Grains!!!! AGAIN????
Each month we get menus in from providers with grain products that are not creditable. One we are seeing a lot of are items like Fritos, corn chips, etc. The ONLY way an item like this is creditable is if the first ingredient is “whole corn”. You must save the label in your files and send us a copy of the item and label. Make sure we can see the name of the product as well as the ingredient label. Also make sure you are keeping a copy of all your combination pro-cessed foods. We will ask to see them on moni-tor visits.
Cookies, Cereal Bars, Granola bars, Sweet-Rolls,etc.
None of these items are creditable. They will be deducted off menus.
Home Enrollments… Make sure the forms are filled out correctly, dated, signed within 30 days of submitting the form. We cannot accept any forms with a date over 30 days. If the form is not submitted in the same month as it is signed, we have to enter it as active on the day we re-ceive it. (A form dated May 20, 2019, received June 10, the child will be activated as of June 10.) Make sure information is legible. If you can’t read neither can we or the state.
Please check the home enrollments BEFORE faxing or mailing. Include Infant Feeding forms.
State Reviews
As I am writing this , the TDA reviewers are in our office. They are looking over claims, attendance, home enrollments, training records, etc. I am sure by the time they leave they will have a list of findings, so far mostly incomplete home enrollments, non creditable foods, lack of variety, too many processed foods, etc. We will be out visiting Centers and homes where they have found these “ findings.”
Make sure your Building for the Future and WIC flyers are posted where parents can see them. You must also distribute these to parents once a year.
Keep copies of your home enrollments.
Keep copies of whole grain labels and combination (CN) labels.
Please make sure your daily attendance and menus are recorded. This is a small feat that needs to be done daily to stay in compliance.
If you have a posted menu that is out of date, it must be updated to show the current meals served.
Final Spring Training
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Gainesville, Texas
9 am—noon
North Texas Medical Center—Boardroom
Please call to register . All participants must attend one training per fiscal year.
CHECK SCHEDULE
CLAIM MONTH: May
Due Date: June 8
Claim Paid: June 18
Claim Month: June
Due Date: July 8
Claim Paid: July 18
This is a projected schedule. Actual dates may vary. Get your claim in early and checks get out early! All claims are due in office by close of business day (5 PM) on the 5th of each month. July 4th Holiday may delay checks.
Taco Cup Recipe
Ingredients
Cooking spray, for pan
12 tortillas
1/2 onion, chopped
2 tsp. Taco Seasoning
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups shredded Cheddar Sour cream, for drizzling
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
kosher salt
1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
1 cup Shredded lettuce
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease muffin pan with cooking spray. Stamp out tortillas with a 4" biscuit cutter. Place a tortilla into each cup of muffin pan, folding the edges if necessary. Set aside.
In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Season with taco seasoning, salt, and pepper and cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Drain fat.
Spoon cooked beef mixture into each tortillas, then top with shredded cheddar. Bake until the tortillas are golden around the edges and the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes. Garnish with tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and sour cream.
Recipe: Pizza Puffs
Ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
3 c. Bisquick
2 eggs
1 c. milk
3 tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
3/4 c. mini pepperoni, plus more for garnish
1/2 c. grated Parmesan, plus more for gar-nish
8 mozzarella string cheese, cut into thirds Marinara (or pizza sauce), for dipping
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°. Grease the bottoms of a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine Bisquick, eggs, milk, olive oil, salt, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Whisk until just combined, then fold in mini pepperoni and Parmesan.
Scoop batter into muffin tin cups, then press a piece of string cheese into the center of each cup. Top with more pepperoni and bake until the muffins are golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with Parmesan and serve warm with marinara.
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