Gluten-Free Diet Guide for Families

The Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation offers this PDF “Gluten-Free Diet…

Gluten-Free Diet Guide for Families en…

The Children’s Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation offers this Spanish PDF “Gluten-F…

GI Kids

GIKids provides easy to understand information for children and parents about the treatmen…

Ohio Healthy Programs: Parent Informat…

Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association, partnered with the Ohio Department of H…

Ohio Healthy Programs: Program Designa…

A list of training and certification seminars to promote childhood nutrition and fight ch…

Child and Adult Care Food Program Nutr…

USDA child meal pattern standard for use in for use in centers and day care homes

Child and Adult Care Food Program Nutr…

USDA Standards for infant meal patterns for use in centers and day care homes

USDA Healthy Meal Resource Center

The USDA has a resource system that provides information on federal best practices and men…

Becoming a Ohio Healthy Program

These guidelines show the steps for an early child care and education program to become de…

Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Wellne…

Cuyahoga County’s Early Childhood Wellness Plan outlines best practices for infant feeding…

AHA Sugar Guidelines

Guidance from the American Heart Association about children’s intake of added sugars.

State Quality Rating and Improvement S…

This report provides data, recommendations and case study examples of how states are using…

Kids Eat Right by the Academy of Nutri…

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers a website specifically for child nutrition. …

Do’s and Don’ts for Baby’s First Foods

Tips on how to get your baby started on solid foods.

Tips for Picky Eaters

Eight helpful tips to help your child develop positive relationships with food.

Help Kids Maintain a Healthy Body Weig…

Nutrition focused tips for helping kids maintain a healthy body weight.

Are Your Kids Hungry, or Bored?

Tips to better understanding if children are hungry, or if they are just bored.

Preventing Childhood Obesity Through N…

Brief instructional videos on how early care providers and parents can engage children in …

Tips for Toddler Vegetarian Diets

Utilize tips from a registered dietitian on how to formulate a safe and healthy vegetarian…

Feeding Vegetarian and Vegan Infants a…

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has provided general guidelines to follow when star…

Feed Your Toddler Right

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics provide tips on how portion sizes and finger foods …

Child Care Provider Nutrition and Phys…

The Children’s Hunger Alliance trains family child care providers in Cleveland, Cincinnati…

Appropriate Snacking for Toddlers

Learn how to balance your toddlers diet, pick appropriate snacks, create a snack schedule,…

Help Me Grow: Feeding Your Infant and …

Quick tips for snacks for kids ages 1-3 and feeding your infant from birth to 24 months.

Tips for Reading Ingredient Lists for …

Tips for reading nutrition labels for children with special diets (nut-free, wheat-free, d…

Quality Rating and Improvement System …

A catalog and comparison of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems. Website offers tools …

Ohio Farm to School Initiative

Tools and other material to promote Farm-to-School. Includes lesson plans about farming a…

Guidelines for Early Care and Educatio…

Bright Futures Resources for Families

Bright Futures offers educational handouts provided by pediatricians to parents at well-ch…

Tips to Help Your Child Cope with Foo…

Tips for parents on how to help their kids cope with food peer pressure.

Portion Distortion

Tools, slide show and other resources to show how portion sizes have increased and how muc…

Parental Tips for Child’s Healthy Eati…

Tips to help parents take an active role in helping their children learn healthy habits at…

MetroHealth Child and Family Health Se…

MetroHealth Child and Family Health Services program provides direct clinical service to c…

Guide to Improving Childhood Physical …

A comprehensive guide to improve nutrition and activity in children with policy guidelines…

Best Practice Guide for Addressing Pre…

This guide includes self-assessments to evaluate child care center in areas such as commun…

Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward

Strategies to avoid using food as a reward or punishment and provides alternative examples…

Breakfast for Health

Food Research & Action Center evidence-based statement illustrating the health benefits of…

Evidence for Classroom Benefits of Bre…

Food Research & Action Center evidence-based statement illustrating the classroom-related …

Go NAP SACC Child Nutrition Self-Asses…

Child care providers’ self-assessment tool to evaluate foods provided, beverages provided,…

Let’s Move Child Care Technical Assist…

Guidebook used by an early care and education learning collaborative to help child care pr…

