Posts Tagged ‘cacfp’
Go Bananas! Oatmeal
#CACFPCreditable
Read MoreKeeping Food Safe in Summer Heat
Staying cool may be challenging during summer, especially when buying and transporting groceries. Keeping foods in safe temperatures also requires more attention in the summer. Our partners at ICN have great tips for keeping purchased foods safe between the store and your kitchen, whether in a center or home.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Veggie Straws
Veggie straws are made using vegetables, but do they credit in the CACFP?
Read MoreAugust Snack Attack
Try out these #CACFPCreditable snack combos when you plan your next grocery trip!
Cottage cheese and carrot sticks
Egg and cherry tomatoes
Milk and cereal
Beets and grapes
Hummus and celery sticks
Meal Pattern Minute: One Year of Tips
Let’s reflect on 52 episodes of our Meal Pattern Minutes.
Read MoreCrediting Recipes in the CACFP for Centers ($)
Have you already attended the webinar on How to Credit Recipes in the CACFP? In this session, we’ll go a step further and apply what we know about crediting recipes for centers. Learn how to evaluate and scaleup recipes while ensuring they are CACFP creditable. Become confident in developing your own #CACFPCreditable recipes to make and serve to those in your care.
Read MoreNational Berry Month
July is National Berry Month! Summer is a great time to serve delicious meals/snacks that include berries, while educating those in your care about healthy eating with fruit.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Sodium Limits
There are sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt. Do any foods have sodium limits?
Read MoreBuild a Healthy Eating Routine
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans has a variety of online resources that professionals can use to help parents and caregivers start infants and children off with a healthy eating routine. MyPlate also has great tipsheets for parents and caregivers based on the life stage.
Read MoreServing Traditional Indigenous Foods
To support the use of traditional Indigenous foods in Child Nutrition Programs, FNS has created a new webpage as an organized hub of technical assistance resources and policy guidance. This new webpage, Serving Traditional Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs, houses relevant policy guidance and resources to assist CNP operators in determining how traditional Indigenous foods may contribute toward a reimbursable meal.
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