Making It Balance and Kickin’ It Up- A Cycle Menu for Montana Child Care
This toolkit was designed for participants of the Montana Child and Adult Care Food Program; although the information is helpful to any childcare provider. The menus (5 weeks of breakfast, lunch and one snack), with accompanying recipes and resources, are provided to assist childcare providers in serving healthy meals which are cost effective, easy to prepare, and appealing to children. |
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Why is nutrition and physical activity important in child care?
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Nutritious foods and physical activity help young children grow both physically and mentally.
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Childcare providers play an important role in children’s lives, especially by helping them to learn life-long healthy eating and physical activity habits.
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Not only do caregivers have the opportunity to teach children but also to reach parents and families with nutrition and health information.
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Acknowledgements:
The Montana CACFP and Montana Team Nutrition would like to thank the following people for providing suggestions, sharing information and reviewing the menus included in this packet: Dede Baker, MS; Suzanne Binne-Huse, RD; Tracy Burns, MS, RD; Jill Canfield; Dayle Hayes, MS, RD; Debbie Holman; Charlene Johnson, MPH, RD, Kim Pullman, RD and Tara Stephens; the Iowa Team Nutrition Program for sharing it’s resource Physical Activities and Healthy Snacks for Young Children; Hilary LaFoley and Tiffany Hanson; and the Montana child care providers who shared their favorite recipes that are included in this project.
For more information contact:
Montana Team Nutrition Program
202 Romney Gym, PO Box 173360
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3360
Telephone (406) 994-5641
Fax (406) 994-7300
Katie Bark, RD- Team Nutrition Director
E-mail: kbark@mt.gov
Molly Stenberg, RD-Project Coordinator
Telephone (406) 994-7217
E-mail: stenberg@montana.edu |
Montana Office of Public Instruction
School Nutrition Programs
PO Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Telephone (406) 444-2501
Fax (406) 444-2955
Chris Emerson, MS, RD-State Director
E-mail: cemerson@mt.gov |
Montana Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
http://www.childcare.mt.gov
Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Adult Care
Food Program
PO Box 202925, Helena, MT 59620-2925
Phone: (406) 444-4347 Toll free (888) 307-9333
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