This memorandum details the nutrition requirements for fluid milk and fluid milk substitutes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and includes a series of frequently asked questions and answers. This memorandum supersedes CACFP 17-2016, Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk and Fluid Milk Substitutions in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers, July 14, 2016.
The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the use of Offer Versus Serve in the adult day care and at-risk afterschool settings, as well as the use of family style meals in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
On April 25, 2024, FNS published the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This rule includes minor updates to the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program to better align Child Nutrition Program requirements. These updates represent continued progress toward supporting the nutrition quality of school meals, strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs, and advancing USDA’s commitment to nutrition security.
This webinar shows tips for preparing and supporting children, training staff, and meeting CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style.”
This rulemaking finalizes long-term school nutrition requirements based on the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, robust stakeholder input, and lessons learned from prior rulemakings.
Este video viene de la lección 7 del kit de Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP. El video ayuda a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a identificar cuándo un bebé está listo según su desarrollo para los alimentos sólidos.
Este video viene de la lección 4 del kit de Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP. El video describe las buenas prácticas para manejar y almacenar la leche materna y la fórmula infantil en un sitio de cuidado infantil.
Este video viene de la lección 3 del kit de Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP. El video tiene sugerencias para crear un entorno que apoya la lactancia materna, mejores prácticas que los padres pueden seguir para etiquetar y transportar la leche materna a un sitio de cuidado infantil, y presenta la guía para madres: ¡Bebés Lactados son Bienvenidos Aquí! como un recurso para madres lactantes.
Este video viene de la lección 2 del kit de Herramientas para el instructor del CACFP. El video ayuda a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a aprender cómo identificar y responder a las señales de hambre y de saciedad.
Healthy Eating Index scores range from 0 to 100 and are a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A higher score is ideal. The FDPIR Food Package scores an 84. This is higher than the average U.S. diet, which scores a 59.