Meal Patterns for the Child and Adult Care Food Program--Menu Forms and Production Records

Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

Meal Patterns for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Menu Forms and Production Records

Menu Forms for Child Care Programs | Menu Forms for Adult Day Care Centers
Production Records

Menu Forms for Child Care Programs

Updated October 2025

At-risk Supper and Snack

At-risk Snack and Supper for Ages 6-18 (CSDE)
Two weeks of At-risk Snack for Ages 6-18 (CSDE)
Two-weeks of At-risk Supper for Ages 6-18 (CSDE)

Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack

Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack for Ages 1-2 legal size (CSDE)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack for Ages 3-5 legal size (CSDE)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack for Ages 6-12 legal size (CSDE)

Breakfast and Snack

Breakfast, AM Snack, and PM Snack for Ages 3-5 (CSDE)
Breakfast and PM Snack for Ages 3-5 (CSDE)
Breakfast and PM Snack for Ages 6-12 (CSDE)

Emergency Shelters

AM, PM, and Evening Snack for Ages 6-18 in Emergency Shelters legal size (CSDE)
AM Snack, PM Snack, and Evening Snack for Ages 1-2, 3-5, and 6-18 in Emergency Shelters legal size (CSDE)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper for Ages 1-2, 3-5, and 6-18 in Emergency Shelters legal size (CSDE)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper for Ages 6-18 in Emergency Shelters legal size (CSDE)

Lunch and Snack

AM Snack, Lunch, and PM Snack for Ages 3-5 (CSDE)

Snack

AM and PM Snack for Ages 1-2 (CSDE)
AM and PM Snack for Ages 3-5 (CSDE)
Two weeks of AM or PM Snack for Ages 3-5 (CSDE)

Menu Forms for Adult Day Care Centers

Updated October 2025

AM Snack, Lunch, and PM Snack (CSDE)
Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack (AM or PM) (CSDE)
Lunch and Snack (CSDE)

Production Records

Updated June 2025

Guidance

Using Production Records in the CACFP (CSDE)
Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs (CSDE's Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Program webpage)
Portion Control (CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)
Standardized Recipes (Crediting Documentation for the Child Nutrition Program webpage)
Weights and Measures ("Portion Control" section of the CSDE's Menu Planning for Child Nutrition Programs webpage)