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Menu Planning: Creating Nutritious & Reimbursable CACFP Meals

Menu Planning: Creating Nutritious & Reimbursable CACFP Meals. What makes a meal reimbursable? . CACFP Requirements: U.S.D.A. meal pattern requirements State Agency memos. Reimbursable meals require documentation!!. Documentation: Menus

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Menu Planning: Creating Nutritious & Reimbursable CACFP Meals

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  1. Menu Planning: Creating Nutritious & Reimbursable CACFP Meals

  2. What makes a meal reimbursable? • CACFP Requirements: • U.S.D.A. meal pattern requirements • State Agency memos

  3. Reimbursable meals require documentation!! • Documentation: • Menus • Child Nutrition (CN) Labels / Product Formulation Statements (PFS) • Delivery tickets (if applicable) • Receipts and invoices • Point-of-Service meal counts CN 000000 One 5.00 oz Pizza with Ground Beef and Textured Vegetable Protein provides 2.00 oz equivalent meat/meat alternate, CN ½ cup serving of vegetable, and 1-1/2 servings of bread/ alternate CN for the Child Nutrition Meal Pattern Requirements. (Use of this logo and statement authorized by the Food and Nutrition Service, USDA 05-07.) CN

  4. I have a Food Service Management Company to take care of all of our meals. Why should I care?

  5. Resources for reimbursable meals • Resources available: • CACFP Creditable Food Guide • Food Buying Guide • State Agency technical assistance memos • Sample menus

  6. Using the Food Buying Guide

  7. FBG: Section 1: Meat/Alternates

  8. FBG: Section 2: Vegetables/Fruits

  9. FBG: Section 3: Grains/Breads

  10. FBG: Section 4: Milk

  11. FBG: Quick Calculations http://fbg.nfsmi.org/

  12. Putting It All Together! Broccoli, Cranberries, Chicken, and Brown Rice Toddler-approved lunch!

  13. Putting It All Together I have 32 children ages 1-2 and 34 children ages 3-5. How do I make sure I’m buying enough food for all of them? Use the Child Meal Pattern Chart and Food Buying Guide Calculator!

  14. Child Portion Sizes 1 – 2 year olds (32) 3 – 5 year olds (34) Broccoli, Cranberries, Chicken, and Brown Rice Brown rice = FBG = 2.25 lbs to purchase Broccoli = FBG = purchase 6.75 lbs (fresh untrimmed) Chicken = FBG = purchase 7.25 lbs (boneless tenderloins) Cranberries = FBG = purchase 2.50 lbs (dried) Milk = FBG = 3.00 gallons to purchase

  15. Menu/Meal Components: Portion Sizes

  16. Portion Sizes for Children

  17. Portion Sizing: Troubleshooting Common problem areas with food components: Meat/Meat Alternates More meat please!

  18. Portion Sizing: Troubleshooting Fruits/Vegetables: Canned to fresh/frozen - introduction of greater variety How can I pay for these though?

  19. Choosing Affordable Fruits Source: U.S.D.A. Economic Research Services, 2011

  20. Choosing Affordable Vegetables Source: U.S.D.A. Economic Research Services, 2011

  21. Portion Sizing: Troubleshooting Milk Are you buying enough milk for all of your children? Can use the Food Buying Guide – Section 4!

  22. Questions?

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