Here are some #CACFPCreditable snacks for you to try out when you plan your next grocery trip:

Cucumbers and hummus

Turkey-wrapped apple slices

Whole wheat tortilla and black beans

Edamame and strawberries

Avocado on baked tempeh crackers

Maximize the CACFP Area Eligibility Waiver in family child care homes by downloading this communications toolkit developed by our friends at FRAC.

If you prepare your CACFP meals and snacks from scratch, it's good practice to make sure that your grains recipes are whole grain-rich. Use this worksheet from the USDA to determine if your homemade grains components meet the requirements.

Registration for the 2021 CACFP Virtual Summit closes tomorrow, September 8. Be sure to claim your spot for four half days of training on nutrition, program administration, operations, financial and nonprofit management and more.

When parents are looking for a child care provider or child care providers are looking for a sponsoring agency, and when you're hiring staff for your CACFP agency, candidates with the CACFP Professionals Certification stand out.

September is National Yoga Month. This free activity page uses common yoga poses to help strengthen the core. It's not just for preschoolers, either! Use these exercises as a gentle way to stretch and engage the cores of participants of all ages.

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Struggling with picky eaters in your care? If you're an NCA member, be sure to check out this resource on our Everyday Education page: Top Five Tips for Picky Eaters, which you can download, print and share for free.

For more help on picky eaters and to earn Continuing Education Units, watch this on-demand session from the 2021 Virtual National Child Nutrition Conference in our Learning Center. Monica Griffin explains how to create a positive mealtime environment and provides key feeding practices.

Programming for the Providers' Day Saturday Summit has been announced. Earn up to four hours of continuing education, specially designed for CACFP child care providers, center staff and the Head Start community. Click here for more information.

If you're looking for a new job opportunity, be sure to check our website. Currently, there are three positions looking to be filled. Or, if you're an NCA member and would like to advertise an open position, you can post to our job opportunities board from your Info Hub.