APRIL 2022
Time-Saving Meal Preparation Ideas
Delicious, homemade meals can fit into your busy child care day with some planning and the right tools. There are numerous meal preparation and cooking tips and tricks, and finding what works for your program will help speed up the process. To help [Read More]
MARCH 2022
National Nutrition Month®: Celebrate a World of Flavors
March is National Nutrition Month®, and the theme is “Celebrate a World of Flavors.” Together this means March is the perfect month to be adventurous and start exploring different cuisines to help children [Read More]
FEBRUARY 2022
Cost-Effective Meals
Strategies for Making the Most of Your Food Dollars
Serving healthy meals to children on a budget is possible, and choosing more nutritious foods gives you the most value for your dollar. To make sure you are spending wisely, follow these tips as you [Read More]
January 2022
“Turn It Up!”
Happy New Year! This month, we will “Turn It Up” to harness as much immunity as we can. Building up our immunity helps keep us healthy and get sick less often. Our immune system is our body’s first line of defense in fighting colds and viruses. Fortunately, [Read More]
Attention Child Nutrition Directors with five years or less experience!
Travel Scholarships are available for 2022 sessions of Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership that will be held at the Institute of Child Nutrition in Oxford, Mississippi in March and June.
Apply now to receive reimbursement for travel expenses to attend Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership at ICN [Read More]
Garrett Berdan and guest Erin Primer, Director of Food and Nutrition Services for San Luis Coastal Unified School District, taste California-grown finger limes and discuss the importance of creating memorable food experiences for children.
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CICN’s Garrett Berdan interviews Ben Atkinson, Assistant Director of Child Nutrition, Auburn School District in Washington state.
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Welcome to iBites! The ICN podcast.
This episode of iBites is an update of ICN’s upcoming and recently released projects. Host Patrick Butler is joined by ICN’s Education and Training Specialists.
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September 2021 Mealtime Memo 
September showcases new beginnings with signs of changing seasons all around. Leaves start to change color and shorter daylight hours are noticeable. Let’s use this new fall season to build on healthy habits.
Setting the foundation for [Read More]
July 2021 Mealtime Memo
Spring, summer, and fall are all harvest seasons. July offers an extraordinary abundance and assortment from our gardens and local growers. We can use July’s harvest in delicious and healthy recipes that everyone enjoys. Highlighted in this month’s Mealtime [Read More]
