Celebrating Providers Everywhere

This Friday, May 9, is National Provider Appreciation Day! We are so thankful for all that you do and celebrate your accomplishments not just this Friday, but every day of the year. Download our certificate of awesomeness as a small token of our gratitude, or share with other providers in your network!

· Download Certificate of Awesomeness

· Free Activity Page: Child Care Provider Community Helper

Trying New Foods

Have you ever served plantains to the children or adults in your care? Plantains are a good source of fiber, as well as vitamins A, C and B-6. Even though they are botanically a fruit, plantains credit as a vegetable in the CACFP due to their culinary use in primarily savory dishes. If you'd like to try out plantains, a great place to start is with our #CACFPCreditable recipe for mangú, which is a popular breakfast dish in the Dominican Republic.

· Recipe: Mangú

· Meal Pattern Minute: Plantains

Sponsor Members, Ready to Make a Difference?

Join our policy team for this one-hour training on Tuesday, May 20, designed to prepare you for impactful advocacy. This session will be held on Zoom Meetings for open discussion among NCA Sponsor Members. Come ready to share your thoughts and ideas in this collaborative session!

· Register Today

More Upcoming Virtual Events

· Free for Members: Shake Things Up! Adding Smoothies to Your CACFP Menu (May 8)

· CACFP Boot Camp: Adult Care (May 14)

· Annual CACFP Training FY25 (May 22)

· Free for Members: Ask a Nutritionist: Creditable or Not (May 28)

· Free Webinar: An Egg-cellent Adventure: Eggs in the CACFP (June 3)

Industry Partner Spotlight

Diversified Foods, Inc. is a small family-owned business that specializes in shelf stable dairy and dairy alternative beverages. Paying homage to their beloved second-generation leader and visionary, Marcel Damiens, they developed Marcel’s Modern Pantry. Thanks to their decades of knowledge and experience in the shelf stable milk industry, the namesake brand provides a unique solution for their partners. With guaranteed shelf life of 6 months or more and no refrigeration required prior to opening, their “Pantry Fresh” items are the perfect fit for countless social feeding programs.