[PHNUTR-L] Team Nutrition e-Newsletter - Sharing Team Nutrition Resources an d Ideas

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Team Nutrition e-Newsletter - Sharing Team Nutrition Resources and Ideas
Vol 1 April 2003
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The Team Nutrition e-Newsletter will be published periodically to share Team
Nutrition resources developed by USDA and State agencies, and share ideas
for implementing Team Nutrition at the State and local levels to promote
healthy eating and physical activity.


In this issue -  
	 
	1.	What is new at the Healthy School Meals Resource System
(HSMRS)?
	2.	What is new at the Child Care Nutrition Resource System
(CCNRS)? 
 
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Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS) - As USDA's Training and
Technical Assistance Component, HSMRS assists State and local school and
child care food service programs to meet the Dietary Guidelines. By using
this Resource System, school and child care school nutrition personnel and
trainers can easily locate appropriate and useful materials. HSMRS is also
part of Team Nutrition; its database stores Team Nutrition materials
developed by State agencies.
 
The Resource Café:  Look, learn, become enlightened!  The HSMRS Training
Materials Database has a new name and new image!  Now called the Resource
Café <http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource_Cafe/index.html> , this
section of the Web site continues to be the source to find nutrition
education materials for students, training materials for staff, new recipes
and new ideas.  The powerful search options of 

the Resource Café will help you target the materials you want on the first
try.  Additional tabs have been added to the top of the Resource Café page
to assist users in searching the Café, borrowing materials from the National
Agricultural Library, and more.   Check it out at:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource_Cafe/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource_Cafe/index.html> .  

The Training Center:  Training is vital to the success of any food service
operation!  The HSMRS Training Center
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Training/index.html>  is the place to
sharpen your skills and gather tools to help train staff.  Visit the
Training Center and find information about upcoming conferences and distance
education, browse through the collection of online training materials, and
find icebreakers and other training tools!  Check it out at:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Training/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Training/index.html> . 

Topics A to Z:  Topics A-Z
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource/index.html>  is a list of
alphabetically organized hot topics in school food service.  Subject areas
covered include: 5 a Day; Farm to School / School Gardens; Healthy School
Nutrition Environment; Food Allergies, Special Diets, and Special Needs, and
much more!  Check it out at:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Resource/index.html> .  

Recipes and Menus:  The Recipes and Menus
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/index.html>  section features
nutritious and creative quantity recipes for school food service, as well as
recipes for special religious and dietary needs, recipes for commodity
usage, and more.  View recipes, instructions, and nutrition analysis in full
text, many in color and with photos!  Check it out at:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/index.html> .  

Food Safety:  The Food Safety
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/index.html>  section of HSMRS
answers the school food service professional's need for food safety
information!  Visit this section to view Federal and state Food Codes, state
developed food safety education materials, and more. 

Check it out at: http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/index.html> .  

http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/New/index.html
<http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/New/index.html> ...But wait, there's more!
This is only a sampling of what the Healthy School Meals Resource System has
to offer!  To explore all the possibilities, visit the home page at:
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/ <http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/> .  If
you can't find what you want, have a question or comment, please send us an
email at: schoolmeals at nal.usda.gov <mailto:schoolmeals at nal.usda.gov> .  

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Child Care Nutrition Resource List (CCNRS) provides resources and
information on preparing nutritious meals and snacks to day care providers
who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).  

Resources:  CCNRS recently updated its Resources
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Resources/index.html>  page to include
separate pages for finding child care nutrition related posters and
brochures, food and menu ideas, interactive nutrition Web pages, and more!
Check it out at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Resources/index.html
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Resources/index.html> .  

Recipe Roundup:  Need kid-friendly recipes?  Looking for quantity recipes
that meet the CACFP meal pattern requirements?  Recipe Roundup
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Recipes/index.html>  offers all this and
more!  Check it out at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Recipes/index.html
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Recipes/index.html> .  

CACFP Info:  The CACFP Info
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Cacfp/index.html>  section offers
guidance on CACFP Regulations, meal pattern requirements, income
eligibility, and more.   Check it out at:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Cacfp/index.html
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Cacfp/index.html> .  

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About USDA's Team Nutrition  - Team Nutrition is an integrated,
behavior-based, comprehensive plan for promoting the nutritional health of
the Nation's children.  Team Nutrition uses three behavior-oriented
strategies: 1) provide training and technical assistance to help Child
Nutrition Program foodservice professionals to prepare and serve nutritious
meals; 2) provide multifaceted, integrated nutrition education for children,
their parents, and other adults who influence children's behavior; and 3)
build school and community support to create a healthy school environment
that is conducive to healthy eating and physical activity.

For more information regarding USDA's Team Nutrition and how to enroll your
school as a Team Nutrition School, go to USDA Web site at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn <http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn> 

What is New on USDA's Team Nutrition Web site? - Check it out at
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/New/index.htm
<http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/New/index.htm>  

Submit your comments and suggestions regarding this Team Nutrition
e-newsletter to Desiré Stapley  dstapley at nal.usda.gov
<mailto:dstapley at nal.usda.gov>  

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Desiré Stapley,R.D., L.D.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
ARS/USDA/National Agriculture Library
10301 Baltimore Blvd., Rm 105
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
301-504-6366
dstapley at nal.usda.gov <mailto:dstapley at nal.usda.gov> 

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