OCTOBER 2023 MDNP What's New?

2023 Mountainview Daycare Nutrition Program

SCHOOL HAS STARTED AND AUTUMN IS HERE!

We are all back in full swing after Summer vacations. Be sure your hours of operation and meal times are up to date in KidKare. If you need meal or snack times changed, please send an email to in-box@mdnp.org

Thank you all for completing your Annual Provider Training and Annual Renewal forms. Please know the Training will be available on our website through the year for all your new staff hires.

Home and Center Child Care Providers make a Difference !

Child care providers are a base-camp for many families, providing nutritional meals, fun activities and loving care for children. MDNP is proud to work with Home and Center providers to make good nutrition work for thousands of kids in Washington child care settings. You are all Rock Stars!

OCTOBER header holidays: : 2nd World Farm Animal Day; 6th Mad Hatter Day; 9th Columbus-Leif Erickson-Indigenous Peoples Day; 16th World Food Day; 22nd Nat’l Nut Day; 27th Nat’l Tell a Story Day; 31st Halloween

KidKare October Monthly Minute

As dedicated childcare providers enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), your commitment to serving nutritious meals to the children in your care is commendable. Navigating the balance between quality and budget can sometimes be challenging, but with the right strategies, you can provide wholesome meals while maximizing your reimbursement. Here’s some ideas on how to shop for healthier items on a budget.

¨ Embrace the power of seasonal foods

¨ Leverage Discounts & Specials

¨ Maximize Bulk Purchases

¨ Discover Affordable Options at Discount Stores

¨ Embrace Store-Brand Quality

¨ Frozen Produce – Convenient, Nutritious

16th WORLD FOOD DAY

27th TELL A STORY DAY

31st HALLOWEEN

Grow it Try it Like it – Resources for Child Care gardens

Try these resources designed to help Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) operators provide garden-based nutrition

education for children ages 3- 5 years old in child care settings.

Through the activities in Grow It, Try It, Like It!, children touch, smell, feel, and taste new fruits and vegetables. Children also learn how fruits and vegetables grow. Planting activities help

children connect the delicious food choices at the table with the farm, orchard, or garden.

These are available for Home & Center based CACFP providers. All are welcome to download these materials and make copies.

Need some fun ideas for

little hands?

http://www.craftymorning.com/

EXPLORER CRAFT ACTIVITIES

PUMPKIN CRAFTS

Click titles or photos for links

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

EASY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Click titles or photos for links to the recipes

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies,

this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity

and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Contact MDNP at: 360-653-7273 / 800-631-1118 / www.mdnp.org