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.
Home visitors and others who work with families can use this resource to share information about responsive feeding, help families set up a positive eating environment, and look for responsive feeding behaviors.
Share this resource to help explain responsive feeding to expectant families. They can also learn about how it supports healthy eating practices for babies and young children.
Food allergies can be serious, and it is important that caregivers know how to help care for children who have them. Explore tips and information about food allergies and intolerances here.
Learn the benefits of family style dining and how to support it in an early childhood education program.
Explore this tip sheet to learn about 10 ways to create state and local program partnerships between Head Start and local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs.
In this fact sheet, find easy tips families may use to help their children learn about nutrition and healthy eating behaviors starting in infancy.
This guide provides suggestions for building healthy, active lives for everyone. Staff can share this information with parents as a reminder to make healthy choices every day.
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.