The bill would bar states receiving grants under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act from creating barriers to simple preparation of fresh fruits and vegetables at licensed and license-exempt child care facilities. Simple preparation includes washing, peeling, cutting, and serving produce raw or minimally processed.
If you use or provide child care in a state that receives these grants, the bill would limit state barriers to those basic ways of preparing fresh fruits and vegetables at covered facilities.
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The bill’s findings say that access to minimally processed fruits and vegetables supports children’s development and well-being. They also say that simplifying rules could help providers serve basic nutritious foods.
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