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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NEW! Family Style Meal Service With Children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">USDA Team Nutrition is pleased to announce new
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Family Style Meal Service With Children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program</span></em> resources. These resources include: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">An Operator Booklet:</span></strong> includes information on how to help prepare and support children,
train staff, and meet CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style” in the CACFP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Classroom Posters:</span></strong> discussion tools teachers can use in their classrooms to introduce the
steps of family style meal service, rules for family style meals, and sample scripts for conversations at mealtime with children.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Training Slides:</span></strong> ready-to-go presentation slides to help train staff on family style meal
service in the CACFP.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Photographs:</span></strong> original photographs depicting family style meal service in child care and
afterschool settings to use in training materials. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Social media graphics:</span></strong> three animated graphics to help spread the word about this new resource
and the benefits of family style meal service.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All materials are free and available online at <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp/family-style-meals">www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp/family-style-meals</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Check out our parent newsletter, “Serving Meals ‘Family Style’” at <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nibbles">www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nibbles</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">State agencies are encouraged to share this announcement with their Child Nutrition Program operators and others who may be interested. Team Nutrition’s social media graphics can also be used
to help spread the word about this new resource.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join us for Team Nutrition’s next CACFP Trainers’ Circle Webinar on family style meal service in the CACFP on March 20, 2024. Register now at <a href="https://usda-fns-events.webex.com/weblink/register/rb6a45af71e640853bb2d9f20a0e00961">https://usda-fns-events.webex.com/weblink/register/rb6a45af71e640853bb2d9f20a0e00961</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Questions about these resources may be submitted to <a href="mailto:TeamNutrition@USDA.gov">TeamNutrition@USDA.gov</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="spanish"></a><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">¡NUEVO! Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Team Nutrition del USDA se complace en anunciar nuevos recursos del
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en los recursos del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos</span></em>. Estos recursos incluyen:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Afiches para el salón de clases:</span></strong> herramientas de discusión que los maestros pueden usar
en su salón de clases para presentar los pasos del servicio de comidas al estilo familiar, las reglas para las comidas al estilo familiar y ejemplos de conversaciones a la hora de comer con los niños.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:30.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fotografías:</span></strong> fotografías originales que representan el servicio de comidas al estilo familiar
en sitios de cuidado infantil y después de la escuela para usar como materiales de capacitación.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Todos los materiales son gratuitos y están disponibles en línea en <a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/es/tn/cacfp/family-style-meals">www.fns.usda.gov/es/tn/cacfp/family-style-meals</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Echa un vistazo a nuestro boletín para padres, Sirva comidas al “estilo familiar” en <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/es/tn/nibbles">www.fns.usda.gov/es/tn/nibbles</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motivamos a las agencias estatales a compartir este anuncio con los operadores de Programas de Nutrición Infantil y otras personas que puedan estar interesadas. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Las preguntas sobre estos recursos pueden enviarse a través del correo electrónico <a href="mailto:TeamNutrition@USDA.gov">TeamNutrition@USDA.gov</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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