Does is feel like you are serving the same snack over and over? We’ve got just what you have been looking for!
Check out Snack Inspiration developed by the Community Nutrition Team Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Snack Inspiration offers menus with 240 Snack Ideas and recipes with CACFP crediting information. That's enough to serve a different snack each day for an entire year! You are able to offer a variety of foods to help children develop life-long healthy eating habits – which is what CACFP is all about!
More About Snack Inspiration
The sample menus are color coded so you know which components are included in the snack. And items with recipes are also marked. You can pick and choose what works best for your site, depending on the size of your group and the time you have to prepare the snack.
Here is a quick glance at one of the recipes:
What are you waiting for? Check out this great resource now, and get snackin’.
National CACFP Week is coming!
OSPI Child Nutrition Services is joining the National CACFP Sponsors Association for National CACFP Week. This annual campaign is designed to raise awareness of how the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program works to combat hunger and bring healthy foods to the table for participants of child care centers, adult day services and day care homes across the country.
You can get involved in this celebration by:
- Nominating your organization, yourself, or a staff member for the CACFP Excellence Award
- Submitting your favorite CACFP meal pattern compliant recipe
- Submitting a brief statement, artwork, photos, or quotes about what CACFP means to you, your staff and the families you serve
Make your CACFP Excellence Award nomination or submit your recipes and CACFP statement(s) by March 7, 2022!
Who is eligible to receive the CACFP Excellence Award?
Any individual or organization participating in the CACFP (centers, homes, schools, emergency shelters, food banks, etc.) or CACFP Sponsoring Organization receive this award.
Examples of nominations for CACFP Excellence may include, but are not limited to:
- Continued to provide CACFP meals/snacks during the pandemic:
- Ex. Meal delivery, expansion of services, collaborated with local organization, etc.
- Committed foodservice staff
- Uses creative, appealing, and nutritious CACFP compliant menus
- Conducts ongoing efforts to make mealtime fun
- Offers nutrition education
CACFP Excellence Award recipients, recipe submissions, and CACFP statement submissions will be highlighted in our March 13 Weekly Newsletter. CACFP Excellence Award recipients will also be acknowledged by State Agency staff during a virtual recognition event and presented with a certificate of excellence on March 16, 2022.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published a correcting amendment in the Federal Register to amend Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) regulations.
This amendment, titled CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Correcting Amendments, corrects previously published errors in three meal pattern tables. Specifically, this correcting amendment corrects values for ready-to-eat cereal for infants, yogurt for all age groups at CACFP snack, and milk for 3-5 year old children at CACFP snack.
The meal pattern charts on the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) website as well as other guidance documents containing the CACFP and NSLP meal pattern tables will be updated in the coming weeks.
Do you believe in the power of good nutrition? Are you interested in assisting school districts and other institutions in providing children with healthy and nutritious meals? CNS is seeking skilled candidates for several positions. Does this sound like you? Apply to join the CNS team today!
Current Recruitments
Each year, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsors are required to complete annual training requirements.
This summer, we are hoping to host several in-person training events in addition to the required training. These optional trainings would be approximately 5 hours long and would offer STARS credits to those who attend the session.
Please fill out the FY23 CACFP Annual Training Interest Survey so we may better plan for these trainings.
Appeal procedures give USDA Child Nutrition Programs sponsors an avenue to appeal when the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Child Nutrition Services takes adverse administrative action as required by federal regulations.
These procedures are specific in what actions are appealable and what programs they apply to. Appeal procedures are included in Final Letters summarizing review findings; however, you may review the procedure at any time on our webpages.
Questions? Please contact your program specialist.
Interested in Sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)?
OSPI Child Nutrition Services is currently seeking sponsors for the 2022 USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The SFSP helps ensure children and teens living in low-income areas continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer or during emergency school closures, when they do not have access to school meals.
We encourage those interested in operating the SFSP to review our recent OSPI Medium Article and to sign up for our weekly SFSP newsletters.
SFSP Training
Training is required for all sponsors who wish to operate the SFSP. Sponsor administrators must complete training requirements and then train all sponsor staff.
Please view our 1/24 SFSP Annual Training article for training requirement details.
Reminders
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New Sponsor Process
If you are interested in learning more about becoming an SFSP sponsor and the application process, please review the CNS New Sponsor Application Process Flow Chart for more information.
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Sponsors who are new to the SFSP, or did not participate in summer 2021 must be assessed for Viability, Capability and Accountability (VCA) prior to applying for the SFSP as a sponsor. The VCA process can take approximately three months to complete depending on the organization type and other factors.
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Application Deadlines
SFSP applications open in April and the federal deadline to submit a complete and correct application is June 15. When applying to sponsor the SFSP, consider your anticipated meal service begin date and submit your WINS application and additional required documentation at least 30 days before your program will start.
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Site Locations
To prevent the duplication of services, the area new sites propose to serve must not be served in whole or in part by another site.
- Additional sites in a single area may be considered if it is demonstrated that each site will not serve meals to children who are served by another site in the same area for the same meal. 7 CFR 225.6(d)
- Use the USDA SFSP Capacity Builder to see if other sites operate in the same location as your proposed site. Priority is given to returning SFSP sponsors and sites.
Please review the 1/24 SFSP Newsletter for additional information and resources.
Questions? Please email our Summer Meals Team.
USDA’s Team Nutrition recently added 10 additional lunch and supper recipes for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), available in yields of 6, 25, and 50 servings.
These quick-and-easy recipes are standardized to meet the minimum serving amount of at least one meal component for children ages 3 through 5 and 6 through 18 years, and showcase a variety of foods and flavors.
Titles of new recipes include:
- Chicken and Waffles With Maple-Peach Glaze
- Grilled Cheese, Ham, and Tomato Sandwiches
- Ground Turkey Wraps (Pinwheels)
- Mini Meatloaf Patties
- Parmesan Chicken Tenders
- Pork Loin With Rice and Gravy
- Roasted Spaghetti Squash With Tomato Sauce
- Sautéed Tempeh With Vegetables
- Spiral Pasta and Broccoli
- Taco Seasoned Stuffed Peppers
The recipes are available through the Institute of Child Nutrition’s Child Nutrition Recipe Box (CNRB):
For more recipes, visit the Team Nutrition Recipes webpage.
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March 1
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December 60-day Claiming Deadline - if you haven't already, submit your claim
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