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Angela Kline Andrea Farmer Director, Policy & Program Development, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS Chief, Community Meals Programs, Policy & Program Development, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS Updated Preschool & CACFP Meal Patterns

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Angela Kline

Andrea Farmer

Director, Policy & Program Development, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS

Chief, Community Meals Programs, Policy & Program Development, Child Nutrition Programs, FNS

Updated Preschool & CACFP Meal Patterns

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Infant meal patterns Preschoolers and children 1‐5 meal     

patterns Implementation Resources

Agenda

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Impacted Programs

National School Lunch

Program

Child and Adult Care

Food Program

School Breakfast Program

Summer Meal Programs

(SFSP & SSO)

Special Milk Program

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UpdatedMeal Patterns (required components starting October 1, 2017)

Milk1 year olds: Unflavored, whole milk2 year olds and older: Low‐fat or fat‐free milk

Fruit100% Juice

(limited to 1x/day)

Vegetable100% Juice(limited to 1x/day)

Two vegetables allowed at lunch and supper

GrainsOne whole 

grain‐rich grain per 

day

Meat/Meat AlternateMeat, Poultry, Seafood, Eggs, 

Cheese, Yogurt, Tofu

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Infant Meal Patterns

Required starting October 1, 2017

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Two age groups: 0‐5 months and 6‐ 11 months Solid foods allowed when infant is developmentally ready

Infant Meal Pattern

Meals reimbursed when a mother breastfeeds on‐site 

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Infant Meal Pattern (6‐11 months)

A vegetable or fruit must be served at snack

Prohibits juice Ready‐to‐eat cereals are allowed at snack Allows cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt     

and whole eggs

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Preschoolers & Children 1‐5 Meal Patterns

Required starting October 1, 2017

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1 year old children: whole, unflavored   milk

2 year olds and older: low‐fat or fat‐free milk

Prohibits flavored milk for children 0 through 5 years old• SP 32‐2017 does not apply to preschoolers

Non‐dairy beverages

Fluid Milk

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Vegetables & Fruit

Creates a separate vegetable componentand a separate fruit component at lunch

Allows two vegetables at lunch and supper No vegetable subgroup requirement

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Vegetables & Fruit

Limits juice to once per day

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Grains

Requires at least one grain per day be       whole grain‐rich

Disallows grain‐based desserts

Breakfast cereals must contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce

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May substitute the entire grains component  at breakfast amaximum of three times per week Allows tofu Yogurt must contain no more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces

Meat and Meat Alternates

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Disallows deep‐fat frying foods on‐site  Deep‐fat frying = cooking by submerging in hot oil or other fat 

Food Preparation

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OVS is not allowed for preschoolers

Family style meals are encouraged when possible Follow the family style meal requirements in the School Meal Programs

Meal Service Options

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Implementation

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Early Implementation 

Option 1

May implement certain new allowances state‐wide

Option 2

May allow full implementation on a case‐by‐case basis

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Transition period provided for Fiscal Year 2018

Must provide technical assistance for  violations related to the updated requirements

Transition Period 

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Single‐menu flexibility when pre‐K and K‐5 students are in the same   service area at the same time

May choose to follow the grade‐appropriate meal patterns or K‐5 meal patterns for both groups

Encouraging schools to serve grade‐appropriate meals

Co‐Mingling

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Grain‐based desserts cannot count    towards the grain requirement starting October 1, 2017

Foods denoted with a superscript 3 or 4 in Exhibit A of USDA’s Food Buying Guide

Exhibit A has been revised to exclude sweet crackers from being designated a grain‐based dessert in the CACFP

Grain‐Based Desserts

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Program operators must show they are meeting the meal pattern requirements by keeping records of menus

State agencies may determine other types of acceptable recordkeeping documents required to demonstrate compliance

FNS encourages State agencies to avoid additional paperwork

Documentation

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All current policy memos can be accessed   at: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/policy

Policy Memos

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Q:  If a 5 year old student is in preschool, which meal patterns does the school follow for that student?

Preschool FAQs

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A: The meal pattern applies to the grade, not the age of individual students. So, when a 5 year old is in a preschool, the school follows the preschool meal pattern requirements. Similarly, if a 4 year old is in kindergarten, the school follows the K‐5 meal pattern. 

Preschool FAQs

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Q:  Do schools serving infants or preschoolers follow the water requirement for the School Meal Programs or for the CACFP?

Preschool FAQs

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A:  Schools serving meals to infants and preschoolers will continue to follow the water requirements in the School Meal Programs.

Preschool FAQs

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Q:  Do preschools follow the School Meal Programs’ guidance (memorandum SP 59‐2016) or the CACFP guidance for accommodating students with disabilities?

Preschool FAQs

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A:  All schools, no matter the grade or age of the students they are serving, must follow the guidance on accommodating students with disabilities as outlined in SP 59‐2016 “Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in School Meal Programs.”

Preschool FAQs

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Q:  If a school serves preschoolers lunch (under NSLP) and a snack through CACFP, can juice be served at both lunch and snack? 

Preschool FAQs

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A: Yes!  Although the intent of the preschool meal pattern is to limit the amount of juice that preschoolers receive, FNS acknowledges that it would be logistically challenging to coordinate juice service between two separate programs.

Preschool FAQs

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Q:  Does the flavored milk flexibility outlined in SP 32‐2017 “School Meal Flexibilities for School Year 2017‐2018” extend to the preschool meal patterns? 

Preschool FAQs

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A: No, this does not extend to the preschool meal pattern because preschoolers are not allowed to have flavored milk under the updated meal pattern.  The milk options for preschoolers are either unflavored low‐fat or unflavored fat‐free milk. 

Preschool FAQs

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Resources

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http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals‐and‐snacks

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Food Buying Guide Crediting Handbook for the CACFPMulticultural recipes Standardized Recipes for Child 

Nutrition Programs Feeding Infants Guide

Technical Assistance Resources

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https://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/cacfp‐meal‐pattern‐training‐tools

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Questions

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