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Meal Pattern Minute

Looking for quick tips on some of the CACFP's hottest topics? Our nutrition education specialist, Isabel Ramos-Lebron, MS, RDN, LD, is here to help! Be sure to follow us on Instagram or on Facebook for more tips, recipes and resources!

Meal Pattern Minute: Cereals and Grain-Based Desserts

Can breakfast cereals ever be considered a grain-based dessert?

Meal Pattern Minute: Serving Juice and Milk

Full-strength juice can be served once per day in place of the fruit component, but can juice be served with milk for snack?

Meal Pattern Minute: Maximum Serving Sizes

The CACFP has minimum serving sizes for reimbursement – are there maximum serving sizes?

Meal Pattern Minute: Healthy Cooking Methods

What are some ways to prepare healthy and flavorful dishes for the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Breastfeeding

How and when can breastmilk be used in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Product Formulation Statements

What is a PFS and when do you need one in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Whole Grain-Rich and CN Labels

Identifying whole-grain rich items can be done through looking at the CN Label. Here’s how!

Meal Pattern Minute: CN Labels

What is a CN Label and how can you use it in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 6

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is more on the sixth method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 5

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is more on the fifth method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 4, Part 2

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is more on the fourth method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 4, Part 1

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is the fourth method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 3

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is the third method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 2

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is the second method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Method 1

There are six methods to determine if a food product is whole grain-rich. Here is the first method!

Meal Pattern Minute: Whole Grain-Rich

Whole Grain-Rich (WGR)! What does it mean?

Meal Pattern Minute: Beef Jerky Sticks

Beef jerky sticks can be a quick and tasty snack, but are they creditable in the CACFP?

Meal Pattern Minute: Medical Statements with Soy Milk

When do you need a medical statement in order to serve soy milk to your #CACFP participants?