Every year the community comes together to share resources about nutrition and celebrate the impact CACFP makes for children, adults, parents, and providers. Let's keep that tradition alive! Below are resources to share for CACFP specifically and ways to engage for CACFP week and more!
CACFP Week Specific
Quote images about the benefits of CACFP to share on social media
National CACFP Sponsors Association CACFP Week activities and resources
New and Updated CACFP recipes to align with the latest requirements from USDA in the Child Nutrition Recipe Box, try one for CACFP week!
Institute of Child Nutrition
Revisit and Download USDA CACFP Team Nutrition Resources
There are many resources created by USDA Team Nutrition to assist with not only program operations but healthy and happy meal service; nutrition education, menu planning and technical assistance, recipes and meal pattern specific education/resources, training tools, afterschool/summer resources and so much more. Download all of the resources here.
Descargar todos los recursos: Recursos de Team Nutrition para el cuidado infantile
The
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
There are resources to engage in activities for National Nutrition Month created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Find them here. And don't forget about all of the tips sheets and resources in kidseatright.org.
Explore MyPlate
My Plate, a resource program from USDA, has apps, Alexa tools, cookbooks, recipe videos and so much more to help us eat healthy - even on a budget. Maybe encourage the kids and families to take the My Plate pledge this month or do a food critic activity!
What are your favorite nutrition resources or CACFP creditable recipes? What's your favorite part of CACFP? Share in the comments below or email me! samantha@cacfproundtable.org
Family child care providers - join us this month at the Family Child Care Community of Wellness to hear from experts about the Power in Play that impacts how this program is run and discuss with each other how it affects you and what you want to do to make it better. Register here. Sponsors, share with your providers!
Have you heard of the Roundtable Deep Dive? It's a virtual summit, taking place in May, that will focus on infant and toddler feeding in the CACFP. You don't want to miss this opportunity for quality learning from experts in the field for only $150 for members and $200 for non-members. Learn more, reserve your spot, and register here.
