Team Nutrition is the implementation tool for USDA's School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. Our goal is to empower schools to serve meals that meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and motivate children in grades pre-K through 12 to make healthy eating choices.

Eat a variety of foods

Eat more fruits, vegetables and grains

Eat lower fat foods more often

Be physically active.

How Does Team Nutrition Work?

Technical Assistance and Training supports school food service personnel by giving them the tools and skills they need to implement the School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children. New recipes created by teams of food service personnel, dietitians, and chefs, and taste-tested by children, are just one example of the materials USDA provides to help schools serve healthier meals with "kid appeal."

Nutrition Education, in schools, through the media, at home and in the community motivates and empowers children to make healthy eating choices.

Who's On The Team?

We want every child in the nation to have the opportunity to learn how to eat for good health. This ambitious goal is made possible by extensive, strategic public-private partnerships and approximately 300 Team Nutrition Supporters who represent all of the industries that touch children's lives, including:

Nutrition/Health
Education
Food/Agriculture
Consumer
Media/Technology
Government