CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) - USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) 

CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) - USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS)

Description: (website) Instructors - all ages

Contents: FULL of great resources - recipes, menus, food blog, creditable foods

Source: USDA https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp ; https://info.cacfp.org/creditablefoods 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Healthy People - Health & Nutrition; Research - US Government resources

CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) - USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS)

Description: (website) Instructors - all ages

Contents: FULL of great resources - recipes, menus, food blog, creditable foods

Source: USDA https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp ; https://info.cacfp.org/creditablefoods 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Health & Nutrition; Research - US Government resources, 

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USDA - Team Nutrition

USDA - Team Nutrition

Description: (website) Instructors - adaptable for all ages

Contents: Fueling Children's Healthy Growth, Learning, and Play - Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Source: USDA - Food Nutrition Services (FNS), https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Communities & Systems - Online communities

USDA - Team Nutrition

Description: (website) Instructors - adaptable for all ages

Contents: Fueling Children's Healthy Growth, Learning, and Play - Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Source: USDA - Food Nutrition Services (FNS), https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Communities & Systems - Online communities

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USDA - Food Nutrition Services, CACFP (Child & Adult Care Food Program)

USDA - Food Nutrition Services, CACFP (Child & Adult Care Food Program)

Description: (website) research, Instructors - adaptable for all ages

Contents: programs, data & research, resources

Source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Food knowledge

USDA - Food Nutrition Services, CACFP (Child & Adult Care Food Program)

Description: (website) research, Instructors - adaptable for all ages

Contents: programs, data & research, resources

Source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/Food knowledge

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National Agricultural Library (sample article)

Description: (sample article, events, resources) Instructors - all ages

Contents: Celebrate Native American Heritage month each November: discover indigenous cuisines & nutrition, explore Native American agriculture heritage, access curated resources for curated communities

Source: USDA National Agricultural Library

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAARS/bulletins/3b94253 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - indigenous knowledge,  Marginalized People groups & food systems, Cultural considerations

Description: (articles, events, resources) Instructors - all ages

Contents: Celebrate Native American Heritage month each November: discover indigenous cuisines & nutrition, explore Native American agriculture heritage, access curated resources for curated communities

Source: USDA National Agricultural Library

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAARS/bulletins/3b94253 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Education - indigenous knowledge, Marginalized People groups & food systems; Cultural considerations

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New report reveals crucial links between soil quality & human health, calls for global action

Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school

Contents: intro, key findings, call to action

Source: earth.org

https://earth.org/new-report-reveals-crucial-links-between-soil-quality-and-human-health-calls-for-global-action/ 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Health & Nutrition; Library Resources/ Soil - Specific Topics 

Description: (article) research, Instructors - high school

Contents: intro, key findings, call to action

Source: earth.org

https://earth.org/new-report-reveals-crucial-links-between-soil-quality-and-human-health-calls-for-global-action/ 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Health & Nutrition; Library Resources/ Soil - Specific Topics 

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The Food Print of Food Packaging

Description: (report) research, Instructors - high School & adaptable portions for any level

Contents: This report is written by FoodPrint and based on a March, 2019 report, Safer Materials in Food Packaging, by Safer Made. Commissioned by Forsythia Foundation, the Safer Materials in Food Packaging report discusses the needs for innovation in food packaging and showcases innovative companies and potential solutions to the sector’s health and environmental challenges;  intro, problems, overview; packaging - plastic, metal, fiber, chemicals; recycling, composting, path forward; consumers action toolkit

Source: foodprint.org https://foodprint.org/reports/the-foodprint-of-food-packaging/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=boost&utm_campaign=plastic_cr 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Communities & Systems - Food Systems, Courses; LIbrary Resources/ Plants - Issues

Description: (report) research, Instructors - high School & adaptable portions for any level

Contents: This report is written by FoodPrint and based on a March, 2019 report, Safer Materials in Food Packaging, by Safer Made. Commissioned by Forsythia Foundation, the Safer Materials in Food Packaging report discusses the needs for innovation in food packaging and showcases innovative companies and potential solutions to the sector’s health and environmental challenges;  intro, problems, overview; packaging - plastic, metal, fiber, chemicals; recycling, composting, path forward; consumers action toolkit

Source: foodprint.org

https://foodprint.org/reports/the-foodprint-of-food-packaging/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=boost&utm_campaign=plastic_cr 

Crossposted: Library Toolkit/ Communities & Systems - Food Systems, Courses; LIbrary Resources/ Plants - Issues

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