nutrients their bodies need to stay healthy, active, and strong. Health managers and program staff can explore resources to support healthy eating habits and find nutrition assistance information to share with families.
In March 2025, ACF-OHS-IM-25-03 Promoting Healthy Eating and Nutrition for Head Start Children and Families was released. This webinar explores the guidance and tips for promoting healthy eating and nutrition.
This video introduces strategies to create a positive eating environment. Use this information to help staff and families understand that mealtime is not just an eating event. It's a learning opportunity.
In this video, learn about CACFP meal pattern requirements that focus on providing healthy foods. These meal patterns help programs offer children wholesome meals and establish life-long healthy eating habits.
This video clip offers guidance on providing CACFP meal pattern accommodations when requested by parents for children with disabilities, religious reasons, or for the parent's preference.
This video explains how CACFP reimbursements are calculated. Learn about the documentation required to validate a claim for reimbursement and how to meet recordkeeping requirements.
This video stresses the need for safe plans and protocols for children with food allergies and provides some strategies and questions to reflect on.
Learn why it is important to create a positive eating environment. Find out how doing so supports mealtime behavior and picky eaters. It can also support children who experience food insecurity.
Feeding your baby is an opportunity to bond and get to know each other. This short video explains two approaches that support healthy feeding with your baby.
Find out how family mealtime can be an important opportunity to support child development.
Find out how family mealtime can be an important opportunity to support child development.