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2013 CACFP Nutrition TrainingInfants on the CACFP

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Claiming infants (0-12 months) is optional for agencies BUT at least one type of iron-fortified infant formula and infant

foods must still be offered to all infants

To claim a meal the infant must be offered all the required components

AND

Proper documentation must be maintained in order for the infant meals to be eligible

for reimbursement

Infants on the CACFP

USDA CACFP Infant Meal Pattern

3Guidance Memorandum 12C

4Guidance Memorandum 12C Handout

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Reimbursable meals for Birth through 3 months

Infant meal/snack requires ONLY

breast milk or IFIF

Claim

(Regardless of who supplies the IFIF)

The policy recognizes the non-food related cost of serving infants by allowing reimbursement for meals containing only breast milk or infant formula, whether supplied by the caregiver or by the parent.

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Infant Meal Pattern4-7 months old

• Breakfast: – IFIF or breast milk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal (when developmentally

ready)

• Lunch/Supper:– IFIF or breast milk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal (when developmentally

ready)– Fruit and/or Vegetable (when developmentally ready)

• Snack:– IFIF or breast milk

Reimbursable meals for 4-7 months

Infant meal/snack requires ONLY

breast milk or IFIF

Claim

(Regardless of who supplies the IFIF)

Infant meal requires breast milk/IFIF, IFIC* &/or fruit/vegetable*

Parent supplies ALL components

Center supplies ONE, TWO or ALL components

Claim

Do Not Claim

Semi-solid foods are introduced when the infant is developmentally ready, which is a decision made by the parents and infant’s doctor

* When developmentally ready

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• Breakfast: – IFIF or breastmilk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal– Fruit and/or vegetable

• Lunch/Supper:– IFIF or breastmilk– Fruit and/or Vegetable – Iron-fortified Infant Cereal and/or– Meat/Meat Alternate

• Snack: – IFIF, breastmilk, or 100% fruit juice– Bread or crackers (when developmentally ready)

Infant Meal Pattern8 through 11 months

Reimbursable meals for 8-11 month olds

Parent supplies ALL components

Center supplies ONE, TWO or ALL components

Do Not Claim

Claim

Infant breakfast requires breast milk/ IFIF, IFIC & fruit/vegetable

Infant lunch requires breast milk/IFIF,

fruit/vegetable & IFIC OR meat/meat alternate

Reimbursable snacks for 8-11 month olds

Infant snack requires breast milk or IFIF, cracker/ bread*

If snack is both IFIF/breast milk and bread/cracker, the center must supply one or both components to claim If snack is only IFIF/breast milk/, claim regardless of who supplies

* When developmentally ready

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Claiming Infant Meals

Scenario 1: • 9 month old infant

– The parent/guardian provides breastmilk or iron fortified infant formula (IFIF) and the center provides at least one other component at breakfast, lunch, or supper.

– Is this a claimable meal?

YES

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Claiming Infant Meals

Scenario 2: • 8 month old infant

– The parent/guardian provides breastmilk/IFIF and all solid components.

– Is this a claimable meal?

NO

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Claiming Infant Meals

Scenario 3: • 6 month old infant eating solid foods

– The mother breastfeeds the child at the center for breakfast and the child care center also feeds the infant solid food supplied by the center.

– Is this a claimable meal?

YES

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Claiming Infant Meals

Scenario 4: • 2 month old infant

– Mother came to the center to breastfeed her infant.

– Is this a claimable meal?

NO

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Claiming Infant Meals

Scenario 5: • 11 month old infant

– At breakfast, infant is not eating iron-fortified infant cereal per parents request

– Infant receives center-purchased formula, fruit and another grain/bread item (pancakes, adult cereal, toast, etc.)

– Is this meal claimable?

NO

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Creditable Foods for Infants

• Foods prepared at the center, with appropriate modifications

• Commercially-prepared foods must be plain fruits, vegetables, and meats (not combination of different components)

• Infant cereal must be iron-fortified– Serve in a bowl with a spoon, not in a bottle

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Iron-fortified Infant Cereal

Creditable

• Infant cereals Iron-fortified Can be mixed

with breast milk or formula

Non-Creditable

• Adult cereals• Infant cereals that

are not iron-fortified

• Infant cereals containing fruit

• Jarred infant cereals

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Commercially-Prepared Infant Food

Fruits and Vegetables

CreditableFruit or vegetable is

the first ingredient

Contain multiple fruits or vegetables ingredients

Water is not the first ingredient

Non-CreditableBaby dinners

Jarred cereal with fruit

Desserts

Water is the first ingredient

Containing DHA

Pasta Vegetable Medley4 oz.Vegetables

Ingredients:water, tomato paste, pear concentrate, carrots, dried egg yolks, enriched macaroni product (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous

sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), romano cheese (made from partially skimmed cow's milk, cheese cultures,

salt and enzymes) and zinc sulfate.

Rice Cereal with ApplesBeech-Nut Naturals First Advantage4 oz.Cereals

Ingredients:apples, apple juice from concentrate (water and apple juice concentrate), water, dried egg yolks, rice flour, cinnamon, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), ferrous sulfate (source of iron), citric acid, zinc sulfate (source of zinc), niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin b12 and folic acid.

Not Creditable

- Water 1st ingredient - Has 2 food components,

making it a dinner

Not Creditable Cereals with fruit not

creditable

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Green BeansCorn & RiceBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 34 oz.Vegetables

Ingredients:Green beans, corn, water and rice flour.

Mixed VegetablesBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 24 oz.Vegetables

Ingredients:vegetables (carrots, green beans, peas) and water necessary for preparation.

Creditable - Vegetable 1st ingredient

- Water okay - No other food components

Not Creditable - Vegetable 1st ingredient

- Water okay - Has rice flour, another food

component, making it a “dinner”

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Commercially Prepared Infant Food

Meat & Meat Alternates

Creditable

Plain strained baby foodmeats - Including those with beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, veal, and ham

Gravy and broth are ok

Non-Creditable

Combination dinners

Meat sticks

Breaded/battered seafood and canned fish with bones

Yogurt

Nuts, seeds, and nut/seed butters

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Chicken Lasagna

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 3 6 oz   Dinners

Ingredients: water, tomato paste, finely ground chicken, carrots, pear puree concentrate, enriched macaroni product (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid) and romano cheese (made from partially skimmed cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes).  

Vegetables & Beef

Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 2  4 oz. Dinners

Ingredients:vegetables (carrots, rehydrated potatoes, peas), water and beef

Not Creditable - Has more than 1 food component,

making it a “dinner”

Not Creditable - Water 1st ingredient

- More than 1 food component, making it a “dinner”

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Chicken &Chicken BrothBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 12.5 oz.Meats

Ingredients:Chicken, finely ground chicken, and chicken

broth.

Creditable - Chicken is the only

ingredient

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Creditable Breads and Crackers for 8-11 month old

Infants

Other Foods:• biscuits• bagels• English muffins• pita bread• rolls• soft tortillas

Crackers:• saltines• snack crackers• animal crackers• graham crackers

(without honey)*

*clostridium botulinum spores = serious food borne illness

Crusty Bread or Crackers

Listing of Creditable Grains/Breads under Guidance Memorandum 12http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_centermemos

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Want more on infant feeding?

www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feeding_infants.html

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