Posts by chloe@cacfp.org
Flawless Audits for Multi-Program and Multi-State Sponsors
Sponsors need strong organization, clear cost allocation, and excellence in monitoring to be prepared for your state audit. Learn how to operate so State Agencies find it a breeze to perform your Management Evaluations.
Read MoreCulturally Receptive Meals
News flash! One of our little ones may be a new arrival from Afghanistan or a returnee in their second year with us whose parent(s) hail from Guatemala. Move over Sloppy Joe and Frittata, we want Lavash and Rellenitos too. What better way could there be to learn about other cultures than with food?
Read MoreMenu Planning Made Easy: Health-e Pro Software Demonstration
Health-e Pro software offers nutrient analysis, menu planning, and online publishing. Color-coding makes meal planning easy while maintaining compliance. Standardized recipe building is simple with 5,000 pre-loaded products and recipes in the software. Easily plan compliant menus for CACFP, SBP, NSLP, SSFP and Smart Snack standards.
Read MoreCACFP Meal Component Jeopardy
Test your meal pattern knowledge by playing meal component Jeopardy! Categories will include meal patterns, calculating contributions, standardizing recipes, weight vs. measure and everyone’s favorite: grain/grain equivalents.
Read MoreFood & Health Equity: What Role Can I Play?
Complex issues can often be hard to figure out how you can make a difference. Learn more about food and health equity, how they interact and influence population health, and how each of us can make small changes that impact in our homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces.
Read MoreHow to Better Interpret Food & Nutrition Headlines to Guide Your Work
A lot of the media shouts in soundbites and clickbait and you probably get a lot of questions from your parents and caregivers. It’s like you need a PhD to figure out what the latest study really means since they often conflict with one another. Learn how to translate the science into the practical messages for you, your staff, and your clients.
Read MoreNominations Open for the CACFP Inspire Awards
The CACFP Inspire awards will celebrate the incredible individuals and organizations who have reimagined and executed the CACFP during the pandemic.
Read MoreIteration, Innovation and Collaboration: Child Nutrition and Community Wellness Hubs
What is a community wellness hub, and how can partnerships with park and recreation agencies support the health of children and their families? Learn how a collaboration of a park and recreation agency, partners, and community members can implement innovative food access strategies to support health and well-being.
Read MoreUSDA CACFP Update
Hear from USDA as they present an overview of new and revised policy guidance for the Child and Adult Care Food Program and share a state-of-the-state update of the CACFP. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including the Child and Adult Care Food Program which is crucial to ensuring children have access to nutritious foods and where healthy eating becomes a habit.
Read MoreUSDA SFSP Update
Hear from USDA as they present an overview of new and revised policy guidance for the Summer Food Service Program and share a state-of-the-state update on SFSP program developments, policy, and guidance. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service works to end hunger and obesity through the administration of 15 federal nutrition assistance programs including the Summer Food Service Program which is crucial to ensuring year-round access to foods for children.
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