Let’s play a quick game.  I say “CACFP Federal Regulations” and then you think “____________.”  Did that blank space involve an eye-roll and maybe even a “#&$%?”  I think if you participate in the food program at some point the mere mention of “regulations” will bring about a flurry of a heartbeat and a negative thought.   I have a question for you though, did you know that you have a say in those final rules that you ultimately have to follow?  Well, you do!  Once a rule/regulation has been proposed there is a period of time in which public comment is encouraged and accepted

Grab your cowboy boots and hats, The Sponsor Association's (TSA) Conference is taking place in Austin, Texas in 2012!  To be exact, SAVE THE DATE for September 20-22, 2012.

ConAgra Foods Foundation Community Impact Grants Program (CIG) intends to partner with “high quality organizations to close service gaps and increase children’s access to food and nutrition resources so they can live happy, healthful lives” (CIG Overview and 2012 Eligibility Guidelines). 

What are the grant awards? They’ll range from $10,000 to $75,000.  Average grant size will be around $25,000.

A short synopsis of the Grab and Go lesson provided by CARE Connection about the CACFP Meal Patterns

These CARE Connection lessons, created by the National Food Service Management Institute, are quickie tutorials to give some easy takeaway information regarding child nutrition.  One of these is about Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition and how to vary them with the children in your care.  My favorite part of it is the idea to serve different colors at different meals during the day.  This enables you to serve the variety of Vitamin A and C via vegetables and fruit while keeping it interesting for the children!  Some examples are: Yellow:  Bananas, Apples and Fruit Cocktail Orange: Apricots, Cantaloupe, and Carrots Red: Apples and Pink Grapefruit White: Applesauce, Jicama and Onions Blue/Purple:  Blueberries and Dried Cranberries Green: Apples, Brocoli, Celery You can find the chart and the rest of the lesson which gives a thorough breakdown of what kinds of Vegetables and Fruits contain Vitamin A or Vitamin C Here or on...