Age 0-3 Nutrition Guide

Healthy eating guide for children, ages 0-3 years. Endorsed by the American Academy of Pe…

Eat Play Grow Nutrition and Physical A…

Eat Play Grow is an early childhood health curriculum developed in partnership with the Na…

Ohio Obesity Prevention Plan

A multi-faceted, comprehensive obesity prevention plan spearheaded by Ohio Department of H…

Healthy Celebrations at School

Suggestions for how teachers and parents can include healthier foods and incorporate more …

Guide for Complementary Feeding of Bre…

Breastfeeding and feeding principles; incorporating other food sources and determining qua…

Breastfeeding for African Americans

Breastfeeding information tailored for African American families

Recommendations to Prevent and Reduce …

“Institute of Medicine provides a comprehensive, systemic approach to reducing obesity. C…

Standards and Rationale for Preventing…

Standards and related rationales are provided for child care educators to improve nutritio…

Obesity Prevention in Early Care (Ohio…

Comprehensive suggestions to reduce obesity in Cuyahoga County through early care and lear…

Myths about Early Childhood Obesity

Experts explain the realities of six common childhood obesity myths.

Ohio State University Extension Websit…

The Ohio State University Extension provides educational resources and programming in four…

2 Month Old Care Handout

For parents of newborns, tips on breastfeeding, formula feeding, safe sleep, immunizations…

4 Month Old Care Handout

For parents raising 4-6 month old children: tips on solid foods, relationship building, sa…

Baby Feeding for Healthy Growth

Tips for healthy feeding during the first year of life.

Make Breakfast Count

Tips to encourage children to eat breakfast.

Healthy Celebrations

Suggestions on how to promote healthy celebrations with smart food choices and fun activit…

Growing Great Tasters

Suggestions for parents to encourage children to try new fruits and vegetables.

Take Time for Meals

Provides suggestions on having families meals and ways parents can cook with children.

Healthy Snacks for Toddlers and Presch…

Ideas for healthy snacks for toddlers and preschoolers

Water First for Thirst

Tips for encouraging water consumption among young children.

Make Each Plate a Healthy Plate

Provides information on what constitutes a healthy plate, including foods to choose and co…

BMI Basics for Parents

This resource helps parents understand their child’s growth pattern. Body Mass Index (BMI…

Toddler Nutrition and Health Resource …

Resources for educators and researchers on toddler nutrition and health. Resources were p…

Childhood Obesity Resource List

Resources for educators and researchers on childhood obesity. Resources were published bet…

Role of Nutrition in Learning and Beha…

A collection of resources including information on the general role of nutrition in learni…

6 Month Old Care Handout

Informational handout for parents on how to best care for 6 month year old children. The h…

12 Month Old Care Handout

For parents raising 12-month old children: tips on food for healthy teeth, establishing ro…

Food Allergies and Intolerances Resour…

Collection of resources for consumers on food allergies and intolerances. Allergies includ…

Vegetarian Resource List

Collection of resources on vegetarianism ranging from general information, disease prevent…

Toddler Food and Feeding

Tips for parents to help their toddlers develop healthy eating habits.

Preschool Food and Feeding

Tips for parents to help their preschoolers develop healthy eating habits.

Overview of Discover MyPlate Nutrition…

Overview of Discover MyPlate nutrition education curriculum for kindergarten teachers incl…

Discover MyPlate Information Letter to…

Information letter to teachers regarding incorporation of Discover MyPlate into Kindergart…

MyPlate Secret Code

Children match the symbol to a letter to spell out the sentences containing messages about…

Answer key to the MyPlate Crossword Pu…

Answer key to the crossword puzzle containing Myplate words for children.

Discover MyPlate Lesson 3: Fruits and …

Discover MyPlate Lesson 3: explaining the importance of eating colorful fruits and vegetab…

Discover MyPlate Lesson 5: Start the D…

Discover MyPlate Lesson 5: focusing on the importance of eating breakfast

Discover MyPlate Lesson 6: Healthy Eat…

Discover MyPlate Lesson 6: fusing healthy eating with physical activity

Child Care Provider’s Guide to Growing…

A guide for child care centers to confirm compliance with state and federal regulations an…