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The Child and Adult Meal Patterns in the CACFP

Course Description

This online course describes the requirements for the child and adult meal patterns in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). This course was updated as of November 2018 and consolidated the child and adult meal patterns into one training.

Course Number: 714
Training Length: 60 minutes
Certificate: Yes
Target Audience: CACFP child and adult day care centers, CACFP day care home sponsors, and CACFP family child care home providers
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: December 2018

Online Course

Begin the The Child and Adult Meal Patterns in the CACFP course.

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

California Department of Education (CDE) Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) Course Catalog web page
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition CACFP Meal Pattern Training Tools web page
California Department of Public Health Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Authorized Food List Shopping Guide web page
USDA State WIC Contacts web page
USDA Food Buying Guide for CNPs web page
CDE Determining Creditable Grains Tip Sheet. Tip sheet located under the Resources Tab of the CDE CACFP Meal Patterns web page

Crediting

Crediting: 1 hour

Key Area: Nutrition (1000)
- Training Topic: Menu Planning (1100)
  - Learning Objective: Plan menus that meet USDA nutrition requirements (1110)

Additional Information

For more information on the CACFP NMP, access the following resources:

USDA Child Meal Pattern (PDF) chart
USDA Adult Meal Pattern (PDF) chart

Contact Us

Child care centers or day care home sponsoring organizations: Please contact the CACFP Nutrition Team by email at CACFPmealpatterns@cde.ca.gov .

Family child care home providers: If you have questions about the course content, please contact your sponsoring organization. If you have technical difficulties, please contact the CACFP Nutrition Team by email at CACFPmealpatterns@cde.ca.gov .

Questions: CACFP Nutrition Team | CACFPmealpatterns@cde.ca.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.