Overview
Child Nutrition Programs | School Nutrition Programs | CACFP | SFSP
Food Labels |
Health Education |
Healthy Environments |
Nutrition Education
Nutrition Guidelines |
Nutrition and Health Organizations |
School Foods and Beverages
Food Labels
- Food Labeling Regulations
- General Guidance
- Food Labels (USDA Nutrition.gov)
- Food Labeling (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Food Labeling & Nutrition (FDA)
- Nutrition and Health Claims
- Organic Foods
- Labeling Organic Products (USDA Agricultural Marketing Service)
- Organic Agriculture (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Reading labels
- Added Sugars on the New Nutrition Facts Label (FDA)
- Health Educator’s Nutrition Toolkit: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating (FDA)
- How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label (FDA)
- Interactive Nutrition Facts Label (FDA)
- Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP (USDA)
- What's in a Name? What Every Consumer Should Know About Foods and Flavors (FDA)
- What’s on the Nutrition Facts Label (FDA)
- Resources for Teaching About Food Labels
- Health Educator’s Nutrition Toolkit: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating (FDA)
- Nutrition Education Resources & Materials (FDA)
- More resources: "Food Labels" in CSDE's Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information
Health Education
- Comprehensive School Health Education (CSDE webpage)
- Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework (CSDE webpage)
Healthy Environments
- Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE)
- Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies (CSDE webpage)
- School Wellness Policies (CSDE webpage)
- Resource List for Health and Achievement (CSDE)
- Resource List for Physical Activity and Physical Education in Schools and Child Care (CSDE)
- Resource List for Wellness Policies in Schools and Child Care (CSDE)
- State Board of Education Position Statement on a Coordinated Approach to School Health (CSDE)
- State Board of Education Position Statement on Nutrition and Physical Activity (CSDE)
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (CSDE webpage)
Nutrition Education
- Communicators and Educators (USDA MyPlate)
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Kids' Corner (USDA webpage)
- MyPlate Nutrition Information for Kids (USDA)
- Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children (USDA)
- Healthy Eating Learning Opportunities and Nutrition Education (CDC)
- MyPlate Resources (USDA MyPlate)
- Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information (CSDE)
- Resource List for Nutrition Education (CSDE)
- Resources for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Team Nutrition Resources for Schools (USDA webpage)
Nutrition Guidelines
- MyPlate (USDA)
- Dietary Guidance (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA)
- Position Papers (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Resource List for Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Information (CSDE)
Nutrition and Health Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Heart Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
- Connecticut Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity Prevention Program
- New England Dairy
- Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (UCONN)
School Foods and Beverages
- Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
- Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE webpage)
- Connecticut Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)
- Healthy Food Certification (CSDE webpage)
- Resource List for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- Resources for Meeting the Federal and State Requirements for Competitive Foods in Schools (CSDE)
- Resource List for Menu Planning and Food Production in Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE)
- USDA Smart Snacks Nutrition Standards (CSDE webpage)