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Meal Pattern Minute

Looking for quick tips on some of the CACFP's hottest topics? Our nutrition education specialist, Isabel Ramos-Lebron, MS, RDN, LD, is here to help! Be sure to follow us on Instagram or on Facebook for more tips, recipes and resources! You can also find our Meal Pattern Minute Playlist on YouTube.

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?

Meal Pattern Minute: Apple Cider Juice

Is apple cider juice creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Brown Rice Noodles

Are brown rice noodles creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Second Servings in Family Style Dining

Can second servings be claimed for reimbursement in family style dining?

Meal Pattern Minute: Popped Sorghum

Is popped sorghum creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Crediting Tempeh

How does tempeh credit in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Tempeh

Is tempeh creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Queso Fresco

Is queso fresco creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Gluten-Free Whole Grains

Are there any grains that are both gluten free and whole grain-rich?

Meal Pattern Minute: Gluten

What is gluten?

Meal Pattern Minute: Plantains

Are plantains credited as a fruit or a vegetable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: CACFP Funds for a Garden

Can CACFP funds be used for supplies for an edible garden?

Meal Pattern Minute: Sourcing Local Foods

Where can local foods be sourced to serve in the CACFP?