Posts Tagged ‘meal pattern’
Compliance with Confidence: Sponsor Monitoring & Oversight ($)
Efficient program monitoring and oversight are essential in the CACFP and for ensuring the success of your organization. Discover best practices and opportunities of how to conduct reviews that not only meet program requirements, but also support and lift up the child care provider. Expand your understanding of effective oversight and ensure program compliance with confidence. 1. Identify CACFP monitoring requirements. 2. Explore why oversight matters and how it impacts your program. 3. Provide constructive technical assistance at review.
Read MoreFinal Rule: Updates to Meal Patterns in CACFP & SFSP
The USDA recently released a Final Rule that better aligns meal patterns in the CACFP, SFSP, and School Meals with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Read MoreReducing Added Sugars
The sweetness of sugar may tempt our tastebuds, but the health consequences of eating too much sugar are concerning, especially for children whose dietary habits and taste preferences are still developing. The Institute ofChild Nutrition’s April Mealtime Memo uncovers the secrets of added sugars and equip you with the knowledge to identify them in the products you consume.
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Shelf-Stable Yogurt
Is shelf-stable yogurt reimbursable in the CACFP?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Disability-Accommodated Food from Home
If a parent of a child with a disability provides all food components for a meal, can the provider be reimbursed for the meal?
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Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Tomato-Based Pizza Sauce
Can you credit tomato-based pizza sauce as a vegetable component?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Crediting Bean/Pea Noodles as Meat/Meat Alternate
How can you credit pasta noodles that are made from beans or peas?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Lactose-Free Milk
Is lactose-free milk also dairy free?
Read MoreMeal Pattern Minute: Sugar in Muffins and Sweet Crackers
The CACFP has sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt – what about other foods that can be high in sugar, like muffins and sweet crackers?
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