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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.