Mealtime Memo January 2021
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans has for the first time ever provided recommendations by life stages, from birth through older adulthood. We can use these guidelines as a foundation to MAKE EVERY BITE COUNT. We can view every meal or snack as an opportunity to make the most healthful choice for ourselves and [Read More]
The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 07 – Matthew Poling
Chef Patrick chats with Matthew Poling, Executive Chef for the Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6. Join them as Matthew discusses how his team has navigated serving meals during the COVID-19 Pandemic. They also chat about Chef Matthews’s path to the child nutrition field.
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Mealtime Memo – February 2021
Share the Love of Good Nutrition
This month, everything is coming up hearts. Let’s extend that heartwarming notion to our kitchens, food, and the children and families we serve. You are in a unique position to provide children with opportunities to learn and practice [Read More]
Biden Administration Expands P-EBT to Benefit Millions of Low-Income and Food Insecure Children During Pandemic
Release #:
0015.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/22/2021
USDA Says SNAP Benefits Are Inadequate for Most Participants and Begins Process to Extend Emergency Allotments to States and Update Thrifty Food Plan [Read More]
USDA Announces Three Deputy Under Secretaries in the Areas of Nutrition, Rural Development and Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Release #:
0013.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/21/2021
WASHINGTON, January 21, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments today.
USDA announced that nutrition [Read More]
USDA Takes Action Against Buffalo (NY) Area SNAP Retailers for Rules Violations
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/11/2021
BOSTON, MA, January 11, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently announced it has taken action [Read More]
Mealtime Memo – January 2021
Happy New Year: Let’s Start Fresh!
The New Year is a great time to turn the page. It’s a time for fresh ideas too. Let’s start this year with enthusiasm for a new start and fresh ideas for providing meals and snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). ICN would like to extend [Read More]
USDA Continues to Move SNAP Participants Forward
Release #:
0001.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/04/2021
Final Rule increases opportunities for SNAP participants to gain employment
WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 – The U.S. [Read More]
USDA Announces Continuation of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program
Release #:
0002.21
Contact:
FNS Press Team (703) 305-2281
Date:
01/04/2021
Fifth Round of Food Purchases
WASHINGTON, DC, January 4, 2021 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced [Read More]