2023 NCNC
Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Continued Advocacy for the CACFP
Child Nutrition Program Reauthorization is in the works. Learn what it means to CACFP & SFSP.
Read MoreStandardizing Your Own Recipes
Want to use your grandmother’s secret tuna noodle casserole recipe but don’t know where to start to make it CACFP creditable? Have a great recipe that your children love but need to standardize it for use in your food service program? Learn to identify the basics of recipe standardization for CACFP and help further your success in menu planning.
Read MoreMore on Meal Patterns
We’re here to clarify your meal pattern questions! We’ll answer commonly asked questions, show how to access training from USDA Team Nutrition, and explore additional resources.
Read MoreCulinary Basics: Weighing and Measuring Accurately
Accurately weighing or measuring ingredients can make or break a recipe, not to mention the nutrition and meal pattern crediting for CACFP. Learn why accuracy is important, and practice your skills through a hands-on activity.
Read MoreCreating Meaningful Vendor Relationships
Establishing a positive vendor relationship can solve many challenges. Explore what it means to be a good customer and how to manage a positive relationship with your vendor or supplier, creating an overall better nutrition program
Read MoreCompleting Claims Like Clockwork
Learn the CACFP best practices for the submission of accurate claims for the reimbursements of meals. Identify management practices that adversely impact claims and help ensure that providers are getting reimbursed for the meals that they are serving
Read MoreAvoid Costly Mistakes in the CACFP
Monitoring, eligibility, and claims can be overwhelming which can lead to costly mistakes. Identify the most commonly made errors and learn effective ways to avoid making these mistakes in your program.Â
Read MoreStrategies to Address Food Insecurity in ECE Settings
Explore how food insecurity impacts young children and how two states partnered with early care and education programs to support families that are food insecure. Get resources and ideas for how you can support families in your program and state.
Read MoreSeizing Opportunities in Statewide Systems Building
Knowing how to seize opportunities helps build and sustain successful statewide early care and education systems. Embedding health, nutrition and physical activity strategies into existing and emerging programs strengthens each agency. Discover how various agencies within a state can work together to provide clarity and support for providers.
Read MoreProgram Compliance and Audit Preparedness for State Agencies
Do you know the dos and don’ts of conducting an audit? Effective program compliance and auditing is essential to the success of CACFP and SFSP. Hear lessons learned and get recommendations states can make to sponsors to be better prepared for future audits.
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