Team Nutrition is an initiative of the Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture.  Team Nutrition is administered in Kansas by Child Nutrition & Wellness at the Kansas State Department of Education.

Team Nutrition’s goal is to improve children’s lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid. 

Team Nutrition focuses on four behavior outcomes for children:

• Eat a variety of foods.
• Eat more fruits, vegetables and grains.
• Eat lower fat foods more often.
• Be physically active. 

Team Nutrition's messages are delivered through six communication channels: 

• Classroom
• Cafeteria
• Home
• School-wide
• Community
• Media

This website provides Team Nutrition materials categorized by each of these six communication channels.