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Food Allergies in School Nutrition Programs – General Food Allergies This online course is part one of a four- part series designed to give tips and tools for preparing and serving safe food for students with food allergies. Part one discusses food allergies, food intolerances, and handling a food allergy emergency. Hand Washing Posters These colorful 8 ½” x 11” posters provide information at a glance on current hand washing techniques. Designed for use in the food preparation and service areas.
Basics at a Glance Poster The Basics at a Glance poster is a valuable resource for school nutrition staff. It offers information on recipe abbreviations, volume equivalents for liquids, equivalent weights, portioning tools, measurement conversions, and steam table pan capacities. Child Nutrition Recipe Box The site offers household and large- quantity recipes for program participants. Moreover, its features are designed to encourage key behaviors emphasized in the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Click HERE to go to the site.
The valuable resources in ICN’s Back- to-School Toolbox will help turn your unease into excitement. From everyone
at ICN, we wish you a happy and exciting 2023-2024 school year.
Primarily, Patrick develops school nutrition education and training resources, including ICN’s Introduction to School Nutrition Leadership. Patrick is passionate about providing child nutrition professionals with resources that can help them improve their skills and abilities. Patrick, who joined ICN in 2018, has nine years of experience in school nutrition. He also has a Master of Leadership and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Belhaven University. In his spare time, Patrick enjoys cooking, traveling, reading, and spending time with family. Education and Training Specialist, The Institute of Child Nutrition. Patrick Butler
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The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), part of the School of Applied Sciences at The University of Mississippi, is the only federally funded national center dedicated to applied research, education and training, and technical assistance for child nutrition programs. The Institute’s mission is to provide information and services that promote the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs.
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