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April 13-17, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

CACFP · Afterschool Meals · Summer Food

Policy & Advocacy Track | CEU Specialty 7 | Intermediate

Compliance and Special Diets in the CACFP

What is required for a child with a food allergy or special diet need? Come and learn how to best support the needs of the child while balancing program regulations. Review real-world examples with solutions and lists of creditable foods, tools and resources while maintaining program compliance.

  1. Identify the basic requirements for civil rights and special diets.
  2. Get documents, forms and nutrition education resources.
  3. Discover how other sponsors/programs are managing special diets.

Presented by

Kate Abernathy Web 2023

Kate Abernathy, MS, RDN, LDN, CMP, CCNP

Chief Executive Officer, Providers Choice

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Thank you to our...

Partners
Sponsors

Exhibitors

Gold Level

Food for Good by PepsiCo

KidKare by Minute Menu

Silver Level

Champion Foodservice

Diversified Foods Inc.

Food & Supply Source

General Mills

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Oliver Packaging and Equipment

Optimum Foods

Peterson Farms Family of Companies

Bronze Level

The Amazing Chickpea

Brighton Training Group

Choice Partners Cooperative

E S Foods

Fresh Baby

Harvest Hill Beverage Company

Health-e Pro

Highland Beef Farms

JA FoodService Corp

Link2Feed

MBC Companies (Bake Crafters & Nardone Bros. Brands)

MH Miles Company, CPA, PC

My Food Program

National Pork Board

Novick Childcare Solutions

Rebellyous Foods

Red Gold Tomato & Condiment Products

Starkist

Sysco

Sun-Maid Growers of California

Tarrier Foods/Rockin'ola

UpBup

Wawona Frozen Foods

Your Part-Time Controller

Nonprofit Level

Balanced

Dr. Yum Project

Early Learning Ventures

Institute of Child Nutrition