Constance A. Bettis
District Specialist, Communities, Families and Youth
Cooperative Extension
University of Massachusetts
(note from website editor-- the USDA program is now called the Child and Adult Care Food Program or CACFP)
YOU WILL LEARN:
THE CHILD CARE AND ADULT FOOD PROGRAM
Licensed family day care providers can
join the Child Care and Adult Food Program (CCAFP). The program will help you
serve nutritious meals and snacks. CCAFP will also pay you for the meals and
snacks that meet the meal pattern re-quirements.
CCAFP is administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture. Before you join, you must be licensed and have a
sponsor. Your state licensing agency or a support agency can tell you who your
local CCAFP sponsoring agencies are.
Your sponsor will give you training in
nutrition, food preparation and safety, and the pro-gram record keeping require-ments.
Sponsors do this by holding meetings, conducting home visits, and sending out
newsletters. Your CCAFP sponsor will require that you serve meals and snacks
that meet the CCAFP requirements. You must send your sponsor copies of your
menus and a count of the number of meals served to the children.
CCAFP will pay you back for three meals or supplements called snacks. This means
you can get money back for two meals and one snack or for one meal and two
snacks, a per child daily. Your sponsor can tell you how much money you get.
The money you receive from the CCAFP is considered income when you file your
taxes. All the money you spend on the children's meals and supplements are tax
deductions. Remember to keep all your food receipts! Most family day care
providers spend more on food than they receive back from CCAFP.
MEAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS
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BIRTH THROUGH 3
MONTHS |
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BREAKFAST |
4-6 fl. oz.
Iron-fortified Infant Formula or Breast Milk |
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LUNCH OR SUPPER |
4-6 fl. oz.
Iron-fortified Infant Formula or Breast Milk |
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SUPPLEMENT
(SNACK) |
4-6 fl. oz.
Iron-fortified Infant Formula or Breast Milk |
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4 THROUGH 7
MONTHS |
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BREAKFAST |
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LUNCH OR SUPPER |
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4-8 fl. oz. Iron-fortified
Infant Formula or Breast Milk
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0-3 tbsp. Iron-fortified Dry
Infant Cereal (optional)
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0-3 tbsp. Fruit and/or
Vegetable (optional)
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SUPPLEMENT
(SNACK) |
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8 THROUGH 11
MONTHS |
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BREAKFAST |
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6-8 fl. oz. Iron-fortified
Infant Formula, Breast Milk, or Whole Milk
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2-4 tbsp. Iron-fortified Dry
Infant Cereal
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1-4 tbsp. Fruit and/or
Vegetable
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LUNCH OR SUPPER |
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6-8 fl. oz. Iron-fortified
Infant Formula, Breast Milk, or
Whole Milk
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2-4 tbsp. Iron-fortified Dry
Infant Cereal and/or
1-4 tbsp. Meat, Fish, Poultry, Egg Yolk, Cooked Dry Beans or Peas OR
1/2-2 oz. Cheese OR
1-4 oz. Cottage Cheese, Cheese Food, or Cheese Spread
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1-4 tbsp. Fruit and/or
Vegetable
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SUPPLEMENT
(SNACK) |
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2-4 fl. oz. Iron-fortified
Infant Formula, Breast Milk,
Whole Milk, or Full-strength Fruit Juice
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1/2 slice Bread or 1-2
Crackers (from whole-grain or enriched meal or flour) (optional)
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MEAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN
AGE 1-2 YEARS
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**7/2005--it is now required that children 1 year through 2 years receive only whole milk**
BREAKFAST |
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MIDMORNING
OR MIDAFTERNOON SNACK (SUPPLEMENT) |
Select 2 of these 4
components:
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1/2 cup Milk, fluid
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1/2 ounce Meat or Meat
Alternates or
2 ounces Plain Yogurt or
1/4 cup Sweetened/Flavored Yogurt
(Do not serve milk and yogurt at the same snack time.)
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1/2 cup Juice or Fruit or
Vegetable
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Bread and/or Cereal:
1/2 slice enriched or whole grain bread or
1/4 cup cold dry cereal or
1/4 cup hot cooked cereal
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LUNCH
OR SUPPER |
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1/2 cup Milk, fluid
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Meat or Meat Alternate:
1 ounce Meat, Poultry, or Fish, cooked (lean meat without bone) or
1 ounce Cheese or
1 Egg or
1/4 cup Cooked Dry Beans and Peas or
2 tbsp. Peanut Butter or other Nut or Seed Butters
(To prevent choking, do not serve whole seeds and nuts to
preschoolers.)
