MEAL PATTERNS USDA Food & Nutrition Service Child Nutrition - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

UPDATED CACFP & PRE-SCHOOL MEAL PATTERNS

USDA Food & Nutrition Service Child Nutrition Programs

Agenda

 Background  Impacted programs  Updated meal

patterns

 Implementation &

resources

Regulation Process

Proposed Rule published 1/15/15 Implementation 10/1/2017 Proposed Rule published 1/15/15 Comment period and development

• f final rule

Final Rule published April 25, 2016

Implementation October 1, 2017

IMPACTED PROGRAMS

National School Lunch Program Child and Adult Care Food Program School Breakfast Program Summer Meal Programs (SFSP & SSO) Special Milk Program

National School Lunch Program Child and Adult Care Food Program School Breakfast Program Summer Meal Programs (SFSP & SSO) Special Milk Program

National School Lunch Program Child and Adult Care Food Program School Breakfast Program Summer Meal Programs (SFSP & SSO) Special Milk Program

National School Lunch Program Child and Adult Care Food Program School Breakfast Program Summer Meal Programs (SFSP & SSO) Special Milk Program

National School Lunch Program Child and Adult Care Food Program School Breakfast Program Summer Meal Programs (SFSP & SSO) Special Milk Program

UPDATED INFANT MEAL PATTERN

Infant Age Groups and Solid Foods

 Two age groups:

0-5 months and 6-11 months

 Solid foods are served

when infant is developmentally ready

Breastfeeding and Infant Snack

 Meals may be reimbursed when a mother

breastfeeds on-site

 A vegetable or fruit must be served at snack

for older infants; prohibits juice

 Ready-to-eat cereals are allowed at snack for

• lder infants

Meat and Meat Alternates

 Allows cheese, cottage

cheese, and yogurt

 Whole eggs

Feeding Infants Memorandum

CACFP 23-2016, September 9, 2016

 Offering infant

meals

Creditable infant formula  Parent/guardian

provided components

Breastfeeding

• n-site

👷

 Solid foods Introduction of solid foods and following infants’ eating habits

UPDATED CHILD AND ADULT MEAL PATTERNS

Age Groups

Vegetables and Fruit

 Creates a separate

vegetable component and a separate fruit component

Vegetables and Fruit

 Allows two vegetables

at lunch and supper

Vegetables and Fruit  Limits juice to

• nce per day

Vegetables and Fruit Memorandum

CACFP 25-2016, September 9, 2016

 Two vegetables

Substituted vegetable must be at least same serving size as fruit it replaced

 Juice Limit

No more than once per day

Grains

Requires at least one grain per day be

whole grain-rich

Whole Grain-Rich

 Whole grain-rich = foods that

contain at least 50% whole grains and the rest are enriched, or contain 100% whole grains

Grains

 Disallows grain-based desserts

Grains

Breakfast cereals must contain no more

than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce

Grains

Uses ounce equivalents to determine

serving sizes for grains (starting October 1, 2019)

Grains Memorandum

CACFP 02-2017, October 14, 2016

 Whole-grain rich

• 1. Whole grains are

primary grain ingredient by weight (first ingredient

• r second after water)
• 2. FDA health claims

 Grain-based

desserts

Definition: Superscripts 3 & 4 in Exhibit A

 Breakfast

cereals

Sugar content calculation

Meat and Meat Alternates

 May substitute the

ENTIRE grains component at breakfast a maximum of three times per week

 Allows tofu

Tofu & Soy Products Memorandum

SP 53-2016, CACFP 21-2016, August 8, 2016 Tofu

 Commercially prepared  2.2 ounces (1/4 cup)

containing at least 5 grams of protein = 1.0

• unce equivalent meat

alternate

Soy Yogurt

 ½ cup (4.0 fluid ounces)

= 1.0 ounce equivalent meat alternate

Meat and Meat Alternates

 Yogurt must

contain no more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces

Fluid Milk

 1 year old children: whole, unflavored milk  2 year olds and older and adults: low-fat or

fat-free milk

 Adults: yogurt in place of milk once per day  Non-dairy beverages

Flavored Milk

Children 0 through 5 years old

 Prohibits flavored

milk

Children 6 years old and

• lder and adults

 Recommends as a

best practice that flavored milk contain no more than 22 grams of sugar per 8 fluid ounces

Fluid Milk Memorandum

CACFP 17-2016, June 14, 2016

 Age group

requirements

Transition period between 1 and 2 years  Flavored milk Prohibition includes plain milk with syrup  Non-dairy

beverages

Flavored non-dairy beverages are prohibited for 0-5 year

• lds

Food Preparation

 Deep-fat frying = cooking by submerging

in hot oil or other fat

Additional Provisions

 Food and beverages

cannot be a reward

• r punishment

 Offer and make

water available

 Parent/guardian

provided components

 Family style meals  Offer vs. Serve

OPTIONAL BEST PRACTICES

Best Practices Memorandum

CACFP 15-2016, July 1, 2016

 Outlines optional best practices and resources to

help implement them

IMPLEMENTATION & RESOURCES

What can be implemented today?

 Serve fruit/vegetable to

infants @ snack

 Stop serving juice, cheese

food & spread to infants

Serve whole grain-rich

foods

 Limit juice to once per

day for children & adults

 Follow sugar limits for

yogurt & cereal

 Offer water  Plan menus with fruit &

vegetable or 2 vegetables

Stop serving flavored milk

to young children

 Serve whole milk to 1

year olds

 Switch out grain-based

desserts with other creditable items

 Stop deep-frying foods

• n-site

Early Implementation

SP 42-2016, CACFP 14-2016

Option 1

 May implement

certain new allowances state-wide

Option 2

 May allow full

implementation on a case-by-case basis

Option 1: Permissible Allowances

 Reimbursing infant meals when mother

breastfeeds on-site

 Allowing yogurt, whole eggs and ready-to-eat

cereals under the infant meal pattern

 Serving a meat/meat alternate in place of

grains at breakfast 3x per week

 Counting tofu and soy yogurt as a meat

alternate

 Allowing yogurt to substitute for fluid milk in

the adult meal pattern

Option 1: Non-Permissible Allowances

 Allowing juice to comprise the entire

vegetable or fruit component

 Permitting parents/guardians to provide one

meal component for participants with special dietary needs

 Extending offer versus serve to at-risk

afterschool programs

Option 2: Full Implementation

 CNP operators must receive State agency

approval first and demonstrate capacity to:

• Successfully implement all the updated meal pattern

requirements; and

• Fully train staff and monitor all the updated meal

pattern requirements

Technical Assistance

 State agencies must notify their Regional

Office in writing

 Cannot disallow meals that are not

compliant with the updated meal patterns

 Avoid new

paperwork requirements

Getting From Here to There

1

• FNS trains State Agencies

2

• State Agencies train their sponsors and

independent centers 3

• Sponsors train their centers and day

care homes

http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks

Upcoming Policy Guidance

Timeline Policy Guidance Description Fall 2016 Meal Service (offer vs. serve and family style meals)

• OVS requirements
• Family style meal requirements
• OVS vs. family style

Q&As Compilation of frequently asked questions Pre-K Meal Patterns

• Overview of requirements
• One menu flexibility

Winter 2017 Meals for 13-18 year olds Recommended meal patterns modifications for 13-18 year olds Parent/guardian provided components Guidance on when and how many components parent/guardians may provide

Technical Assistance Resources

 Food Buying Guide  Resources in English

and Spanish

 Multi-cultural recipes  Feeding Infants Guide

 Meet highest safety &

nutrition standards

 Helps stretch food

budgets

Questions?