Meal Patterns🍎
The number of components that must be served for breakfast
What is 3 different components
The number of components that must be served for snack
What is 2 different components
The time that meal counts must be taken
Point of service (when the child is served)
Breakfast 830-9:00, Lunch 11:30-12:00, Snack 2:30-2:45, Late snack 5:00-5:15.
Hands must be washed for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds
This poster must be displayed in all CACFP sites
What is the “And Justice for All” poster
CACFP stands for _____?
Child and Adult Care Food Program
The components that must be served for lunch
What is milk, meat/meat alternative, vegetable, fruit, grain
True or False: A snack of apple slices and sun chips is creditable
What is true.
There are 2 different components.
DAILY DOUBLE!
Jack was playing in block area during breakfast time. Teacher asked him several times if he wanted to eat breakfast. Jack continued playing and did not sit at the table for breakfast. Can this meal be marked for reimbursement?
Yes!
Jack was in attendance during the meal time and the meal was offered at least 2 times
DAILY DOUBLE
Food must be stored at or below this temperature in the refrigerator.
What is 41°F
Staff must receive this type of training annually.
What is Civil Rights training
Whole grain-rich foods must be served how often per day?
What is once per day
DAILY DOUBLE!
The minimum amount of milk to be served during breakfast and lunch for children ages 3-5
What is 3/4 cup
True or false: A snack of milk and cheese is creditable.
What is false.
(both are in the same component: milk + meat alternate)
The maximum number of meals that can be claimed per day, per child for reimbursement
What is 2 meals and 1 snack
OR
2 snacks and 1 meal
Food left in the “danger zone” (41°F–135°F) can only be kept for how long
What is 2 hours
If a parent requests a substitution for a disability, you must have this.
What is a medical statement signed by a licensed professional
DAILY DOUBLE!
This practice is done in CACFP during mealtimes to encourage trying new foods and promote positive eating behaviors.
What is family-style dining
The type of milk that must be served to children ages 2-5 years old to be counted as creditable
What is unflavored, 1% milk
Sam is hungry and is provided a banana and graham crackers at 10:30am. Is this snack reimbursable?
What is no.
Meals are only reimbursable if they are served during the designated meal times.
Bennett arrived at 9:00am and wanted to eat breakfast. Can this meal be marked for reimbursement?
Yes! Breakfast can be counted from 8:30am-9:00am. If Bennett arrived at 9:01am, the meal would not be reimbursable.
This must be done first before any serving bowl, utensil or food item is placed upon it.
What is 3 step cleaning (soap, water, bleach sitting for 2 minutes)
Complaints of discrimination must be forwarded within how many days?
What is 5 days
What is water.
How much meat/meat alternate is required at lunch for school age children?
What is 2 ounces
The snack serving size of fruit for children ages 3-5
At lunch, Molly ate pineapple, carrots and bread. She also had milk to drink. Molly refused to eat the chicken or put it on her plate. Can this meal still be marked for reimbursement?
Yes, BUT only if Molly was offered the chicken at least twice.
(full serving sizes of all components must be offered at least twice)
Hot food must be held at or above this temperature.
What is 135°F
True or False: A parent can provide part of a meal and the center can still claim it.
What is True (if the center supplies the missing required components)