MPM Vegetables Archives

Meal Pattern Minute: Crediting Different Types of Beans, Peas or Lentils

Could you credit one type of beans, peas or lentils as a meat/meat alternate, and credit another as vegetables in the same meal?

What is meant by the term “creditable meal component” in the CACFP?

Could you serve potato wedges as a second vegetable if mashed potatoes are your first vegetable?

Can all ingredients in a smoothie be credited in the CACFP?

Is jicama creditable in the CACFP?

Can pasta that is made from 100% bean flour credit towards the grains component?

Does corn credit as a vegetable or a grain in the CACFP?

Are vegetable spirals creditable in the CACFP?

Can a pureed vegetable that is mixed into a dish credit towards the meal pattern?

Are dehydrated vegetables creditable in the CACFP?