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A Booklet: Tips for Using the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children ages 2-6
This is a 16 page booklet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that helps teach children to enjoy healthful eating and physical activity from the very beginning. It reminds us that there are no bad foods, only bad diets, and bad diets contribute to poor health, including childhood obesity.
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/Publications/Kidspyramid.htm

Feeding Infants and Toddlers Under Two Years
For their size, infants and toddlers require more calories and different types, textures, and portions of food for good health and proper growth than adults do. Find out from the American Dietetic Association Foundation what is best for feeding infants and tips for feeding toddlers.
www.eatright.org/nfs/nfs58.html

Feeding Young Children
This site from Colorado State University includes facts for feeding young children and some helpful tips on how to develop children’s eating habits.
www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/FOODNUT/09366.html

Feeding Your Two-Year-Old: How To Make It Fun
It takes a wide variety of vitamins and minerals to build a toddler's brain and body. But getting the average two-year-old to eat a balanced diet can be an uphill battle. This site addresses some of the most common challenges of feeding a two-year-old right.
www.parents.com/articles/health/2035.jsp

Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 is a program that the government uses to guide and define public health messages and focuses for 10 years at a time.  This publication includes information on nutrition, exercise, food safety, and other important health objectives as determined by the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/default.htm

Healthy Snacks from A to Z
This site has great ideas for healthy treats for children that are crunchy, appealing, and that satisfy their "fun" tooth.
http://parents.com/articles/health/2034.jsp

Nutrition and Foods Brought from Home
Certain guidelines should be followed when caregivers send food with their children to child care.  This site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses practices that will promote good nutrition and safety for children in child care.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/policie8.htm

Topic of the Month
Each month Family Food Zone features an expert who answers questions about children's nutrition and health. This site offers important information for positive nutrition. It is sponsored by the National Dairy Council.
www.familyfoodzone.com/qa/index.shtml

Wanted: More Fruits and Vegetables
Did you know that only one in five children eats the recommended five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day? And nearly one-quarter of all vegetables eaten by children and adolescents are French fries? Here are simple tips from the American Dietetic Association Foundation on how to make more fruits and vegetables fit into your lifestyle.
 www.eatright.org/nfs/nfs0300b.html

What is the Food Guide Pyramid?
Here is an easy-to-use, interactive image of the Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children (USDA). Click on the pyramid to find more information about the different food groups and view the recommended number of servings for each age group.  It is sponsored by the National Dairy Council.
www.familyfoodzone.com/pyramid/index.html

American Dietetics Association: Good Nutrition Reading List for Parents http://www.eatright.com/rlparents.html