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Nourishing Futures: Trends, Menus & Engagement Strategies
Explore how evolving student preferences and innovative strategies transform programs into nourishment and engagement tools. Understand how trends, like low-sugar options and kid-friendly vegetarian and plant-based meals, fuel growth and development. Learn why Whitsons’ Simply Boxed recipes offer convenient, nutritious solutions to support performance and focus during after-school activities.
Read MoreBuilding a Regulation-Ready Breakfast presented by General Mills
Up your breakfast game by ensuring your menus are meal pattern-ready for the future! Get tips and tricks for incorporating whole grains at breakfast, making it easy to meet the whole grain-rich requirement and determining grain-ounce equivalency. Additionally, learn how to navigate the added sugar standards for breakfast cereal and yogurt beginning October 2025.
Read MoreNurturing Little Explorers: The Journey of Starting Solids by Gerber
Starting solids for infants and caregivers is a journey to behold. Explore the science behind starting solids and the key underlying theme of responsive feeding. Then, experiment with creative ways to create a variety of textures, including hands-on activities for thinning and thickening foods, as well as making graspable finger foods for infants.
Read MoreTaking the Paper Out of CACFP Paperwork with KidKare by Minute Menu
Are you tired of keeping track of CACFP paperwork? What if we told you we could cut the time you spend on paperwork in half? Learn how KidKare by Minute Menu solves the problem—by taking all the CACFP paperwork and reporting digitally. Whether you sponsor homes, centers, or both, we have a solution for you. With 30 years of experience, we are continuing to make CACFP easier and more manageable.
Read MoreCNP Integrity Rule Best Practices with MH Miles
Want to ensure the oversight you provide is held to the highest standard? Get best practices to comply with state agency financial review requirements associated with the child nutrition program integrity final rule.
Read MoreThe Most Customizable CACFP Software: Make My Food Program Yours
With happy customers in 44 states, and child nutrition experts on staff, My Food Program has a simple, user-friendly interface, automatic compliance checks and offers My Food Program+, our simplified and streamlined app. Customer support is available via live chat, telephone and email. Learn how we can help you every step of the way in your transition from another software or paper recordkeeping.
Read MoreStreamlining Administrative Reviews with PrimeroEdge
Discover how PrimeroEdge’s Administrative Reviews software streamlines the USDA review process for CACFP/SFSP sponsors and state agencies. Experience the efficient browser-based solution that improves accuracy and reduces errors through its consistent and collaborative review process with key features including real-time status updates, mobile device accessibility, 24/7 data security, and more.
Read MoreSpend Less, Get More: How to Stretch Your Grocery Dollars
Food cost inflation continues to increase at a rapid rate, year over year. The price of eggs alone increased over 80 percent last year. Childcare centers are continually asked to do more with less. Serving nutritious meals and snacks doesn’t have to break the bank. Learn tips on how to uncover hidden costs and determine which deals are truly beneficial for you.
Read MoreHow to Get Along with an AI Coworker by Your Part-Time Controller
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way nonprofits operate and pursue their missions. We’ll demystify the core concepts of generative AI, review where and in what forms you may encounter it, and discuss how to approach it responsibly. Discover AI’s impact through case studies and how our Checklist for Mindful Prompting can help you communicate effectively with chat-based AI tools.
Read MoreHow to Achieve Food Program Compliance with CREDIBLE Automation
Discover the benefits of automation in the food program and claims process from providers and sponsors using Alliance CREDIBLE, a stand-alone CACFP food program software, presented by Early Learning Ventures.
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