Meal Pattern Minute Archives - National CACFP Sponsors Association

Meal Pattern Minute: Fresh Fruits in Yogurt

Does mixing fresh fruits into yogurt count towards added sugars?

Meal Pattern Minute: Cereals and Grain-Based Desserts

Can breakfast cereals ever be considered a grain-based dessert?

Meal Pattern Minute: Soy Yogurt

How does soy yogurt fit into the CACFP meal pattern?

Meal Pattern Minute: Purchasing Milk Directly from a Farm

Can cow’s milk be purchased direcly from a farm and be creditablein the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Peanut Butter Spreads

Are peanut butter spreads creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Dietary Supplements in Smoothies

Can a dietary supplement be added to a smoothie in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Offer Versus Serve

What is Offer Versus Serve?

Meal Pattern Minute: Ounce Equivalents

What does the term “ounce equivalents” mean?

Meal Pattern Minute: FDA Exempt Infant Formulas

Are FDA Exempt Infant Formulas creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute Reminder

These regulations will go into effect in the CACFP, starting October 1, 2025.