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Meal Pattern Minute: Minimum Serving of Dried Fruits
If dried fruits credit for twice the volume of the fruit component, does that mean that the minimum serving is 1 tablespoon instead of 2 tablespoons?
Meal Pattern Minute: Veggie Straws
Veggie straws are made using vegetables, but do they credit in the CACFP?
Meal Pattern Minute: One Year of Tips
Let’s reflect on 52 episodes of our Meal Pattern Minutes.
Meal Pattern Minute: Sodium Limits
There are sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt. Do any foods have sodium limits?
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!