Celebrating Nutrition and Movement

With the holiday weekend coming up, we've got some great Fourth of July resources for you! First, enjoy a fun fruit breakfast pizza that you can decorate as an American flag. We've also got some activity pages for you to celebrate Independence Day with the CACFP.

Please note: as the holiday falls on a Tuesday and our offices will be closed, next week's eNews will be sent on Wednesday, July 5.

· Recipe: Fun Fruit Breakfast Pizza

· Meal Pattern Minute: Sour Cream and Cream Cheese

· Free Activity Page: Fourth of July Fun

· Members-Only Activity Page: Independence Day

New Tip Sheet from USDA

USDA Food and Nutrition Service completed its Crediting Tip Sheet series with the release of three new resources on grains. The third sheet in the series explains the differences in requirements between various child nutrition programs.

· Download the Tip Sheet

Save Your Seat for the 2023 Virtual Summit

Looking for food program training? Join us for three days of workshops on nutrition, program administration, operations, management and more! There are 12 hours of Continuing Education Units available to be earned.

Tuesday - Thursday, August 15-17

11:30 am - 4:30 pm Eastern

· Browse Our Sessions and Register

Head Start Professionals: This Boot Camp is for You!

We've got more training opportunities in September, with a boot camp specifically designed for our Head Start community. Earn up to 11 hours of continuing education over the course of three days.

Tuesday - Thursday, September 26-28

Starts at 11:00 am Eastern daily

· Check Out Our Lineup of Sessions

More Virtual Events

· Members-Only Webinar: Maximizing Membership: Navigating the Info Hub & Unlocking NCA Member Benefits (July 11)

· Free Webinar: RD Mom to Moms and Caregivers: Ask Me Anything (July 13)

· Free Webinar: Connecting Nutrition with Food, Fitness & Crafts (July 20)

· Crediting Recipes in the CACFP for Centers (July 27)

Resources and Guidance for Providing Year-Round Meal Service

Serving meals to young people year-round benefits children, families, and care providers. To do this, many providers transition from operating the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool (ARAS) component during the school year to the SFSP while school is out. While many of the requirements are the same, there are differences in the meal patterns and program requirements that can be confusing. To help sponsors who operate both programs, NCA and No Kid Hungry created a comparison document outlining the main differences between the two programs.

To make it easier to provide year-round meal service, USDA released guidance to establishing a single application process for experienced program operators transitioning between CACFP ARAS and SFSP.

· Read More on Our Blog

Industry Partner Spotlight

National Enrichment Group is the leading nutrition, health, wellness and education management group for all non-profit and social service agencies in the Tri-State and nationally. Their mission is Enhancing Communities. They provide services to Early Childhood Programs and Enrichment for Pre-K-12 (elective and afterschool) and older adults. They provide a multitude of training sessions, virtually and in person for participants, staff and leadership. Topics include: CACFP, Nutrition, Health and Wellness, Maintenance, Health and Safety, Trauma, Cultural Sensitivity, Leadership Teamwork and more!