Looking for candy for the kids (or kids at heart) in your life who have food allergies? Check out this candy guide for food-allergy-friendly sweets! The guide includes candy and gum options free of the most common food allergens – milk, egg, soy, peanut, tree nuts (not including coconut), sesame, wheat, gluten, fish, and shellfish.

Remember, read labels every time on any food you give your child or any food item your child receives. Ingredients can vary for many reasons, especially on different sizes and treats in seasonal packaging.

Looking for non-food treat ideas? We've got you covered - check out this list!

First Food developed a Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Guide to explain how child care programs can best support breast/chestfeeding parents and the children in their care, by following national breastfeeding and infant feeding standards.

The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) project at the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is now “Go NAPSACC.” Go NAPSACC features an interactive website. Look there for resources for children from birth-5 years, a focus on breastfeeding and infant feeding, screen time, and outdoor play. Go NAPSACC can be adapted for different child care settings, including family child care homes. 

The Go NAPSACC website, found at www.gonapsacc.org, gives technical assistance professionals self-assessments and tools. Follow Go NAPSACC on Facebook.

View these recipes that support children's healthy growth and development with ingredients that are fresh, low in fat, and high in fiber. Check out these free printable posters:

Recipes for Healthy Snacks

Quick Bites Poster

Finger Foods Poster