USDA Team Nutrition has published an updated "Discover MyPlate: Nutrition Education for Kindergarten" (Download here) nutrition education curriculum! The new version includes additional foods, Spanish- language components, and fun new resources. Available for download or Child Nutrition Program operators can order free print materials here.

CACFP Week is a national education and information campaign sponsored annually the third week of March by the National CACFP Sponsors Association.

· Read More on the National CACFP Association Blog

· Register for CACFP Week At-a-Glance Webinar

· Get CACFP Week Resources

Federal regulations require School Food Authorities (SFA) who participate in NSLP to notify families about the availability of summer meals even if the SFA does not serve meals. For more information click here to read the Summer Requirement Handout here.

In January, USDA published reimbursement rates for meals and snacks served and claimed during the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) 2023 Program Year. These rates are published on the Summer Meals Program Reimbursement Rates page on SquareMeals.org.

TDA has released the 2022-2023 School Data for Area Eligibility Report. Schools listed on this report as well as non-school summer sites and CACFP At-risk sites in the attendance zones of the schools listed are eligible to operate their respective programs.

Did you know that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Food Lists can be a great resource for identifying creditable grains for the CACFP? Check out these resources to learn more.

· USDA Resource: Using WIC Lists to Identify Grains

· Meal Pattern Minute: WIC Cereals

The Crediting Tip Sheet series provides Child Nutrition Program operators with simple, easy-to-use tip sheets which make a great training aide, resource, or refresher. Check out the tip sheets available now for Fruits, Vegetables, Meats/Meat Alternates, and Milk. The Grains Tip Sheet will be released in three parts and can be expected soon on the Team Nutrition website!

Team Nutrition has kid-approved recipes that are sure to be a hit! USDA standardized recipes include crediting statements and nutrient analysis information to make menu planning easier. Check out recipes for CACFP and School Meals Program operators including brand new State Child Nutrition Agency developed recipes at fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition-recipes.

New food yield data continues to be added to the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (FBG) so users have easy access to even more information to make creating shopping lists and Recipe Analysis Workbooks even easier.

Dina Herrick

Email: dherrick@esc6.net
Website: www.esc6.net
Location: 3332 Montgomery Road, Huntsville, TX, USA
Phone: 936-435-8244

This guidance is not considered all inclusive.

Please see www.squaremeals.org for further guidance.

Note: If TDA makes changes to the website, direct links in this announcement may become void.

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