CACFP: Benefits and New Meal Patterns Meghan George-Nichols June 14, 2018

Overview What is CACFP. Benefits to your school. Meal pattern requirements. Overview of meal pattern changes.

What is CACFP? Federal Child Nutrition program providing meal reimbursement for meals and snacks. Participating programs include: child care, preschools, head start, afterschool at-risk, adult care and family day care homes.

Benefits For Your School Fill the need for: Snacks served to child care, preschools, and head start programs during the school day. Afterschool snack and/or supper can be served for afterschool at-risk programs Afterschool at-risk programs can serve meals and snacks 7 days per week during the school year.

4 Day School Weeks & CACFP 5th day options Child care Can serve children from 0-12 years old Claim up to 2 meals and 1 snack per child At-risk Can serve children 0-18 years old Claim 1 meal and 1 snack per child

Application If the contract is held between the school nutrition services department and CACFP streamlining policies apply: No financial viability check. Sponsoring organizations (more than 1 site): short, 1 page info info page to capture oversight requirements. 2 week trial period waved. Instead you receive a 1:1 phone call or meeting to go over CACFP specifics and answer any questions. Can apply anytime during the year.

Meal Pattern Requirements Based on age. Listed portions are minimum requirements. School Food Authorities can use CACFP meal patterns or NSLP meal patterns.

Breakfast Meal Pattern Components Ages 1-2 Ages 3-5 Ages 6-18 Milk ½ cup ¾ cup 1 cup Fruit/Vegetable ¼ cup Grain/Bread Bread Biscuit, Muffin Cold Cereal Cooked Cereal Pasta, Rice, Grains ½ slice ½ serving 1/3 cup 1 slice 1 serving

Lunch Meal Pattern Components Ages 1-2 Ages 3-5 Ages 6-18 Milk ½ cup Fruits 1/8 cup ¼ cup Vegetable Grains Bread Cornbread, Biscuit, Roll Pasta, Rice, Grains ½ slice ½ serving 1 slice 1 serving Meat/Meat Alternate Meat, Poultry, Fish Cheese Eggs Beans Peanut/Nut Butter Yogurt 1 ounce ½ egg 2 Tbsp** 4 ounces 1 ½ ounces ¾ egg 3/8 cup 3 Tbsp** 6 ounces 2 ounces 1 egg 4 Tbsp** 8 ounces

CACFP Center Manual Section 3 Snack Meal Pattern Components (select 2) Ages 1-2 Ages 3-5 Ages 6-18 Milk ½ cup 1 cup Fruit ¾ cup Vegetable Grains Bread Cornbread, Biscuit, Roll Cold Cereal Hot Cereal Pasta, Rice, Grains ½ slice ½ serving ¼ cup 1/3 cup 1 slice 1 serving Meat/Meat Alternate Meat/Poultry/Fish/Cheese Egg Beans Peanut/Nut/Seed Butters Yogurt ½ ounce ½ egg 1/8 cup 1 Tbsp 2 ounces 1 ounce 2 Tbsp 4 ounces CACFP Center Manual Section 3

New Meal Patterns All provisions must be implemented by October 1, 2017. Detailed training available Monthly email blasts. Recorded webinars. Monthly CACFP training at CDPHE.

Meal Pattern Changes Breakfast cereal: no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce. Fruit and vegetables separate component at lunch, supper, and snack. Vegetables do not need to be from different sub-groups Juice limited to once per day CACFP policy no more than 2 times per week Yogurt: no more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces Prohibit deep-fat frying on-site We will quickly review some of the changes within the program.

Meal Pattern Changes cont. Serve one whole-grain rich item per day and document on menu. Flavored milk to children 5 years and younger not allowed. Meat/meat alternate may be served in lieu of grains at breakfast 3 times per week. Tofu is now creditable. Soy yogurt allowable as a meat/meat alternate At-Risk only programs Extend offer versus serve

Meal Pattern Changes cont. Grain Based Desserts no longer allowable on the program: Sweet crackers (graham crackers-all shapes, animal crackers)  Sweet roll (unfrosted, frosted) Cookies (plain, with nuts, raisins, chocolate pieces and/or fruit purees, includes vanilla wafers) Toaster pastry (unfrosted, frosted) Pie crusts (desserts pies, cobbler, fruit turnovers) Cake (all varieties, plain, unfrosted, frosted) Doughnuts (cake and yeast-raised, unfrosted, frosted or glazed) Coffee Cake Brownies (plain) Cereal bars, breakfast bars, granola bars (plain, with nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate pieces)

Infant requirements Formula/breast milk only required 0-5 months Serve foods when developmentally ready, based on parents Follow parents wishes- not ridge pattern No juice No cheese food or cheese spread Ready-to-eat cereal allowed at snacks Encourage breastfeeding friendly spaces

Questions Meghan George-Nichols 303-692-6277 meghan.george-nichols@state.co.us Main CACFP Line 303-692-2330 CACFP website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe/cacfp Meal Pattern Updates: http://us9.campaignarchive2.com/home/?u=eb19585e98311e09762f eb612&id=000970ac18