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April 20, 2021 eNews

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April 20, 2021 eNews

Dig In! at Home

Send some resources home to parents for this week's celebration of National Gardening Month. This guide helps parents reinforce healthy eating habits at home and includes nine yummy recipes.



Garden to Early Childhood Education

You've decided to introduce gardening into your curriculum - Great! If you're looking for guidance on what to do next, check out this on-demand webinar from the Saturday Summit. Gain valuable information on how to implement a Garden to Early Childhood program model and earn an hour of Continuing Education Units in the process. Visit the Learning Center for our extensive library of on-demand training webinars.



Food Purchasing Before and After COVID-19

If you are a CACFP Sponsor or Provider, take a moment to help us gather information on food purchasing practices before and during Covid-19. You must be currently participating in CACFP and also be directly responsible or knowledgeable about purchasing to be eligible to respond. Eligible respondents will have a chance to register to win one of several $100 Amazon electronic gift cards.



CACFP Professionals Shoutout 
Are you looking to showcase your knowledge and experience as a child nutrition professional?



Industry Partner Spotlight

Love One Today® is a leading source of the healthiest reasons and tastiest ways to enjoy fresh avocados. A science-based resource, it provides recipes and articles to help make it easy for caregivers and parents to include the nutritional benefits of fresh avocados in everyday menus. Available year-round, avocados add color, delicious flavor, and important nutrients to any meal plan. Visit LoveOneToday.com for a wide variety of tasty possibilities created by registered dietitians, helpful tips, as well as easy sign-up for the newsletter to get more avocado goodness in your inbox.



Featured Member Resource

Earth Day is this Thursday, April 22. If you're an NCA member, you have access to this free Earth Day activity page, as well as many other holiday resources.



Facebook Trending

Join the #NationalCACFP community on Facebook for crafts, snacks and other clever ideas shared daily. Get a dose of what's in the news, policy changes, and CACFP-specific issues. Resources, printables, partner resources and more!



Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wrap

This wrap features broccoli, carrots, spinach and pineapple alongside grilled chicken for a crunchy, tangy lunch. One #CACFPCreditable wrap is good for 2 oz equivalents of meat, 1/2 cup vegetable and1 3/4 oz equivalent grains.



Exhibitor Directory

Can't attend the Virtual National Conference? You can still learn about services, solutions and resources through our wonderful conference exhibitors. Head over to the exhibitor directory to see what they have to offer.



Job Opportunities

Do you have a job opportunity in your child nutrition program you would like to share with the CACFP Community? Members can post open positions through the Info Hub.

Looking for a position? Check our website!

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