Obesity, which is now closing in on tobacco as the leading cause of preventable diseases, affects 21.8% of children in the United States. Current studies tell us that the children who are at the highest risk for developing poor eating habits that lead to obesity are under the age of five and come from low income families - a fair percentage of these children attend early HeadStart childcare programs. Unfortunately, in a recent study conducted by the University of Maryland, only 28% of two hundred HeadStart childcare centers they observed were meeting the USDA recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals needed for growing bodies, even though they were in full compliance with USDA meal pattern requirements. Shockingly, it is possible for a child to be at risk for obesity and malnutrition simultaneously. And, when combined with current studies that show that eating patterns in children are most deeply established during the early years, it becomes imperative that we find a way to provide children with a diet that not only increases the nutritional support needed to develop mentally and physically, but also helps build a healthy relationship to food that will last beyond their early years. Children in early childhood programs can consume up to 2/3 of their caloric intake in this setting. By increasing the likelihood of giving children access to healthy food we will radically lower the number of children who are likely to develop a life long struggle with diet related illnesses.