2022 NCNC
From Hot to Cold: Create an Award-Winning SFSP Cold Lunch Menu
Cold meals can be high-quality, healthy and reach children in a variety of non-traditional settings. Learn how to work with key community partners to bring cold meals to the Summer Food Service Program. Presented by a 2017 Silver and 2018 Gold USDA Turnip the Beet award winner.
Read MoreSupper’s Ready: Transitioning from Snacks to Supper
Wondering how to transition a long-term snack site to an ARAS supper site? Learn how to identify a site, prep the facility, provide training and go live! We’ll take a look at the impact and benefits of transitioning your site.
Read MoreSolutions & Strategies for Evolving At-Risk Out of School Time Meal Programs
The Afterschool Meal program landscape has changed drastically over the last two years. Hear from national providers as they spotlight strategies to successfully evolve and ensure youth have continued access to the healthy food they need to thrive during out of school time.
Read MoreLeveraging Lessons Learned to Improve Your Afterschool Meals
The past two years have presented both challenges and opportunities for the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. Hear from Afterschool Meals operators on how they plan to leverage lessons learned and answer your questions.
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters in Head Start
Head Start has been around for five decades and counting. Its unique design offers comprehensive education, health, and nutrition services to low-income children. Come learn why nutrition matters in Head Start and how you can meet the nutritional needs of our country’s most vulnerable children.
Read MoreSmarten Up Snack Time
Explore how snack time can be more than just crackers and juice. Let’s focus on nutrition and learning! Discuss unique, multi-purpose and make-your-own snack ideas that can be incorporated into your lesson planning. Let’s make snack time a fun and educational experience for all.
Read MoreNutritious Ideas for Head Start
Want to improve nutrition and agriculture education in the classroom? Learn how to educate your children with hands-on activities to explain how food is grown, why eating fruits and vegetables is important, and the importance of trying new foods.
Read MoreMovement & Fun: Learn Ways to Promote Active Play with Infants and Toddlers
Learn fun, developmentally appropriate physical activities to play with infants and toddlers in CACFP child care homes and centers and Early Head Start classrooms. Consider the many benefits of physical activity and how these activities help meet recommended best practices. View demonstrations and videos of these activities so you can apply these ideas in your own trainings.
Read MoreConnecting Meal Times to Learning Outcomes Framework
The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework lays out the skills, behaviors and learning experiences that all programs must offer for all children. Discover the natural learning experiences around meal times and how being intentional in the way we use these experiences can strengthen your programs approach to the HSELOF.
Read MoreCACFP and Head Start Food Service Regulations
We will focus on the performance standards that govern child nutrition and how they align with the CACFP program to provide good nutrition to children in Head Start. Also, learn what’s new in the HS performance standards concerning child nutrition.
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