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October 13, 2020 eNews
Farm to Table ActivitiesDe la Granja a la Mesa It's National Farm to School Month so print this handout we've put together with activities to help celebrate! In English and Spanish. |
Not Your Ordinary Grilled Cheese A Tuscan Grill Cheese Sandwich with mozzarella cheese, fresh spinach and tomatoes makes a lunchtime favorite even better! This recipe from USDA's Team Nutrition puts a twist on the traditional favorite by adding Tuscan flavor with garlic, basil, and oregano spices. Get the CACFP Recipes for 6, 25, or 50 Servings |
Strategies for Virtual Monitoring in the CACFP Get ideas from small, medium, and large sponsoring organizations on how they are performing virtual monitoring reviews and providing technical assistance to their homes and centers. Free Shop Talk Series Thursday, October 15th at 2:00 pm Eastern |
Whole Grain-Rich Worksheet All grain products, other than cereals, on WIC lists are treated as whole grains and can be used to meet the CACFP whole grain-rich requirement. This includes all bread, rice, pasta, oatmeal, barley, bulgur, and tortilla (corn and wheat) products. Use this Team Nutrition training guide, in English and Spanish, to learn how. |
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Menu Planning
During this four-hour training, we'll show you how to develop meal planning techniques that can be used to serve healthy and appealing meals and snacks that meet CACFP and preschool meal pattern requirements. Learn how to accommodate food allergies, incorporate multicultural recipes and locally sourced foods, develop strategies for creating custom menus, and go home with menus you can use immediately or as inspiration. |
CACFP Professionals Spotlight
Do you have experience with the food program and regularly expand your knowledge with continuing education? |
Facebook Trending Join the #NationalCACFP community on Facebook for crafts, snacks and other clever ideas shared daily. Get a dose of what's in the news, policy changes, and CACFP specific issues. Resources, printables, partner resources, and more!
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Industry Partner Spotlight We're about two things here at Zee Zees - three if you count having fun - but mainly making good foods and making them in good ways. Wholesome ingredients, interesting ways of putting them together, a full serving of fruit or veggies when we can and a helping of common sense, tied together in one big bursting-with-flavor bow. With Zee Zees, it's Z'all good. |
Free USDA CACFP Training Save the dates for these upcoming 30-minute webinars. Registration coming soon!
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CACFP & SFSP Area Eligibility Data Now Available At the start of every fiscal year, USDA's FNS releases a special tabulation of data provided by the Census Bureau for CACFP and SFSP that establishes area eligibility in the CACFP and SFSP. The data are effective as of October 1, 2020. The FNS mapping tools have also been updated to reflect the new data. |
Join the Food Program Serving meals and snacks in your family home care or child/adult care center? Join the food program today to get funds as reimbursement for serving #cacfpcreditable meals and snacks. |
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