Online CACFP Training

Participants will learn behavioral strategies to motivate children to make healthy choices. Participants will understand how to be good role models for healthy eating and engage children in fun activities that inspire curiosity about food.

This course is designed to build capacity among child nutrition professionals to standardize recipes. It provides a basic overview of standardized recipes, reasons that child nutrition professionals need to use standardized recipes, and an explanation of how to standardize a recipe. Participants will understand the key elements of standardizing recipes and the benefits to using them in their child nutrition program.

One of the hardest parts of planning a CACFP menu is understanding if a food is creditable or not and how much you need to serve. In this brief overview, participants will learn about tools to guide them to determine if a food is creditable to the CACFP meal pattern, and how much they need to serve to be in compliance.

In this course, participants will gain an understanding of CACFP recordkeeping requirements and best practices, equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to maintain meticulous records while optimizing meal service operations.

This course is designed to elaborate on standardizing and crediting recipes for child nutrition professionals. It provides an overview of standardized recipes, the steps to develop a standardized recipe, and an explanation of how to credit standardized recipes. Participants will understand the key elements of standardizing recipes and the benefits to using them in their child nutrition program.

Program institutions and facilities receiving federal financial assistance are required to comply with federal civil rights laws to ensure all Child Nutrition participants have equal access to all benefits and services. This course will review Civil Rights regulations, and provide all information necessary to ensure that your program is in compliance with these requirements.