Education Archives

Meal Pattern: Crediting Yogurt as Fluid Milk

Yogurt – does it credit as a meat/meat alternate or a fluid milk?

Meal Pattern Minute: Home-Canned Fruits and Vegetables

We’ve covered home-frozen foods, now how about home-canned foods? Are they #CACFPCreditable?

Meal Pattern Minute: Home-Frozen Fruits

Using frozen fruit is a great way to incorporate out-of-season flavors in your menu planning. But is it #CACFPCreditable if you do the freezing yourself?

Meal Pattern Minute: Crediting Tomatoes, Avocados and Pumpkins

If you wee a botanist, you would say that tomatoes, avocados and pumpkins are fruits because they have seeds surrounded by a fleshy exterior and they grow from the flower of the plant. But does that line up with how they credit in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Surimi

Surimi – what is it and how do you serve it in the CACFP? Isabel is here to answer these questions and more!

Meal Pattern Minute: Serving Meats/Meat Alternates at Breakfast

Serving up scrambled eggs or meats for breakfast? Make sure you’re staying #CACFPCreditable with your menu planning!

Meal Pattern Minute: WIC Cereals

Are you serving cereals that are on the WIC (Women, Infants & Children) list? Hear about how you can use this resource to find #CACFPCreditable cereals.