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Kids Food – Make Sure Your Child Eats Well
Food For Kids
Many of us will make New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier in 2010. You may also resolve to make healthier meals for your children. But what about the person who takes care of your kids while you’re at work? Does he or she follow nationally-recognized guidelines for healthy food? For this reason, you may want to add one more item to your New Year’s resolution list: make sure your child care provider is feeding your children healthy, nutritious food.
The US Department of Agriculture sponsors the Child and Adult Care Food Program, a national initiative that helps millions of eligible children receive healthy food from child care providers. This program is administered through local jurisdictions.
Child care providers can be reimbursed up to $4,600 per year from the USDA for the amount spent on healthy food for children in their care. The reimbursement depends on how many children they care for who meet the eligibility requirements.
The child care providers who participate in the USDA program are taught healthy portion sizes for various ages, and to give children fruits, vegetables and protein-rich foods for meals and snacks. The USDA program also teaches child care providers to avoid feeding children foods high in sugar, salt and fat, and foods that are choking hazards for young children. These concepts are in turn taught to the children by the child care providers.
When you encourage your child care provider to participate in the USDA food program, you’re making sure that eating right is reinforced by the person who cares for your child while you’re at work. To find out how your child care provider can sign up for the program, contact your local health and human services department.
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