CACFP MEALS AND SNACKS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEAL PATTERNS

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1 CACFP MEALS AND SNACKS: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW MEAL PATTERNS Presented to NC Licensed Child Care Association March 3,

2 NEW CACFP MEAL PATTERNS COMING SOON! CACFP centers and day care homes must comply with the updated nutrition standards by October 1, 2017

3 Objectives Describe changes to the infant and child CACFP meal patterns Compare the revised CACFP meal patterns with the current CACFP meal patterns Provide resources for implementing the revised CACFP meal patterns

4 Infant Meal Pattern

5 Infants: Developmental Readiness For more information on infant development & nutrition, check out Team Nutrition s Feeding Infant s guide:

6 Feed Infants Consistent with Eating Habits Timing is everything! Paying attention to hunger cues and satiety cues is critical

7 Pair and Share Scenario #1: Infant Feeding Can solid foods be served to infants younger than 6 months of age? What documentation should be provided?

8 Pair and Share Scenario #1: Infant Feeding Can solid foods be served to infants younger than 6 months of age? YES Meals containing solid foods are reimbursable when the infant is developmentally ready to accept them, even if the infant is younger than 6 months of age. A written note from a parent or guardian stating his or her infant should be served solid foods is recommended as a best practice, but is not required. Infants develop at different rates meaning some infants may be ready to consume solid foods before 6 months of age and others may be ready after 6 months of age. Centers and day care homes are required to serve solid foods once an infant is ready to accept them. In general, infants should be consuming solid foods from all food groups (vegetables, fruits, grains, protein foods, and dairy) by 7 to 8 months of age

9 The Major Changes to Infant Meal 1)Age Groups 1)Food Components 2)Serving Sizes

10 The Major Changes to Infant Meal 1)Age Groups Birth through the end of month 5 6 months through the end of month 11 2)Food Components Impacted by an infant s developmental readiness More flexibility & more nutritious 3)Serving Sizes All solid food components begin with zero Caregivers can adapt to changes in infant feeding habits

11 Infant Meal Pattern: Lunch and Supper YES! Yogurt and whole eggs are allowed meat alternates NO! 1-Juice 2-Cheese food 3-Cheese spread

12 Infant Meal Pattern: Snack YES! Ready-to-eat cereals allowed

13 Pair and Share Scenario #2: Infant Feeding An infant is exclusively breastfeeding and the parent wants the infant to be fed organic vegetables, but the food the day care home serves is not organic. The parent decides to provide food for their infant while the infant is in care. Can the day care home claim those meals for reimbursement?

14 Scenario #2: Infant Feeding An infant is exclusively breastfeeding and the parent wants the infant to be fed organic vegetables, but the food the day care home serves is not organic. Therefore, the parent decides to provide food for their infant while the infant is in care. Can the day care home claim those meals for reimbursement? NO This is because the parent is providing more than one meal component: breastmilk and solid foods. Under the updated infant meal pattern requirements, parents and guardians may only provide one component of a reimbursable meal. Q&A.pdf

15 Specific to the 1. Soy Yogurt 2. Juice 3. Tofu Infant Meal Pattern = 4. Cheese food and cheese spread 5. Whole Grain Rich

16 Breastfed Infants: What s reimbursable? Where does mom breastfeed the infant? What food components does the parent/guardian provide?

17 Early Implementation in North Carolina Breastfed infant meals can be reimbursed if mom breastfeeds infant on site.

18 NC Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation Apply today for FREE! Your center may already be meeting some of the 10 steps, so get recognized! eeding/childcare.htm

19 Pair and Share Scenario #3: Infant Feeding Can infant cereal be served to infants in bottles and be claimed for reimbursement?

20 Pair and Share Scenario #3: Infant Feeding Can infant cereal be served to infants in bottles and be claimed for reimbursement? NO Serving infant cereal in a bottle to infants is not allowed. Neither the infant cereal nor the infant breastmilk or formula in the bottle may be claimed for reimbursement when they are served in the same bottle, unless it is supported by a medical statement. FeedingInfantsandMealPatternRequirementsintheCACFP-Q&A.pdf

21 Questions.?

22 CHILD MEAL PATTERN

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24 Major Changes to the Child Meal Pattern

25 MILK OVERVIEW: Make Every Sip Count! 1 year old children: whole, unflavored 12 months through the end of 23 months 1 month transition period to low-fat/fatfree

26 MILK OVERVIEW: Make Every Sip Count! 2 years old & older: lowfat or fat-free milk Non-dairy beverages

27 Using the Non-Dairy Tool

28 FLAVORED MILK Children 0 through 5 years old: flavored milk prohibited

29 Children 0 through 5 years old: prohibits flavored milk FLAVORED MILK Children 6 years old (& older): Requires fat-free flavored milk Recommends as a best practice that flavored milk contain no more than 22 grams of sugar per 8 fluid oz.

