Creditable Foods Guide for Child Care Centers and Family Day Care Homes


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The goal of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is to improve the health and nutrition of children and adults in care while promoting the development of good eating habits. This manual has been designed to provide additional information on creditable and non-creditable foods in child care centers, outside school hours centers, family child care homes, and adult day care centers. Creditable foods are those foods that may be counted toward meeting the requirements for a reimbursable meal.










Creditable Foods Guide


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Crediting Foods in the Child Care Food Program


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Abstract: This publication has been prepared to provide information on creditable foods in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, and family day care homes. This data is intended for use with the "Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs" (Food and Nutrition Service Program Aid Number 1331). Information on food products and ingredients concerning the use of the food item in government sponsored food programs for children is provided




What's in a Meal?


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Intended to assist Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) personnel in providing quality, nutritious meals which comply with CACFP meal pattern requirements. Sections include: nutrition, recipe modification, food labeling, feeding infants, food handling and sanitation, ethnic foods, recipe evaluation, and crediting foods.