Recipe for growing healthy children: child care culinary workshops lead to improved menus, mealtime environments, and nutrition education.

Abstract

Over 3.3 million children are served meals and snacks daily through the US Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). 1 US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Child and Adult Care Food Program. http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program. Accessed May 12, 2014. Google Scholar Child care foodservice staff often have minimal training in nutrition or food preparation, and nutrition professionals report a need for healthier and more varied child care menus, more appealing food presentation, and less reliance on ready-to-serve foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium. 2 Benjamin S.E. Briley M.E. Position of the American Dietetic Association: benchmarks for nutrition in child care. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011; 111: 607-615 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (172) Google Scholar