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Meal Pattern Minute: Enriched Grains
What are enriched grains?
Meal Pattern Minute: Whole Grains
What are whole grains?
Meal Pattern Minute: Milk at Supper for Adults
Is milk required at supper for adults?
Meal Pattern Minute: Whole Grain-Rich for Infants
Do CACFP operators need to provide one whole grain-rich grain per day when serving infants?
Meal Pattern Minute: Edamame
Are edamame creditable in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Tomato Sauce
Does tomato sauce credit by volume served in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Tomato Paste and Tomato Puree
Does tomato paste and tomato puree credit based on the volume served?
Meal Pattern Minute: Milk Transition Period
Is there a milk transition period for infants and preschool age children?
Meal Pattern Minute: Medical Statements for Disability Reasons
Is a medical statement needed for meal modifications due to disability reasons?
Meal Pattern Minute: Added Sugar Limits in Breakfast Cereals
Are there updated sugar limits for breakfast cereals in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Added Sugar Limits in Yogurt
Are there updated sugar limits for yogurt in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Milk Smoothies at Snack
Can a milk and fruit smoothie be served as the only item at snack?
Meal Pattern Minute: Quick Breads
Are quick breads considered grain-based desserts?
Meal Pattern Minute: Meals for Supervising Adults
In family style meal service, are meals consumed by supervising adults reimbursable in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Flavored Milk
Is there a sugar limit when serving flavored milk to ages 6 and older?
Meal Pattern Minute: Seconds at At-Risk Afterschool Sites
Can second servings be reimbursed for at-risk afterschool programs?
Meal Pattern Minute: At-Risk Afterschool
How many CACFP meal types can be reimbursed when serving at-risk afterschool programs?
Meal Pattern Minute: Zucchini Bread
Can zucchini bread credit towards the vegetable component?