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[quote=Anonymous]Child cares are encouraged to follow the "Let's Move" objectives. The main goals can be found here:
http://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/content/hkhf/home/startearly/thegoal.html
The remainder of the website has fact sheets and other useful information.

Child cares who have qualifying children must also follow CACFP regulations in order to receive reimbursements for their lunches. Most centers are also required to have someone trained in these regulations:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/regulations.htm

The problems with providing healthy snacks and lunches?
Some centers do not have full kitchens, only kitchenettes, and cannot realistically make their own food.
Catering is often expensive.

Back to "Let's Move." Child care providers can subscribe to newsletters that will help them in meal/snack planning. The following are tips I received in a recent email blast:

This fall, try offering these wholesome snack options in place of traditionally less-nutritious snacks:

·         INSTEAD OF fruit drinks or other sugary beverages TRY frozen cubes of 100% fruit juice in cups of water

·         INSTEAD OF cookies TRY graham crackers dipped in unsweetened applesauce

·         INSTEAD OF sugary cereal TRY mixing different shapes of whole-grain cereals, such as oat O’s, bran squares, and corn flakes

·         INSTEAD OF potato chips TRY baked vegetable chips

·         INSTEAD OF crackers TRY whole-grain crackers with apple butter or fruit

·         INSTEAD OF cheese puffs TRY thinly sliced vegetables and low-fat ranch dip

·         INSTEAD OF cupcakes TRY zucchini or carrot mini-muffins

·         INSTEAD OF ice cream TRY yogurt and fruit parfait

·         INSTEAD OF gummy fruit snacks TRY fresh fruit, cut in small pieces

We'd already been following all of those anyhow, but they really are simple to try.
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