Mississippi State Department of Health

Nutrition and Menu Planning for Child Care Facilities

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Menu planning resources

Nutrition resources

Food Allergies

Reports

MSDH menu planning documents

Child care facility operators can use the Checklist below to review menus before submitting them in order to speed the approval process.



Links referenced on this page
MSDH Approved Child Care Snack Ideas    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/19254.pdf
USDA MyPlate    https://www.myplate.gov/
Team Nutrition    https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/about-team-nutrition
USDA Nutrition Resources for Child Care Centers    https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/child-care-organization
MSDH Approved 4-Week Child Care Menus    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5345.pdf
Child Nutrition Institute    https://theicn.org/cnrb/
Weights, Measures and Portions Poster    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,4346,183,pdf/WeightsAndMeasures.pdf
Menu Planning Worksheet    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/3474.pdf
National Resource Center for Health and Safety    http://nrckids.org/
Institute of Child Nutrition    https://theicn.org/
Party Suggestions for Child Care Centers and Parents    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5451.pdf
Healthy Lunch Box for Children    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5450.pdf
Food Allergy Questions and Answers    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,5455,183,pdf/FoodAllergyQA.pdf
Managing Food Allergies    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,5454,183,pdf/ManagingFoodAllergies.pdf
Achieving a State of Healthy Weight    http://nrckids.org/HealthyWeight

Resources referenced
MSDH Approved Child Care Snack Ideas    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/19254.pdf ok
MSDH Approved 4-Week Child Care Menus    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5345.pdf ok
Weights, Measures and Portions Poster    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,4346,183,pdf/WeightsAndMeasures.pdf ok
Menu Planning Worksheet    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/3474.pdf ok
Party Suggestions for Child Care Centers and Parents    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5451.pdf ok
Healthy Lunch Box for Children    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/5450.pdf ok
Food Allergy Questions and Answers    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,5455,183,pdf/FoodAllergyQA.pdf ok
Managing Food Allergies    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/30,5454,183,pdf/ManagingFoodAllergies.pdf ok

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