Posts Tagged ‘meal pattern’
Culinary Math
Whether you’re making a snack for six children or lunch for sixty, good culinary math skills are essential and make cooking easier, more accurate, and less stressful. This Mealtime Memo from our partners at ICN explains how to convert recipes and adjust ingredient amounts to keep your food consistent and accurate every time.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Crediting Grains
How are grains measured and credited in the CACFP?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Crediting Fluid Milk
How is fluid milk measured and credited in the CACFP?
Read MoreCACFP Improves Diet Quality of Children and Reduces Sugar Consumption
Back to Blog Back to Blog CACFP Improves Diet Quality of Children and Reduces Sugar Consumption March 12, 2026 The USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provides “nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth and development of young children.” Limiting sugar in children’s diets is an accepted recommendation within the scientific…
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Flavored Popcorn
Are all flavored popcorns creditable in the CACFP?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Ounce Equivalents for Ready-to-Eat Breakfast Cereals
Do you need different volumes to equal one ounce equivalent based on the type of breakfast cereal?
Read MoreSponsoring Organizations: Key Players in Ensuring Federal Program Integrity
The CACFP is administered as a public-private partnership between the USDA, State agencies and sponsoring organizations to ensure nutritious meals and snacks are served to children and adults in care. Learn more about the role of the sponsoring organization in maintaining federal program integrity.
Read More2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Released
On January 7, 2026, USDA and HHS released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The 2025-2030 DGAs recommend prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while avoiding highly processed foods and refined carbohydrates.
Read MoreSummer Meals Matter: Get Prepared for Summer
Discover how your organization can help close the summer nutrition gap through USDA’s SUN Meals, also know as the Summer Food Service Program.
Read MoreHead Start Boot Camp Is Back: Learn, Share and Strengthen Your Program!
Join us for our CACFP Head Start Boot Camp on December 4th!
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