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ICN Virtual Instructor-Led Trainings (VILTs) for Individuals |
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ICN provides VILT sessions via Zoom for individual registrants several times throughout the year. Fall and Winter sessions are now open for registration, but don't wait to register because they fill up fast! Visit TheICN.org/VILT to register today!
Topics being offered for Fall and Winter sessions:
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- Basic Culinary Math
- Forecasting the Procurement of Foods
- Buy American
- Food Safety Basics
- Food Safety in Schools
- Food Safety in Child Care
- Norovirus
- Financial Management for Managers
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- Nutrition 101
- Foundations for Training Excellence
- Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom
- Food Allergies
- Happy Mealtimes
- Individual Lessons from Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership
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FREE virtual and face-to-face group trainings are offered on a broad range of topics for child nutrition professionals working in school nutrition and child care settings. Training may be requested free of charge and must be requested at least 8–10 weeks before the training date. |
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Self-paced, free online learning for child nutrition professionals is offered through iLearn. Users have the flexibility to complete courses or view webinars over multiple sessions on desktop, laptop, or mobile devices. Courses align with USDA’s Professional Standards Codes and SNA Key Areas. Learners can also tailor their experience to a particular area of interest.
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During the third quarter of 2022, the following learning opportunities were launched in iLearn: |
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- Whole Grain-Rich Foods – Part 2
- CARE Connection: Serving Nutritious Food
- Civil Rights in Child Nutrition Programs/Derechos civiles en los programas de nutrición infantil
- CACFP Oz Equivalents
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- Civil Rights in Child Nutrition Programs/Derechos civiles en los programas de nutrición infantil
- CACFP Oz Equivalents
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- CICN Webinar – Farm to School Success Stories: Buying From Local Growers, Producers, and Processors
- STAR Webinar – Highlighting School Success in Meeting the Transitional Nutrition Standards
- CICN Webinar – Introducing the USDA Recipe Standardization Guide for School Nutrition Programs
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- CICN – Procurement Strategies for the 2022/23 School Year
- CACFP – Food Safety Needs of Adult Day Care Centers in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
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- Sodium Swaps: Utilizing Product Substitution Food Allergies in Adult Day Care Sites
- Recognizing and Responding to Food Allergies
- Major Food Allergens and Food Intolerances
- Reading Food Labels
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Focused on nutrition and wellness in child care settings, Mealtime Memo is a monthly electronic newsletter specifically intended for use by child care professionals who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). It provides research-based best practices for planning, preparing, and/or serving nutritious, safe, and child-friendly meals in child care settings operating the CACFP. |
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The October 2022 edition, Healthy Celebrations is coming soon!
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September is Food Safety Education Month! |
It has been a great way to create awareness to educate everyone who handles food about food safety concerns and best practies. Food safety is an integral part of successful child nutrition programs. ICN offers resources developed by the Institute, USDA, and other organizations to assist in ensuring food safety in child nutrition programs throughout the United States |
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Here are some of ICN's most-downloaded Food Safety resources: |
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- Hot and Cold Holding for Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (Sample SOP)
- Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Sample SOP)
- Serving Food (Sample SOP)
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- Personal Hygiene (Sample SOP)
- Reheating Time/Temperature Control for Safety Foods (Sample SOP)
- Washing Hands (Sample SOP)
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Visit TheICN.org/FoodSafety for these and all available food safety resources today! You can also access food safety online courses via iLearn, were you can learn Anytime...Anywhere! |
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Shaking It Up! Small Changes Lead to Big Flavors |
The Shaking It Up! sodium resources provide tangible, practical guidance for school nutrition professionals to implement sodium reduction best practices and strategies in their school foodservice operations. Also available are sodium training worksheets, which provide a deep dive into sodium reduction topics and related strategies, feature scenarios or school success stories to demonstrate sodium reduction best practices, and activities to test and reinforce key concepts. |
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Visit TheICN.org/Shaking-It-Up to check out worksheets, online courses and more. Newly released worksheet topics include:
- Principals of Speed-Scratch Food Preparation
- Equipping a Speed-Scratch Kitchen
- Popular Speed Scratch Menu Items
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Child Nutrition Leadership Site |
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The Child Nutrition Leadership Site is designed to empower, educate, and elevate child nutrition professionals. Leadership is the ability to influence others toward a common goal. A leader can be anyone who aspires to lead their team in meeting their goal of feeding our nation’s children. The CNLS is a one-stop-shop for ICN’s leadership-driven resources.
The ICN Leadership Job Aid Series is based on relevant leadership topics and focuses on skills that child nutrition leaders need to perform their job duties. This series is intended for all child nutrition professionals and programs. Visit TheICN.org/Leadership to view and download all six Leadership Job Aids.
