How can you make an impact to your budget and your menu in one change?
Plan your menus according to the seasons. In this one hour session,
participants will learn about growing seasons for different regions of
the US, how to plan menus with built in flexibility for seasonality, and
maintain CACFP meal pattern compliance.
Available courses
Embracing Culture and Expanding Your CACFP Menu (IDE-509) is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
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.
This course is designed for new and returning Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsor staff, and will review the regulations and procedures of the SFSP.
Course Description: The Hearing Officer training course responds to USDA's recommendation to train all administrative review (Hearing) officers on appeal processes for the CACFP. For agencies not able to provide direct training, this course will assist with training hearing officers through testimony or documents submitted for review. 
Course Description: CACFP Regulations require that all new and participating CACFP institutions meet and maintain compliance with the three Performance Standards; Financial Management and Viability, Administrative Capability, and Program Accountability. This course is designed to guide CACFP institutions to better understand the importance of the Performance Standards, the reason that they were developed, and the criteria used to determine compliance.
Hours: 4
Course Description:The CACFP Annual Sponsor Training is a 4 hour comprehensive online course designed to provide annual required training for returning CACFP sponsors. The training includes important topics such as Civil Rights, Meal Service Planning, Recordkeeping, Financial Management,Documentation, and Responsibilities, Maintaining a Nonprofit Food Service Program and Program Oversight.
Healthy Food Preparation Techniques and CACFP Menu Planning is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
All Aboard the Whole Grain Express is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
A CACFP Infant Meal Pattern Guide is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
A CACFP Meal Pattern Guide is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
Nutrition Basics for Better CACFP Menu Planning is a 1 hour online course designed to provide applicable meal service training for providers participating in the CACFP.
Course Description: The CACFP New Sponsor Training is a 5 hour comprehensive online course designed to provide initial training for those who are new to the CACFP or for participating sponsors with new staff. The training includes important topics such as Civil Rights, Meal Service Planning, Recordkeeping, Financial Management, Documentation, and Responsibilities, Maintaining a Nonprofit Food Service Program and Program Oversight.
This course is designed for new and returning Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsor staff, and will review the regulations and procedures of the SFSP.