Childcare Alive! Food

Goal: Serve fruits or vegetables at every meal, eat meals family-style whenever possible, and don’t serve fried or pre-fried foods.

Children depend on the vitamins and minerals from foods to grow and develop properly. Eating a balanced diet can help children be smarter, stronger, and healthier! Providing healthy foods to children is not always a simple task, but can be done with a little planning!

Helpful Websites and Resources

Recipe Center

• Slow Cooker Recipes
• Budget-Wise Recipes
• Entrees and Fried Food Alternative Recipes
• Healthy Celebration Recipes
• Kids in the Kitchen Recipes

Fruit & Vegetable

• Fruit & Veggie Video Center

  A library of helpful videos to help you prepare and enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables.

• Fruits & Veggies More Matters

  Recipes and helpful tips for selecting and storing fruits and vegetables.

• Seasonal Fruits & Vegetables of North Dakota

  Buying produce when it is in-season usually leads to foods that taste better and cost less!

• Fruit & Veggie Storage

Trying New Foods and Eating Family Style

• Tasting Activites

  Eight activities to help children try different fruits and vegetables

• Help for Picky Eaters

  Tips to help picky eaters try new foods.

• Family Style Meals

Money-Saving Tips

• Eating Fruits & Vegetables on a Budget
• Top 10 Tips for Eating Well on a Budget

Healthy Eating and Nutrition

• USDA Team Nutrition Resources for Child Care Providers
• Let’s Move! Child Care Resource Center for Healthy Eating
• Healthy Eating Booklist

  Includes books that encourage children to eat and try healthy foods

• Sample Policy - Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Sample Policies - All 5 Goal Areas