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CACFP Meal Pattern Training Slides

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Technical Assistance & Guidance
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Inspired by Team Nutrition’s CACFP Halftime: Thirty on Thursdays Training Webinars, these ready-to-go presentation slides can be used by state agencies, sponsoring organizations, and others to train providers, operators, and menu planners on the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal patterns. Presentations are designed for interactive 30-minute trainings. Optional training tools that can be used with these slides are also available.

Availability

These are available for schools, CACFP providers, sponsoring organizations, and state agencies that participate in or administer one of USDA’s child nutrition programs. All are welcome to download these materials and make copies. To download the file, please right-click on the link and "save link as."

These presentations are large files and may take a little while to download. Download one PowerPoint presentation at a time.

Grains
Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu
Adding Whole Grains to Your Menu
Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP
Using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP
Using the WIC Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP Presentation Slides Cover
Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP
Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 1
Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 1
Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 2
Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP Using the Ingredient List Part 2
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Infants
 
Feeding Infants: 0-5 months
Feeding Infants: 0-5 Months
Feeding Infants Starting with Solids
Feeding Infants: Starting with Solids
How to Support Breastfeeding in the CACFP
How to Support Breastfeeding in the CACFP

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

Cover of Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP presentation slides
Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP
   
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Meats/Meat Alternates
 
Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Breakfast
Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Breakfast
   

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Menu Planning
   
Meal Planning for CACFP
Meal Planning for the CACFP
Methods for Healthy Cooking
Methods for Healthy Cooking
Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP
Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

Serving Vegetables in the CACFP
Serving Vegetables in the CACFP
Mealtimes With Toddlers in the CACFP
Mealtimes With Toddlers in the CACFP
Serving Snacks in the CACFP Training Slides cover
Serving Snacks in the CACFP

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP
Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP
   

English PPT | Spanish PPT

   
Milk
   
Serving Milk in the CACFP
Serving Milk in the CACFP
   

English PPT | Spanish PPT

   
Sugar Limits
   
Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars
Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars
Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars
Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars
 

English PPT | Spanish PPT

English PPT | Spanish PPT

 
Page updated: February 28, 2023