A Maryland State Department of Education Resource
Draw your healthy MyPlate meal.
Ask children to add colorful fruit and veggies to the plate.
Teachers and Providers: Partner with parents and families to encourage healthy meals all year long with this fun coloring sheet. This downloadable resource can help you to engage families in just four easy steps:
All early care and education providers can support families by promoting a nutritious diet and healthy eating habits in babies and children, which will lead to children’s healthy growth and development.
All early care and education providers can support families by helping them to find consistent medical care and encouraging them to have their children monitored regularly.
Evidence from early childhood research and practice shows a strong link between parents’ health and well-being and their children’s development.