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Nutrition Resources

Child Nutrition

• Healthy Eating For Children, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choose My Plate
• USDA Choose My Plate tips for parents in teaching their children to eat well
• Better Beginnings Quality Rating Improvement System
• Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
• Arkansas Child Care Licensing Requirements
• Let’s Move Child Care
• Caring for our Children Nutrition Recommendations
• GO NAP SACC, Nutrition and physical activity self-assessment
• Infant meal patterns - breastfeeding
• Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
• Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
• Let’s Move Child Care Breastfeeding: Be a Champion for New Mothers

Nutrition Tips

• Keeping Your Food Healthy (recipe modifications)
• Healthy Dining Out
• Macronutrient Profile of the Food Groups
• Heart-Healthy Diet
• ChooseMyPlate.gov
• MyPlate – Spanish
• SuperTracker

Portion Control

• Tips for Parents
• Daily Food Plans

Eating Economically

• Time & Money (Inexpensive ways to eat more fruits and vegetables)
• Eating Healthy Without Busting Your Budget

Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition

• Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables
• Fruit and Vegetable Chart (Nutrient info for over 100 fruits and vegetables)
• Fruit and Vegetable True and False Quiz
• Fruits and Veggies They’re Everywhere

Farmers' Markets

• Farmers’ Markets in Arkansas
• Farmers’ Market Toolkit
• Department of Human Services SNAP Program

Health Meetings

The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) joined other organizations across the state and nation and took the Healthy Meetings Pledge. With this, ADH pledged to implement the Healthy Meeting Guidelines to support healthy choices at work by offering nutritious food and beverage options, as well as relevant physical activity options. Resources for holding healthy meetings:

• Simple recommendations for the Healthy Meeting Guidelines
• Healthy Meeting Toolkit
• Healthy Meetings Pledge

Breastfeeding at Work

• Breastfeeding Laws in Arkansas
• Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Workplace pumping Law
• Women’s Health.Gov: Going Back to Work
• Caring For Our Children Strategy 6

Access to Healthy Food

• Access to Healthy Foods Team

Organizations

• Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP)
• Robert Wood Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
• Million Hearts Healthy Recipes
• Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
• Arkansas Food Bank Network
• Arkansas Breastfeeding Coalition