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      USDA Links and Resources

      Updated Meal Standards Charts

      One-Page Summaries of the Updated Meal Standards

      CACFP Meal Pattern Training Tools

       

      Updated CACFP Food Crediting Guidelines

      The USDA has updated CACFP food crediting guidelines to allow shelf-stable, dried, and semi-dried meat, poultry, and seafood snacks to be credited toward the meat component in reimbursable meals. In addition, the updated guidelines also allow program participants to credit the following food items:

      • Coconut

      • Hominy

      • Popcorn

      • Surimi Seafood

      • Tempeh

      For more information about these updated guidelines, see the USDA's memo Update of Food Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs.

      For more information about adding and editing foods, see the following articles:

       

      CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants

      CACFP Trainers Tools: Feeding Infants (link out)

      Provided by the USDA, this web page hosts content from the Feeding Infants in the Child Adult Care Food Program guide that is meant to help you train your sites to better feed infants. It focuses on developmental readiness, hunger cues, storing breastmilk/formula, and more. The resources included are:

      • Trainer's Guide

      • Presentations (with Trainer Notes)

      • Videos

      • Digital Activities

      • Knowledge Tests

       

      CACFP Food Buying & Crediting Resources

      The USDA has provided numerous resources for crediting and buying food in the CACFP. Click each link below to access each resource on the USDA's website.

      Crediting Updates for Child Nutrition Programs: Be in the Know!

      This is a five-part, recorded webinar series that ensures you remain up-to-date on recent crediting changes in the CACFP.

      Exhibit A Grains Tool to the Rescue!

      This is a recorded demo of the USDA's Exhibit A Grains Tool, which is included with the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-Based tool. The Exhibit A tool allows you to search for your grain product and enter serving sizes from the product label.

      Food Buying Guide Goes Digital

      This recorded webinar discusses the new Food Buying Guide mobile application and FBG Interactive Web Tool.

      Navigating the Food Buying Guide FBG Calculator

      This recorded webinar teaches users about the FBG Calculator, which is included in the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-Based Tool. The FBG Calculator is designed to create a shopping list to assist child nutrition program operators when ordering food for their programs.