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The Not-So-Sweet Truth About Sugar: What you need to know about the CACFP sugar guidelines for cereal and yogurt

We’ve all seen it. Many have experienced it firsthand. Johnny begs and pleads with Mom for just one sweet treat.  Johnny’s pleas are relentless - Mom’s resolve wanes. Worn down, Mom finally concedes, and thirty minutes later...

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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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