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USDA Team Nutrition

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Team Nutrition's Goal is to improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and ChooseMyPlate. Resources include free curriculum, posters, and menu planning resources, which are available on the USDA Team Nutrition Webpage.

Seeds for Healthy Eating Habits: A Toolkit for RI CACFP Child Care Programs

Team Nutrition: Seeds for Healthy Eating Habits CACFP Conference

Wellness Policies in Early Care & Education Settings - Recorded Session
Wellness Policies in Early Care & Education Settings - Presentation Slides
Grow it, Try it, Like it! Curriculum Training - Recorded Session
Grow it, Try it, Like it! Curriculum Training - Presentation Slides
Connecting Curriculum to the Garden, Classroom & Cafeteria - Recorded Session
Connecting Curriculum to the Garden, Classroom & Cafeteria - Presentation Slides

Other Resources - Grow It, Try It, Like It!

Other Resources - Wellness Policy

Go NAPSACC Self Assessments

Team Nutrition Training Grants

Currently, the Rhode Island Department of Education in partnership with Farm Fresh RI and URI SNAP-Ed is implementing one technical assistance/training grant (Team Nutrition 2017-2020 Grant). This grant supports three key strategies for promoting healthier childcare environments by:

1. Providing training and technical assistance to child nutrition professional to enable them to prepare and serve nutritious meals that appeal to children.

2. Increasing nutrition education through multiple communication channels to help children have the knowledge, skills, and motivation to make healthy food and physical activity choices as part of a healthy lifestyle.

3. Building support for healthy childcare environments that encourage nutritious food choices and physically active lifestyles.

Team Nutrition Grant - Resources

Welcome to the Team Nutrition Training Grant Resources page. This section includes resources developed to support healthier childcare environments as part of the 2017 Team Nutrition Training Grant.

General Nutrition Resources

ECE Nutrition Resources

Meal Pattern Resources

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Contact Information

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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
fax: (202) 690-7442; or
email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Further, the Rhode Island Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, race, color, religion, national origin or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination with the State of Rhode Island, write to the Rhode Island Department of Education, Director, Office of Equity and Access, 255 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903 or call (401) 222-8979.

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