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1/4 cup (total) Vegetables
and/or Fruits (two or more)
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Bread or Bread Alternate:
1/2 slice enriched or whole grain bread
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AGE 3-5 YEARS
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BREAKFAST |
|
|
MIDMORNING
OR MIDAFTERNOON SNACK (SUPPLEMENT) |
Select 2 of these 4
components:
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1/2 cup Milk, fluid
-
1/2 ounce Meat or Meat
Alternates or
2 ounces Plain Yogurt or
1/4 cup Sweetened/Flavored Yogurt
(Do not serve milk and yogurt at the same snack time.)
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1/2 cup Juice or Fruit or
Vegetable
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Bread and/or Cereal:
1/2 slice enriched or whole grain bread or
1/3 cup cold dry cereal or
1/4 cup hot cooked cereal
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|
LUNCH
OR SUPPER |
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3/4 cup Milk, fluid
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Meat or Meat Alternate:
1-1/2 ounces Meat, Poultry, or Fish, cooked (lean meat without bone)
or
1-1/2 ounce Cheese or
1 Egg or
3/8 cup Cooked Dry Beans and Peas or
3 tbsp. Peanut Butter or other Nut or Seed Butters
3/4 ounce Nuts and/or Seeds
(To prevent choking, do not serve whole seeds and nuts to
preschoolers.)
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1/2 cup (total) Vegetables
and/or Fruits (two or more)
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Bread or Bread Alternate:
1/2 slice enriched or whole grain bread
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AGE 6-12 YEARS
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BREAKFAST |
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MIDMORNING
OR MIDAFTERNOON SNACK (SUPPLEMENT) |
Select 2 of these 4
components:
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1 cup Milk, fluid
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1 ounce Meat or Meat
Alternates or
4 ounces Plain Yogurt or
1/2 cup Sweetened/Flavored Yogurt
(Do not serve milk and yogurt at the same snack time.)
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3/4 cup Juice or Fruit or
Vegetable
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Bread and/or Cereal:
1 slice enriched or whole grain bread or
3/4 cup cold dry cereal or
1/2 cup hot cooked cereal
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LUNCH
OR SUPPER |
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1 cup Milk, fluid
-
Meat or Meat Alternate:
2 ounces Meat, Poultry, or Fish, cooked (lean meat without bone) or
2 ounce Cheese or
1 Egg or
1/2 cup Cooked Dry Beans and Peas or
1/4 cup Peanut Butter or other Nut or Seed Butters
1 ounce Nuts and/or Seeds
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3/4 cup (total) Vegetables
and/or Fruits (two or more)
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Bread or Bread Alternate:
1 slice enriched or whole grain bread
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ACTIVITIES TO DO
Just for practice, write some suggestions
for improving this menu. Look
over the meal requirements.
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BREAKFAST: |
LUNCH: |
SNACK: |
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macaroni and cheese
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bread and butter
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chocolate cookie
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apple juice
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RESOURCES TO EXPLORE
Call your local Cooperative Extension
office to find out about the free and low cost programs and booklets available
on childhood nutrition. Cooperative Extension is listed under state or county
government in your telephone directory. Also, call your local CCAFP sponsors to
get more information on the program and what is offered.
Your local library and bookstore have books on nutrition for children.
*Creative Food Experiences for Children*
by Mary Goodwin and Gerry Pollen (Center for Public Service in the Public
Interest, Washington, D.C.) has lots of recipes that will help children learn
about food. *Feed Me I'm Yours* by Vicki Lansky (Simon and Schuster, New York,
N. Y. 1986 revised edition) also has many recipes and ideas for snacks and meals.
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National Network for Child Care - NNCC. Part of CYFERNET, the National Extension
Service Children Youth and Family Educational Research Network. Permission is granted to
reproduce these materials in whole or in part for educational purposes only (not for
profit beyond the cost of reproduction) provided that the author and Network receive acknowledgment and this notice is included:
Reprinted with permission from the National Network for Child Care - NNCC.
Bettis, C.A. (1991). *Child Care and Adult Food Program*. (Family Day Care
Facts series). Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts.
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