The ICN Chat and Learn Series is a monthly live virtual conversation. These sessions will connect ICN and child nutrition professionals by educating, elevating, and empowering the leadership discussion. The Chat and Learn Series is intended for all child nutrition professionals and programs seeking leadership networking opportunities. Visit TheICN.org/Leadership to submit any questions you would like answered during upcoming Chat and Learn sessions and to view all live-stramed Chat and Learn sessions. |
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Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition |
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The USDA Recipe Standardization Guide for School Nutrition Programs is a “how-to” guide on recipe standardization for school nutrition recipe developers. The guide describes recipe standardization techniques in detail and includes examples, practice exercises, and reference materials. It is designed to be a complete source of information on recipe standardization from conception to implementation of a recipe.
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The week of October 24–28, 2022, is an exciting time for the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN). The Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition (CICN) will host its Advisory Board members Monday–Tuesday, and the annual National Advisory Council (NAC) meeting for ICN will follow, beginning on Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. A Strategic Planning meeting Thursday–Friday will wrap up the week of planning ICN’s continued growth and development. All meetings will be held at ICN’s headquarters on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS. Continue reading for more information about these events. |
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The Institute of Child Nutrition National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting will be held at ICN’s headquarters located on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS. ICN will utilize its NAC to assess the current school nutrition landscape and gather recommendations on addressing current challenges impacting school nutrition operators and State agencies. During this meeting, ICN and NAC members will analyze the current school nutrition environment and the challenges affecting operators. They will examine the operational challenges of established best practices and alternative solutions for schools and State agencies. They will also work to identify current training technical assistance, resource needs of school nutrition professionals, and effective marketing and promotional strategies to enhance the exposure and distribution of ICN’s resources. |
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The Culinary Institute of Child Nutrition (CICN) will host the fourth annual CICN Advisory Board Meeting at ICN’s headquarters located on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS. This meeting will bring together key stakeholders with a mission to increase the culinary capacity of Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) across the nation. A critical work of the CICN Advisory Board, comprised of a diverse group of child nutrition professionals and highly skilled culinarians, is to provide guidance and direction as the CICN initiative continues to develop. The advisory board meets annually to advise the CICN on initiative activities, training curriculum, and resource development, including providing guidance and direction on developing a professional pipeline for culinarians in child nutrition. This meeting will serve as the basis for developing the next Statement of Work for the CICN and directing the continued evolution of the CICN initiative. |
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October: Understanding Cultural Food Needs in School Communities
Thursday, October 6, 2022
3pm ET
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November: Follow-up to October webinar on meeting the needs of the school community with culturally inclusive meals (title TBD).
Thursday, November 3, 2022
3pm ET
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Conferences
ICN is attending, presenting, and exhibiting at several upcoming conferences and hopes to see you there!
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (AND/FNCE), October 8–11, 2022 - Stop by and see us at Booth #1406
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31st Annual CACFP Roundtable Conference, October 17–19, 2022, Sacramento, CA
- National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC), November 16–19, 2022, Washington, DC
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National School Lunch Week is October 10–14, 2022.
This year the theme is "Peace, Love, & School Lunch!" We look forward to seeing your service lines, menus, and more throughout the week. Don't forget to tag us in your social media posts!
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The Child Nutrition Sharing Site is an online information center providing child nutrition professionals with a means for sharing effective resources related to program operation. The CNSS aids in the collection and sharing of State and local resources by providing a centralized place to store, organize, manage, and share knowledge and tools with your peers.
Visit TheICN.org/CNSS to access a variety of topics and to submit resources. |
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The Child Nutrition Recipe Box provides child nutrition program operators with recipes:
- To prepare healthy and delicious meals that meet meal pattern requirements
- That are standardized to provide meal pattern crediting information for meal pattern components
- Made with legumes, whole grains, and vegetables from the vegetable subgroups, including dark green, red, and orange vegetables
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La caja de recetas de nutrición infantil (Child Nutrition Recipe Box) le proporciona a los operadores de Programas de Nutrición Infantil recetas:
- para pareparar comidas saludables y decliciosas que cumplen con los requisites del patron de comidas
- que están estandarizadas para proporcionar la información de acreditación de los components del patrón de comidas
- preparadas con legumbres, granos integrals y vegetales incluyendo los subgrupos de vegetales de color verde oscuro, rojo y anaranjado
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The ICN staff is always here to help! Reach out and let us give you a hand.
Call us at 1-800-321-2054 or email [email protected], and our staff will help you find the resources you need. |
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