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April 2007: Healthy Eating Habits for Children
Most parents are concerned that their children are eating right and learning healthy eating habits. Because young people develop attitudes toward food that continue into adulthood, it’s important for grown-ups to serve as healthy role models. For the April 2007 Hot Topic, CYFERnet highlights several nutrition-related Web sites and fact sheets for parents, child care providers, teachers and other child development specialists. We hope you’ll use these resources to teach children how to eat healthy now, so they grow up to become healthy adults.
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Explore this Web site, from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, to find nutritional guidelines for meals served in child care centers and child care homes.
Fun Nutrition Snack Attack 
The Colorado State University Cooperative Extension offers families three fun and nutritious snack recipes.
Nibbles … Ideas for Families
This University of Illinois Extension Web site features information for parents, professionals and the public on how to provide the best diet, daycare, activities and learning experiences for children.
Teaching Good Food Habits
Read this issue of the Nutrition Newsletter for Parents of Young Children, from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, for advice on instilling good food habits in children.
Appetites and Healthy Attitudes Toward Food
This fact sheet from the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service includes suggestions for reducing sugar, serving appealing and nutritious snacks, saving money and involving children in the kitchen.
Kids in the Kitchen
To find recipes and age-appropriate food activities, skim this article from the National Network for Child Care at the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service. The article also includes cooking safety tips.
Food and Nutrition Skills for Young Children
This article, from the Virginia Cooperative Extension, explains developmentally appropriate activities for children related to food and nutrition, as well as the concepts they can learn through those activities.
Nutrition for the Preschool Child
This fact sheet from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln discusses the nutritional needs of preschoolers, with a food guide and tips on how to involve preschool children in meal preparation.
For Other Hot Topics, check here.
