Child and Adult Care Food Program CACFP The

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) The Meal Pattern Adult Care Component

Print Meal Pattern for Adults MEAL COMPONENTS Guidance Memorandum 12 A: https: //dpi. wi. gov/community-nutrition/cacfp/adultcare/memos Serving Size

Creditable & Non-Creditable Foods • Foods that may be counted toward meeting meal pattern requirements • A meal is reimbursable if it contains creditable foods in the amounts in the CACFP meal pattern Non-Creditable Foods • Foods that do not count toward meeting meal pattern requirements • May be served as extras

Common Non-Creditable Food Items • • • • Popcorn Jelly/jam Ice cream Frozen yogurt Sherbet Pudding Fruit snacks Lemonade Cranberry juice cocktail Velveeta™ Cream cheese Sour cream Grain-based desserts https: //www. fns. usda. gov/tn/food-buying-guide-for-child-nutrition-programs Jell-O

Breakfast Component Serving Size Milk 1 cup (8 fluid oz. ) Grains 2 servings Fruit/Vegetable or both ½ cup 2 ounces Meat/Meat Alternate* * May replace the grain component no more than three times

Lunch and Supper Component Serving Size Milk 1 cup (8 fluid oz. ) Meat/Meat Alternate 2 ounces Vegetable ½ cup Fruit (or second veg) ½ cup

Snack Component Serving Size Milk 1 cup (8 fluid oz. ) Meat/Meat Alternate 1 ounce Vegetable ½ cup Fruit ½ cup Grains 1 serving

Milk • Fluid milk must be fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1%) milk • Flavored milk must be skim *Includes low-fat & non-fat forms of lactose reduced, lactose free, buttermilk or acidified milk

Milk • Milk may never be credited when cooked in cereals, puddings, or other foods • Breakfast / snack: Beverage, used on cereal or both • Snack: Not to be served when juice is the only other component

Yogurt • Yogurt (regular and soy) may be served to meet the milk requirement for one meal per day when not served as the meat alternate for that same meal • Serving size is 6 ounces (weight) or ¾ cup • Must contain no more than 23 grams of sugars per 6 ounces

Meat/Meat Alternate CACFP Meat/Meat Alternate Requirements Meat Alternate Poultry Seafood Lean meat (ground beef, pork loin, roasts) Cheese Eggs Cooked, dry beans or peas Nuts and seeds* Peanut butter or other Nut/seed butters Yogurt Tofu or soy product Alternate protein products *No more than one-half of the meat/meat alternate requirement for lunch and supper

Creditable Cheese 2 oz. cheese = 2 oz. meat alternate 4 oz. cheese = 2 oz. meat alternate

Non-Creditable Cheese • Imitation cheese • Powder cheese • Cheese Product (contains < 51% cheese) • Velveeta

Non-Creditable Cheese • Cheese sauce • Products made with cheese sauce

Yogurt Sugar Limits Yogurts must contain no more than 23 grams of total sugars per 6 ounces. • Sugar Limits Chart • Calculation https: //dpi. wi. gov/sites/default/files/imce/communitynutrition/pdf/yogurt_in_cacfp. pdf

Fruit and Vegetable FRESH, FROZEN & CANNED FRUIT JUICE AND SMOOTHIES: ONCE PER DAY

Fruit and Vegetable Cooked dry beans or peas (legumes) are a vegetable and a meat alternate • Two servings of the same legume count as a vegetable or meat alternate, not both • Two servings of different legumes can be served as a vegetable and meat alternate in the same meal Potatoes are a vegetable (baked, mashed, roasted, hash browns, French fries, tater tots)

Grains Whole. Grain or Enriched Bread, biscuit, roll, muffin, crackers, hot and cold cereal, rice, pasta, waffles, tortillas, pancakes

Grains Chart https: //dpi. wi. gov/sites/default/files/imce/community-

Whole Grain-Rich (WGR) • At least one grain per day must be whole grain-rich • WGR foods contain 100% whole grains, or at least 50% whole grains, and the remaining grains in the food are enriched What is a whole grain? The word “whole” or “whole grain” is before the grain’s name (ex. whole grain corn or whole wheat) Grains that may not have the word “whole” before the name, but are 100% whole grain: Quinoa, brown rice, wild rice, rolled oats and oatmeal, berries and groats, etc.

Whole Grain Rich Identifying Whole Grains (This is not an all-inclusive list) Foods labeled with words multi-grain, stoneground, made with 100% wheat, seven-grain, or bran are usually not whole grain

Cereal Sugar Limits Cereals must contain no more than 6 grams of total sugars per dry ounce • WIC approved cereal list • Calculation https: //dpi. wi. gov/sites/default/files/imce/communitynutrition/pdf/cacfp_cereals_meet_sugar_calc. pdf

Grain-Based Desserts • Grain-based desserts (GBD) are NOT creditable • Store-bought GBD: -May not be easily identified as GBD • “breakfast round” (cookie) • “breakfast bar or flat” (granola bar) • Homemade GBD: -NOT creditable - even if made with healthy ingredients or less sugar

Unallowable Costs CACFP funds cannot be used to purchase non-creditable foods Examples include: • Grain-based desserts • Cereals and yogurt above sugar limit • Food items with no CN label or product formulation statement • Other non-creditable food items (ice cream, pudding, bacon, popcorn, etc. )

Cooking Methods • Deep-fat frying is not allowed as a method of cooking foods on-site • Programs may continue to stir-fry, pan-fry and sauté foods DEEP-FAT FRYING: Food is cooked by submerging in hot oil or other fat; in a deep-fat fryer or in a pan on the stove

Non-Discrimination Statement (NDS) In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, disability, age, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e. g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc. ), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877 -8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http: //www. ascr. usda. gov/complaint_filing_cust. html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632 -9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U. S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D. C. 20250 -9410; (2) fax: (202) 690 -7442; or (3) email: program. intake@usda. gov.