Laws/Regulations

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

Meal Pattern Legislation

• 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.