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Resource | Policy Offer Versus Serve and Family Style Meals in CACFP

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. 

10/28/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance Consejos para la acreditación de vegetales en los Programas de Nutrición Infantil

Los consejos para los vegetales les ofrecen a los operadores del programa una referencia con información útil y fácil de usar sobre cómo acreditar los vegetales e incorporarlos según los requisitos del patrón de comidas.

09/10/2024
Resource | Technical Assistance Consejos para la acreditación de granos en los Programas de Nutrición Infantil

"Consejos para la acreditación de granos en los Programas de Nutrición Infantil" es una serie de tres partes para los operadores del programa sobre cómo acreditar granos e incorporarlos según los requisitos del patrón de comidas.

09/10/2024
Resource | Guidance Documents Small Entity Compliance Guide

This guide informs small entities participating in child nutrition programs about the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and how to comply with it. This guide does not include any new requirements; it just summarizes existing guidance related to the final rule.

06/27/2024
Resource | Guidance Documents Manual de acreditación para el CACFP

El Manual de acreditación para el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) refleja los requisitos actualizados del patrón de comidas del CACFP.

08/07/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Crediting Grains in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheets

Use these as a quick reference and get to know the grains requirements across all the child nutrition programs.

05/23/2023
Resource | Factsheets Crediting Tip Sheets in Child Nutrition Programs

Check out the seven-part Crediting in the Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheets revised to reflect the recent rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

05/23/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Crediting Meats/Meat Alternates in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet

The meats/meat alternates tip sheet is designed for program operators as a handy and easy-to-use reference on how to credit meats/meat alternates and incorporate them into the meal pattern requirements.

05/03/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Crediting Milk in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet

The milk tip sheet is designed for program operators as a handy and easy-to-use reference on how to credit milk into the meal pattern requirements.  

10/07/2022
Resource | Technical Assistance Crediting Vegetables in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheet

The vegetables tip sheet is designed for program operators as a handy and easy-to-use reference on how to credit vegetables and incorporate them into the meal pattern requirements.

05/24/2022
Page updated: October 14, 2021