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June 1, 2021 eNews

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June 1, 2021 eNews

World Milk Day

World Milk Day was established to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. Learn about the nutrition benefits that milk provides and what types of milk are #CACFPCreditable within certain age groups.






Discover MyPlate Food Cards

Familiarize children with healthy foods by using these food flash cards from the Discover MyPlate nutrition education series.



Shout Out to These New CACFP Professionals

When parents are looking for a child care provider or child care providers are looking for a sponsoring agency, and when you're hiring staff for your CACFP agency, candidates with the CACFP Professionals Certification stand out.



MyPlate Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Help celebrate MyPlate's 10th Anniversary by sharing your favorite MyPlate moment or activity from the past 10 years on social media. Be sure to tag them by using @MyPlate and including the hashtag #MyPlateTurns10.



Food Buying Guide Webinars

Need a crash course with the Food Buying Guide? Find the USDA's webinar series on the Food Buying Guide in our Learning Center. With more than 75 hours of CEUs, our extensive library of webinars has something for everybody!



What's New on cacfp.org?

Looking for #CACFPCreditable snack or meal ideas? Head over to the Creditable Foods Blog on our Recipes & Menus section. If you're a provider and have a meal or snack idea that you'd like to share, we'd love to feature it! Click on the link above the recipes gallery to submit your creditable meal or snack.



Imagination Station Monthly Parent Provider Connections

Let your imagination loose with the 2022 CACFP Training Program and Nutrition Calendar! Each month highlights CACFP meal patterns, best practices and snack suggestions, and much more. Use our customizable Parent Provider Connections to send a newsletter out to families each month.




Accurate Meal Counting and Claiming in the SFSP

If you're administering the Summer Food Service Program, make sure you're serving complete meals to claim your reimbursement. This handy sheet from USDA will get you on track to having an organized summer.



Snack Attack

Here are some #CACFPCreditable snacks for you to try out when you plan your next grocery trip:

Apple slices and nut butter
Avocado and chicken salad
100% orange juice and mini bagel
Oatmeal with dried cranberries
Grapefruit wedges and English muffin


Featured Member Resource

If you're an NCA member, you have access to a variety of exclusive resources such as activity sheets. Become a member to download, print and share our milk component activity page for free.


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