It is your responsibility to accurately record the food to be served to the children participating in the CACFP to meet the meal pattern prior to the meal service.

• Post a dated pre-planned menu for each day or by the week.
• Any pre-planned menus must be updated on the day of meal service if the foods served that day change from your pre-planned menus.

Remember – menus that do not comply with the meal patterns will be disallowed.

• Fruits and vegetables are separate meal components
• A vegetable serving is required at lunch and/or supper
• 100% fruit or vegetable juice can be served only once per day at either breakfast or snack. Clarendon does not credit juice as part of lunch or supper to limit the overconsumption of sugar
• Tofu may be credited, as a meat/meat alternate, must be firm, extra firm with 5g of protein per 2.2 oz., and easily recognizable to children.  Soft tofu in smoothies/baked desserts is not creditable.
• Yogurt is limited to 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces
• At least one serving of bread/grains per day must be 100% whole grain or whole grain rich.
• Grain-based desserts are not creditable: cookies, cake, pop-tarts, granola bars, dessert piecrust, doughnuts, etc.—including homemade dessert items.
• Fluid milk served to children must be unflavored. Children age 1-2 years are required to be served whole, unflavored milk. Children age 2 and older are required to be served 1% low fat or fat-free skim unflavored milk.
• Breakfast cereals may contain no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce
• Graham crackers and animal crackers are creditable. Limit use of these sweet crackers to no more than two (2) time per week and serve at snack only.
• Meat/meat alternate may be served in place of the grain component up to 3 times per week at breakfast
• Choking food restrictions apply to children under the age of 4 years.