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Meal Pattern Minute: Crediting Bean/Pea Noodles as Meat/Meat Alternate
How can you credit pasta noodles that are made from beans or peas?
Read MoreState agency Monitoring in the SFSP
USDA released guidance to clarify the new criteria States must consider when determining with SFSP sites require pre-approval visits. Read the guidance.
Read MoreSummer Meals: Meeting Families Where They AreÂ
Summer is a time of great uncertainty for many children who experience food insecurity. During the school year more than 30 million children receive breakfast and/or lunch at school, but during summer break children lose access to these daily meals. This is where the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Summer Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT) come into play.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Lactose-Free Milk
Is lactose-free milk also dairy free?
Read MoreCACFP Sponsoring Organizations: Vital to Getting Nutritious Meals to Children
Family child care homes, who are vital to the child care system, especially in rural areas, could lose access to nutritious meals in some states due to the decline in sponsoring organizations.
Read More100 More Scholarships!
Back to Blog Back to Blog 100 More Scholarships! February 7, 2024 While we have already awarded 15 scholarships to attend the National Child Nutrition Conference, April 22-26, we are thrilled to announce that we’re opening up applications for even more scholarships! We’ll be giving away up to 100 scholarships, which is over $50,000 dedicated…
Read MoreFY 2024 Reallocation of SAE Funds in Child Nutrition Programs
USDA released a memo providing information state agencies need to conduct the FY 2024 reallocation of State Administrative Expense (SAE) funds in the child nutrition programs (CNPs).
Read MoreLeveraging CACFP for Farm to ECE
When combined, the CACFP and Farm to Early Care Education (Farm to ECE) activities can have an extraordinary impact on children, child care providers, and local communities. FRAC’s report aims to support child care providers to access CACFP and utilize it for eligible Farm to ECE activities by highlighting the mutually beneficial synergy between these initiatives.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Sugar in Muffins and Sweet Crackers
The CACFP has sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt – what about other foods that can be high in sugar, like muffins and sweet crackers?
Read MoreUpcoming Virtual Events
Check out these virtual events coming up at NCA!
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