USDA Team Nutrition announced the availability of free printed copies of CACFP Trainer's Tool: Serving Milk in English and Spanish for enrolled Team Nutrition CACFP Organizations. All sponsoring organizations and independent child care centers are welcome to enroll, and newly-enrolled organizations will receive instructions on how to order materials within five business days of their enrollment being approved.

June 15 is the last day to order the 2022 CACFP Training Program and Nutrition Calendar. Each month highlights CACFP meal patterns, best practices and snack suggestions, and much more. Download, print and share the motivation moments, with each month centered around a different theme that kids are sure to love!

Check out the first section of USDA's Summer Food, Summer Moves toolkit. Summer Meals, Summer Fun is centered around the theme of sunshine and contains physical activities and recipes that encourage healthy habits.

This year's candidates are Deborah Gillison-Wilson, Susan Ison, Jami Lee-Rokala, Blake Stanford, Kati Wagner and Melek Yavuz. If you are a CACFP Sponsor Member, be sure to check your mailbox for the 2021 NCA Board of Director Elections Packet. Make your voice heard by filling out the ballot and returning it postmarked by July 15, 2021.

USDA FNS recently released a number of Q&As to further provide guidance on the following items. Please visit it our policy blog for CACFP related summaries. 

If you're looking for more Continuing Education, be sure to visit our Learning Center. With more than 75 hours of CEUs to choose from, our extensive library of webinars has something for everybody! Stay up-to-date with the latest USDA webinars, such as Team Nutrition's Thirty on Thursday that focuses on tools that can be used to determine how much of a grain item is needed to meet CACFP meal pattern requirements.

Trying to find meal patterns quickly on your computer, tablet or smart phone? Visit the Meal Pattern Guidance page under the Policy & Partnerships section of the navigation menu to find the latest meal patterns for children, adults and infants, as well as more in-depth regulations and resources for each.

Try out this refreshing and crisp side dish. Quinoa is the star of the recipe, complemented by fresh onions, tomatoes, olives and feta cheese. One serving provides 1/4 cup vegetable and 1 oz equivalent grains.

Father's Day is this Sunday, June 20. NCA members have access to our Father's Day activity page, along with pages for many other holidays. Become a member to download, print and share these resources for free.

Get resources from child nutrition community organizations, find easy-to-order food and supplies, and learn about companies who can provide solutions to your CACFP & SFSP operations.

Download and print this free activity page to teach your kids about seasonal summer produce while having fun!