Overview

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Foods and beverages served in CACFP child care centers and family day care homes must meet specific requirements to credit toward the CACFP meal patterns for children. For information on crediting foods in the CACFP meal patterns for infants, visit the CSDE's Feeding Infants in CACFP Child Care Programs webpage.

Quick Links

The links below provide quick access to the topics in the "Documents/Forms" section of this webpage. These topics include guidance, policy memos, and resources on crediting foods in the CACFP meal patterns for children,

• General crediting guidance: General Crediting Guidance for CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)
  Food Buying Guide, meal patterns and crediting, portion control, and weights and measures
• Commercial products: Crediting Commercial Processed Products in CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)
  Child Nutrition (CN) labels, product formulation statements, and required documentation for processed foods
• Foods made from scratch: Crediting Foods Made from Scratch in CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)
• Meal pattern components: Crediting Guidance for the Meal Pattern Components for CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)
• Worksheets: CSDE Crediting Worksheets for CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)