Overview

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Meals and snacks served to children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) must comply with the CACFP meal patterns for children, which consist of minimum servings of five meal components (milk, meats/meat alternates, vegetables, fruits, and grains). Foods and beverages served in CACFP child care centers and family day care homes must meet specific requirements to credit toward each meal component. 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 and "How To" 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: Crediting Guidance and Resources ("Documents/Forms" section)
  Food Buying Guide, meal patterns and crediting, portion control, and weights and measures
• Commercial products: Crediting Commercial Processed Products ("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 ("Documents/Forms" section)
• Meal components: Crediting Guidance for the Meal Components ("How To" section)
• Worksheets: CSDE Crediting Worksheets for CACFP Child Care Programs ("Documents/Forms" section)