Childcare practitioners at the Sandusky YMCA share ideas and challenges with implementing healthy food in a childcare setting. Start small, tackle one thing at a time, and keep trying are three key pieces of advice.

Practitioners at the Sandusky YMCA share the steps they took to successfully create healthy food in their childcare center. Moving to whole grains, eliminating flavored milks, eating family style, having a healthy food curriculum, and sending home recipes are just a few examples of the important transition they have made in implementing healthy food in a childcare setting.