Snack Attack

Try out these #CACFPCreditable snack combinations when you're planning your next grocery trip:

Celery and tuna salad

Apricots and muffin

Cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cheese

Sugar snap peas and carrot bread

Bagel chips and bean dip

Do You Want to Present at NCNC26?

Do you have expertise to share with the CACFP, Summer Food and Afterschool Meals communities? We're now accepting proposals for the 2026 National Child Nutrition Conference in Las Vegas. This year is our 40th anniversary, so share your story and join the celebration!

· Submit Your Presentation Proposal

Get the 101 on Food Safety

Gain the confidence to ensure a safe and healthy kitchen environment for children or adults in your care by tuning into our webinar on Thursday, July 10. We'll go over the four core principles of food safety (clean, separate, cook and chill), discuss safe food handling practices and recognize common food safety risks.

· Register Today

More Upcoming Virtual Events

· Manager's Toolkit: Salary & Compensation (July 15)

· Dip into Summer Fun: Dips in the CACFP (July 24)

· Milk Matters: Be a Breastfeeding Champion (July 30)

· CACFP Virtual Summit (August 13-14 and August 20-21)

Enhancing Child Nutrition Program Meal Standards

The USDA released a memorandum stating that they support and encourage states and school districts to experiment with meals to provide interesting, healthy and diverse meals. In addition, USDA discusses States' flexibility to restrict Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs), food additives and sugar.

· Read More on Our Blog

Fun Freebies

· Motivation Moment Poster

· Free Activity Page: National Eat Your Vegetables Day

Industry Partner Spotlight

UpBup is a digital forms platform built for childcare, camps, and afterschool programs, offering a secure, mobile-optimized way to collect CACFP Meal Benefit Income Eligibility Forms. Their patented multilingual experience displays forms in the family’s preferred language—improving access and submission quality—while keeping the signed form in English. UpBup handles the full setup of your form so staff can focus on serving families. Additional features include digital signatures, real-time tracking, and automated reminders. UpBup supports multiple formats of CACFP eligibility and enrollment forms.