Making Meal Time Fun
Teaching young children about nutrition and the benefits of healthy eating supports their long term growth and helps them develop lifelong habits. […]
Introducing New Foods: A to Z Challenge
Introducing children to new foods helps develop lifelong healthy eating habits. Children who try new foods are more likely to have a […]
Site Monitoring for Sponsors
Sponsoring organizations of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) are required to monitor program operations at the sites under their […]
Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers (Revised September 2023)
On September 20, 2023, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service published a revised policy memo on Feeding Infants and Meal pattern Requirements in […]
Child Nutrition Program Integrity Rule
On August 23, 2023, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service published a final rule on program integrity to ensure that the Child and […]
Team Nutrition Has Resources For You!
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the child nutrition programs through training and technical […]
What Is The Role Of The State Agency?
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) are federal programs of the United States […]
How Electronic Recordkeeping Can Help with SFSP & CACFP State Agency Audits
On April 6, 2023 the USDA published policy memo CACFP 07-2023 titled, “Oversight and Monitoring of the Child and Adult Care Food […]
Noteworthy Children’s Books About Nutrition
There are many benefits to reading with children from cognitive and language development, to increasing attention span and sparking creativity. Children who […]
Gardening with Young Children
Children love spending time outdoors and discovering nature. Gardening with young children is a way to inspire their natural curiosity of the […]