CACFP Meal Pattern Training Worksheets

Resource type

Training and Outreach

Resource Materials

These worksheets can be used to empower Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) providers with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to implement CACFP meal pattern requirements. All worksheets are now available in English and Spanish.

Grains

Grains Ounce Equivalents

Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP	Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP	Calculating Ounce Equivalents of Grains in the CACFP
Crediting Single-Serving Packages of Grains	Determining Ounce Equivalents of Grains in CACFP Recipes

Whole Grain Rich

Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu	How to Spot Whole Grain-Rich Foods for the CACFP	Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods For the CACFP
Is My Recipe Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP?	Using the WIC Food Lists to Identify Grains for the CACFP

Infants

Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP

Feeding Infants Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP

Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes

Meal Service and Menu Planning

Methods for Healthy Cooking	Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP	Offering Water in the CACFP
Reducing the Risk of Choking in Young Children at Mealtimes	Serving Adults Participants in the CACFP	Serving Snacks in the CACFP
Using the Nutrition Facts Label in the CACFP

Meats/Meat Alternates

Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Breakfast

Serving Meats and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper in the USDA CACFP — Serving Meat and Meat Alternates at Lunch and Supper

Milk

Sugar Limits

Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Sugar	Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Sugar	Calculating Sugar Limits for Breakfast Cereals in the CACFP
Calculating Sugar Limits for Yogurt in the CACFP