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Meal Pattern Minute: Lactose-Free Milk
Is lactose-free milk also dairy free?
Meal Pattern Minute: Sugar in Muffins and Sweet Crackers
The CACFP has sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt – what about other foods that can be high in sugar, like muffins and sweet crackers?
Meal Pattern Minute: Tomato Soup
Can store-bought tomato soup be credited as a vegetable in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Ounce Equivalency for Meat
When determining ounce equivalency of meat, is that done before or after it is cooked?
Meal Pattern Minute: Substituting Cheese By Volume
If you had a recipe that called for one cup of shredded cheddar cheese, could you replace it with one cup of Parmesan cheese and have the same ounce equivalency?
Meal Pattern Minute: Goat’s Milk
Can you serve goat’s milk in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Grain-Based Desserts
How do you define a grain-based dessert in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Tofu for Infants
USDA released a revised memo regarding tofu in the CACFP infant meal pattern.
Meal Pattern Minute: Meat Alternates
How can you identify a meat alternate in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Soy Yogurt in the Infant Meal Pattern
USDA FNS updated is guidelines on soy yogurt – can it be used in the CACFP infant meal pattern?
Meal Pattern Minute: Tortilla Chips
Are tortilla chips always whole grain-rich?
Meal Pattern Minute: Offering Water
Does water have to be offered to children in the CACFP, or just made available?
Meal Pattern Minute: Mixing Cereals
Can you mix a high-sugar cereal with a low-sugar cereal, and have the average meet the CACFP sugar limits?
Meal Pattern Minute: Age for Choking Risk
At what age are children at a higher risk for choking?
Meal Pattern Minute: Granola Bars
Are granola bars creditable in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Sugar Limits in Breakfast Cereal
What are the sugar limits for breakfast cereals in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: Honey Graham Crackers
It is recommended to not serve honey to infants under 1 year old – does that also apply to honey graham crackers?
Meal Pattern Minute: Pumpkin Pie
Can pumpkin pie fit into the meal pattern? You might be surprised to learn the answer!