Family Style Meal Service with Children in the CACFP

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February 29, 2024

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USDA Team Nutrition recently announced their new Family Style Meal Service with Children in the Child and Adult Care Food Program resources. This new suite of resources includes training materials, social media graphics, classroom posters, and original photos.

Some resources are also available in Spanish on USDA's Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en el CACFP webpage.

Live Webinar

Join Team Nutrition on Wednesday, March 20, for our next CACFP Trainers’ Circle Webinar, "Family Style Meal Service With Children in the CACFP."

Classroom Posters

Discussion tools teachers can use in their classrooms to introduce the steps of family style meal service, rules for family style meals, and sample scripts for conversations at mealtime with children. Get the resource in English and Spanish.

Social Media Graphics

Spread the word about this resource and the benefits of family style meal service with Team Nutrition’s social media graphics. Get the resource in English.

Training Slides

Ready-to-go presentation slides to help train staff on family style meal service in the CACFP. Get the resource in English.

Operator Booklet

Includes information on how to help prepare and support children, train staff, and meet CACFP meal pattern requirements to successfully serve meals “family style” in the CACFP. Get the resource in English.

Photographs

Original photographs depicting family style meal service in child care and afterschool settings to use in training materials. Access images.

For more resources, visit USDA’s webpage on Family Style Meal Service with Children in the CACFP. Some resources are also available in Spanish on USDA's Servicio de comidas al estilo familiar con niños en el CACFP webpage.