Nutrition Resources                     

Food Program Resources

• FNS Online CACFP: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/CACFP/cacfphome.htm
• Child Care Nutrition CACFP Info: http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Cacfp/index.html
• Food Pyramid:  www.mypyramid.gov

Basic Nutrition

• The Diet Channel: http://www.thedietchannel.com/nutrition/childrens 
• Child Care Nutrition Resources: http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Resources/index.html
• Food and Nutrition Information home page: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs_and_db.html
• American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.com
• International Food Information Council Foundation: http://www.ific.org/

Fruits and Vegetables

• Dole 5 A Day: www.dole5aday.com

Dairy and Proteins

• National Pork Producers: www.porkandhealth.org
• National Dairy Council Nutrition Explorations: www.nutritionexplorations.org
• Dairy Council Family Food Zone: www.familyfoodzone.com
• American Egg Board: http://www.aeb.org/
• American Meat Institute: http://www.meatami.com/
• National Cattleman's Beef Association: www.beef.org
• National Chicken Council and US Poultry and Egg Association: http://www.eatchicken.com/
• National Fisheries Institute: http://www.nfi.org/

Basic Health

• BLEND (Better Living: Exercise & Nutrition Daily) www.BLENDcentralmn.org
• American Dental Association: http://www.ada.org/index.html
• National Cancer Institute 5 A Day: http://www.5aday.gov/
• American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
• American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org/ 
• Food Pyramid:  www.mypyramid.gov

Food Safety

• Extension Food Safety Education: http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modfs/masterfs.html
• FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
• USDA and FDA Food Borne Illness Education Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/wais.shtml
• Gateway to Government food Safety Information: http://www.foodsafety.gov/
• Partnership for Food Safety Education: http://www.fightbac.org/main.cfm

Other Resources

• University of Minnesota Extension Service Home page: http://www.extension.umn.edu/
• Iowa State University Extension: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/homepage.html
• Minnesota Department of Agriculture: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/MNGROWN/Links.htm