Creditable Foods

Make this cute and easy snack! Cut a large banana into 12 discs. Place three discs on a lollipop stick, as well as half a strawberry and a sliced grape. Let your kids decorate their snowmen with chopped raisins for the eyes and buttons, and a small slice of carrot for the nose. Serve two with a tablespoon of peanut butter for a #CACFPCreditable snack for ages 1-5.

Maureen Lyons from La Junta, Colorado, got festive with her CACFP recipes by turning her morning pancakes into Santa Claus. Whole wheat pancakes and fresh fruit is a great way to start the day!

Turn whole wheat pancakes into your kids’ favorite jolly old elf!

December is National Pear Month! Here are five ways to serve pears as a snack:

Baked pear with granola topping
Pear and grilled cheese sandwich
Pear, banana and yogurt smoothie
Pear wedges with peanut butter
Cottage cheese on top of pear discs

Linda Jester from Kansas City, Missouri made these adorable reindeer out of celery and peanut butter, decorated with pretzel antlers and a pomegranate nose!

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Spinach and cottage cheese salad
Baked sweet potato and apple slices
Black bean dip and pita chips
Sugar snap peas and grape juice
Orange bell peppers and crackers

Linda Jester from Kansas City, Missouri shared this yummy plate of nachos on Facebook. It features whole grain tortilla chips, beef, beans, cheese and veggies, so it’s loaded with #CACFPCreditable components!

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Baked potato and cheddar cheese
Celery sticks and hummus
Carrots and pretzels
Orange wedges and crackers
Blueberries and cottage cheese

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Roasted edamame and grape juice
Black bean salsa and tortilla chips
Split pea soup and crackers
Lentils and couscous
Refried beans on a tortilla

Create this super cute cat and mouse for lunch! Make your sandwich of choice, and use cheese and veggies for the cat face. Add ears, nose and tail made of carrots to a hard boiled egg for the mouse. Use fun cookie cutters for the fruits and veggies. Serve with milk.