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Tax Time for the Home Childcare Provider

home daycare Feb 27, 2024

Tis the season, ladies, and I don’t mean Christmas! It is TAX TIME. If the very thought fills you with dread, keep reading!

Londa here at The Kid Menus, LLC…Way back before I spent over 2 decades as a food program sponsor, I worked as...

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CACFP Grain Requirements

Just like adults, children need whole grains every day! It’s easier to establish the habit of eating and enjoying whole grains if you start when they are young. Let’s review the why, the when and the how of serving whole grains in the...

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Recipe-Less Meal Ideas

Do you hate to cook daycare meals? Or do you love to cook? Seems as though everyone falls into one camp or the other, with only a few falling into the middle. I clearly remember wanting The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer as a wedding gift...that...

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How to Keep More Money in Your Pocket: Tax Deductions for Home Daycare Businesses

Uncategorized Apr 10, 2023
 

This video is from the weekly Ask Londa Anything FB Live in the our Daycare Cook FB Group.

As a self-employed home daycare provider, it's important to know how to maximize your tax deductions in order to offset your income and lower your taxes....

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6 Recipes Kids Can Make This Fall

recipes Oct 31, 2022

Autumn is such a fun time to experiment with food. If you’re anything like us, you’re probably starting to crave staying inside and eating some good food!

Letting the kids help you make a few dishes not only incorporates a...

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Cycle Menus v The Kid Menus: A Comparison

Uncategorized Nov 30, 2021

There are free menus everywhere on the internet. Here's the difference between them and us.

Both The Kid Menus and cycle menus can help get you out of a rut, give ideas, are creditable (usually) in the food program, are...

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5 Reasons why Paying for Meal Plans is Better than Getting Them Free

Uncategorized Nov 24, 2021

The Meal Plans for Daycares isn't free. You may be wondering what we could possibly be offering that free menus (like cycle menus floating around on the internet) don't.

1. We Guarantee No Deductions

If you follow our menus and get a deduction, ...

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A Kid-Friendly Approach to Introducing New Foods

picky eaters Nov 23, 2021

We can all be menu-blind or stuck in a rut, serving the same things over and over. Here's how to get out of the rut and introduce new foods in a way kids won't even notice.

The solution? We're NOT saying to serve all new foods every day....

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3 Most Common Deductions in the CACFP and How to Avoid Them

cacfp Nov 23, 2021

Deductions directly cut into your payday. Here are the most common deductions and how to never have them again!

1. Not writing down what you served

Not writing down what you've served gives you a deduction since bookwork has to be completed during...

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Pancake batter that's approved for food program

menus recipes Oct 14, 2021

Our favorite store-bought and homemade pancake batter that's approved for CACFP food program (with whole-grain options).


 Store-bought pancake mix that's approved for food program

Kodiak Cakes have a "power" flapjack mix that is whole...

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