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Support Services, Inc.
CACFP PROGRAM
Child & Adult Care Food Program
What you need to know
USDA recently revised the CACFP meal patterns to ensure children and infants have access to healthy, balanced meals throughout the day. Under the updated child and adult meal patterns, meals served will include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. The changes to the infant meal pattern support breastfeeding and the consumption of vegetables and fruit without added sugars. CACFP centers and day care homes must comply with the updated meal patterns by October 1, 2017.
First Choice is here to assist you during the transition to the new meal pattern requirements! With the help of the USDA, Team Nutrition and the National CACFP Sponsors Association, we have created the following resources to help you better understand the meal pattern changes and how to best implement them at your child care site.
Where Do I Start?
These are the 10 major changes to the CACFP meal pattern requirements. This will give you an at-a-glance view of some of improvements made to the meal patterns.
Breakfast Cereal
Choose breakfast cereals that are lower in sugar.
Lower-Sugar Yogurt
Choose yogurts that are lower in sugar.
Grain-Based Desserts
Offering grain-based desserts in the CACFP.
Meats & Alternatives
When to serve meats and meat alternatives.
How does it work?
All paperwork is completed daily by hand or online, which makes up your monthly claim. All claims are to be mailed or emailed into the office on the first working day of the month to be processed. Your reimbursement check will be mailed/deposited the day after we receive the federal funds from the state. It is that simple.
This Institution is an equal opportunity provider.