CACFP Meal Pattern Training Slides | Food and Nutrition Service

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Please Note

Training slides marked with *(Revised April 2024) are ready for use and have been updated to reflect current CACFP policy related to breastmilk storage guidelines, ounce equivalents, and crediting soy-based products such as soy yogurt and tofu.

Inspired by Team Nutrition’s CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinars, these ready-to-go presentation slides can be used by state agencies, sponsoring organizations, and others to train providers, operators, and menu planners on the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal patterns. Presentations are designed for interactive 30-minute trainings. Optional training tools that can be used with these slides are also available.

Availability

These are available for schools, CACFP providers, sponsoring organizations, and state agencies that participate in or administer one of USDA’s child nutrition programs. All are welcome to download these materials and make copies. To download the file, please right-click on the link and "save link as."

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Grains

Using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP — Using the WIC Food Lists to Identify Grains

Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP Presentation Slides Cover — Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains

Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 1 — Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods Using the Ingredient List Part 1

Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 2 — Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods Using the Ingredient List Part 2

Infants

How to Support Breastfeeding in the CACFP — How to Support Breastfeeding
*(Revised April 2024)

Cover of Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP presentation slides — Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods

Meats/Meat Alternates

Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Breakfast

Menu Planning

Meal Planning for CACFP — Meal Planning for the CACFP

Serving Snacks in the CACFP Training Slides cover — Serving Snacks in the CACFP

Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP — Using the Nutrition Facts Label

Milk

Sugar Limits

Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars

Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars