Laws/Regulations

• Laws and Regulations for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE webpage)
• Nondiscrimination Statements: USDA and CSDE (CSDE webpage)

CACFP Meal Pattern

• USDA Final Rule (81 FR 24347): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
  • USDA Final Rule Correction (81 FR 75671): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the HHFKA of 2010
• USDA Technical Amendments (86 FR 57544): CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010: The CACFP requirement to credit grains in ounce equivalents was implemented on October 1, 2021.This document corrects the final regulations to align meal pattern tables and corresponding endnotes with regulatory requirements.
• CACFP Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010; Correcting Amendments (87 FR 4126): Corrects meal pattern servings for ready-to-eat cereal for infants in the CACFP and NSLP, yogurt for all age groups at CACFP snack, and milk for ages 3-5 at CACFP snack.