2023 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program
Warmer weather means outdoor fun!
Please inform our office if you will be out of the home during snack or meals, also if you’ll be closed during the summer for vacations etc.
Email us at in-box@mdnp.org
 
NEWSLETTERS: Check your email at the beginning of each month. Our monthly newsletter includes links on most picture items to interesting articles, fun projects or videos, craft instructions & more. You are only a Click away from great resources.
 
Nutrition is only a part of your business and we want to invest in you the provider. As part of this effort our website offers links to many helpful organizations & information. 
MAY header holidays: : 1st Mother Goose Day; 5th Cinco de Mayo; 13th Frog Jumping day; 14th Mother’s Day;
17th Pack Rat Day; 20th Armed Forces Day; 23rd World Turtle Day; 29th Memorial Day
Keeping CN label, Product Formulation Statement, or the packaging nutrition labels
 
Reminder: Many items listed in the Crediting Handbook are listed in the “maybe” column of the food lists. These items need special attention in your record keeping.     
 
Some of those items are processed meats, commercially prepared items, etc. When choosing food for your menus make sure to be mindful of the label requirements. If a CN label, Product Formulation Statement, or the packaging nutrition label is needed to qualify the food you are serving, that label needs to kept on file & be available during a site visit. 
 
More information is in the Crediting Handbook for the CACFP (see pages 7-8)
Mountainview’s website (www.mdnp.org) and many other USDA sites.  
(click linked words for resources)
MAY HOLIDAYS
At mealtime, spark positive conversations with children about menus and mealtimes using the questions below.
 
· What is your favorite meal on the menu?
· What is your favorite meal to eat at home?
· If you could add one food to the menu, what would it be?
· What new food would you be willing to try in the future?
· How many colors do you see on your plate?
· What shapes do you see on your plate?
· Which foods are crunchy, squishy, soft, or creamy?
 
Click here for a helpful Child Nutrition Recipe Box resource

Need some fun ideas for
little hands?




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PRO TIP: mix the cooked mushrooms and onion INTO the turkey before cooking the burgers




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