30 Note: Type of milk must be documented on menu

31 FRUITS & VEGETABLES Creates a separate vegetable component & a separate fruit component

32 FRUITS & VEGETABLES Allows two vegetables at lunch & supper Does NOT apply to snack

33 FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICE Limits juice to no more than once per day for children *Remember* The infant meal pattern does not allow juice at all

34 More Whole Grains! What s the Benefit?

35 Requires at least one grain per day be whole grain-rich GRAINS Menus must have whole-grain rich foods labeled

36 EXAMPLES OF WHOLE GRAINS Whole-wheat Flour Whole Durum Wheat Flour Whole corn Cracked Wheat Crushed Wheat Bromated whole-wheat flour Graham Flour Bromated whole-wheat Flour Berries or Groats (ie, wheat berries or oat groats) Rolled Oats Oatmeal (ie, old fashioned, quick-cooking, and instant) Whole wheat pasta such as macaroni, vermicelli, or other noodles Soba Noodles (with whole buckwheat flour as primary ingredient) INGREDIENTS Brown Rice Brown Rice Flour Wild Rice Quinoa Millet Millet flakes Triticale Teff Amaranth Buckwheat Sorghum Bulgur or Whole Grain Barley

37 All-purpose flour Bread flour Bromated flour Cake flour Rice flour Degerminated corn meal Enriched flour Enriched rice Enriched self-rising flour Enriched wheat flour Instantized flour Phosphated flour Self-rising flour White flour NOT WHOLE GRAINS!!!!!!!! DON T BE FOOLED BY SUSPICIOUS GRAINS!!!! PEARLED BARLEY SELF-RISING WHEAT FLOUR UNBLEACHED FLOUR WHOLE FLOUR CORN GRITS FARINA LONG-GRAIN WHITE RICE DURUM FLOUR ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR

38 Would this menu meet the criteria for one whole grainrich food per day?

39 NEW CHILD MEAL PATTERN: Grain-Based Desserts The new meal pattern disallows ALL grain-based desserts Cookies Sweet crackers (eg., graham and animal crackers) Sweet pie crusts Doughnuts Cereal bars Breakfast bars Granola bars Sweet rolls Toaster pastries Cakes Brownies No longer in allowed in CACFP Meal Pattern after October 1, 2017

40 EXHIBIT A: Located in Memo 16-19

41 Activity: Replacing Grain-Based Desserts

42 Would this menu meet the criteria for no grain-based desserts?

43 GRAINS: CEREALS Breakfast cereals must contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce

44 Healthier Cereal Choices

45 MEAT & MEAT ALTERNATES May substitute the entire grains component at breakfast a maximum of three times per week Increases variety on menu Adds flexibility in menu planning 1 oz of Meat/Meat Alternate = 1 oz equivalent of grains

46 Examples of Meat Alternates Eggs Go Local! Check your local farmer s market and grocer for the freshest local eggs Cheeses (natural and pasteurized processed) Cheese products labeled pasteurized prepared cheese products or imitation cheese are NOT creditable Cheese foods & cheese spreads ONLY for the child meal pattern NOT for the infant meal pattern Cottage cheese Cooked dried beans and peas or lentils Alternate protein products Manufacturers must provide documentation (see 7 CFR Appendix A to part 226 for definition) Nuts and seeds and their butters (includes soy nuts and soy nut butter) Except for acorn, chestnut and coconut Nuts and seeds may fulfill no more than ½ of the entire M/MA for lunch and supper Nuts and seeds may fulfill the entire M/MA at snack Yogurt No more than 23 gm of sugar per 6 oz Soy products TOFU!!!!!!!!!!

47 MEAT & MEAT ALTERNATES : TOFU! Commercial tofu and soy products are now creditable as meat/meat alternates Must be visible and recognized as a meat/meat alternate substitute Served in culturally appropriate ways and in traditional dishes ONLY Firm or Extra Firm Tofu are creditable Does not credit towards the infant meal pattern

48 NON-CREDITABLE TOFU χ Soft or silken tofu χ Tofu noodles χ Non-commercial and nonstandardized tofu and soy products Smoothie with Silken Tofu

49 MEAT & MEAT ALTERNATES Yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces ~3.83 gm of sugar per one ounce of yogurt When locating the grams of sugar on a nutrition facts label, note that SUGAR and TOTAL SUGAR are the same Applies to infant and child meal patterns

50 FOOD PREPARATION X No deep-fat frying = Cooking by submerging in hot oil or other fat

51 CACFP Website s Web Page for Meal Pattern Resources

52 Coming Soon - New Seasonal Menus!

53 QUESTIONS?

54 For Future Questions Our Website: CACFP Nutrition, Training, and Policy Team Jessica Bridgman

55 THANK YOU! Funding for the CACFP is allocated through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food & Nutrition Services (FNS), & the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) # This institution is an equal opportunity employer.