This manual provides a reference source for use by sponsor organizations of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in training family child care providers. The manual begins with separate introductory sections for trainers and for providers. The trainer's section includes materials on: how adults learn, strengths and limitations of various types of training techniques, facilitating caregiver skills, and 28 elements of a successful workshop. The providers introduction is primarily an outline of responsibilities of providers participating in the CACFP. This section lists responsibilities of the federal government, state agencies, the sponsor, and the provider. The manual itself contains six chapters as follows: (1) "Mealtime in the Family Child Care Home," on how children are fed, feeding relationships, eating behaviors with respect to physical and social development, and promoting healthy attitudes toward food and eating; (2) "Understanding Dietary Guidelines," on nutritional information for providers with some background in that area and for those without; (3) "Change Your Diet: Making the Dietary Guidelines Work for You" (formatted as a workbook), on issues related to change and teaching providers how to evaluate diets, set goals, develop plans for meeting new goals, and monitor dietary progress; (4) "Hungry Bodies, Hungry Minds: Recipes and Learning Activities for Children," listing 100 nutritious recipes for children, with suggestions for involving them in preparation; (5) "Protecting Children's Health: Preventing Infectious Disease and Food-borne Illness," on preventing disease and illness, developing a health policy, and purchasing, storing, preparing, and serving food safely; and (6) "Healthy Children in Safe Environments," on child health in relation to the day care setting, including immunizations, poison prevention, prevention of lead exposure, and oral health. (ET)