CACFP Guidelines

Meal requirments for 1-4 year olds

Required MealComponents for Breakfast

• Fluid Milk • Grain or Bread • Fruit / Vegetable

Required Meal Components for Lunch or Supper

(Lunch must contain all of the below components.

• Fluid Milk

• Meat or Meat Alternate

• Grain or Bread

• Fruit / Vegetable

(2 servings)

Required Components for Snack ( must use two of the four components)

Fluid MilkMeat or Meat AlternateGrain or Bread Fruit / Vegetable

**Cannot count milk and juice as two separate components!!

** Cannot use two components from the same group!!

Milk

• We provide Whole Milk to our 1-2 year olds. • We provide 1 % Milk to our 2-4 year olds.

Infant Meal Patterns

Required Meal Pattern for Infants who are 0- 3 months

Components Quantity

BreakfastInfant formula (iron-fortified)or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

Supplement (Snack)

Infant formula (iron-fortified) or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

Lunch or Supper

Infant formula (iron-fortified) or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

*Reimbursable if bottles of breast milk are provided to the center by the parent/guardian.

Required Meal Pattern for Infants who are 4- 7 months

*Reimbursable if bottles of breast milk are provided to the center by the parent.**Reimbursable if parent provides formula when optional component(s) is served.

Breakfast

Infant formula (iron-fortified)** or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

Infant cereal (iron-fortified, dry) (optional)

0-3 tablespoons

Supplement (Snack)

Infant formula (iron-fortified) or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

Lunch or Supper

Infant formula (iron-fortified)** or Breast milk*

4-6 fluid ounces

Infant cereal (iron-fortified, dry) (optional)

0-3 tablespoons

Fruit and/or vegetable (optional) 0-3 tablespoons

Required Meal Pattern for Infants who are 8- 11 months

*Reimbursable if bottles of breast milk are provided to the center by the parent.**Reimbursable if parent provides formula when optional component(s) is served.

Breakfast

  Components Quantity

Infant formula (iron-fortified) orBreast milk°°

6-8 fluid ounces

Infant cereal (iron-fortified, dry) 2-4 tablespoons

Fruit and/or vegetable 1-4 tablespoons

Supplement (Snack) Infant formula (iron-fortified)°Or Breast milk°°Or Full-strength fruit juice

2-4 fluid ounces

Bread orCrackers (optional)

0-½ slice  0-2 crackers

Infant formula (iron-fortified)Or Breast milk°°

6-8 fluid ounces

Infant cereal (iron-fortified, dry)and/or Meat, fish, poultry, egg yolkOr Cooked dry beans or peasOr CheeseOr Cottage cheese, cheese food, cheese spread

2-4 tablespoons;  1-4 tablespoons 1-4 tablespoons ½-2 ounces 1-4 ounces

Fruit and/or vegetable 1-4 tablespoons

Lunch or Supper