Resource parents are expected to provide for the nutritional needs of each chilD in their home, with meals, snacks and beverages that are nutritious, well balanced, of sufficient quantity, and that adhere to the most current age-appropriate nutritional and physical guidelines as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity) and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Resource parents are expected to provide for any special dietary needs of children as well, including, but not limited to: vegetarian, vegan, religious and health-based diets, and any special diets prescribed by a licensed physician or other health professional under the supervision of a licensed physician. Under no circumstances, however, may resource parents impose their personal dietary restrictions based on their own religious beliefs. Further, resource parents are prohibited from providing frozen or powdered milk for drinking.

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