Daily Duties
This is the very first task cooks complete after clocking in each morning.
What is washing your hands.
This type of cereal is the only kind creditable for infants on CACFP.
What is iron-fortified infant cereal?
The correct order of the three-step cleaning process keeps surfaces safe for food contact.
What is wash, rinse, sanitize?
When a food delivery is missing a key item, this is the first person you should contact.
Who is the health & nutrition coordinator (Jacob)?
Every stored or prepared food container (taken out of its original package) must include these two things on the label.
What are the product name and date delivered?
Before food prep begins, cooks must always do these two things to prevent contamination.
What is putting on gloves or aprons and other forms of PPE as needed?
Instead of jarred baby food, DAEOC cooks prepare infant meals by doing this.
What is modifying center-prepared foods by mashing or blending?
Hands must be washed for at least this long using warm water and soap.
What is 20 seconds?
If a label lists “enriched flour” instead of “whole grain,” the product cannot count as this.
What is a whole grain-rich item?
Prepared canned fruits & vegetables are good for this amount of time.
What is 72 hours (3 days)?
Meal counts must always be recorded at this time to be CACFP reimbursable.
What is at the point of service?
An infant who reaches for diced food and can sit with support is showing these.
What are readiness and hunger cues?
When a child vomits, staff must follow this special cleaning process.
What is the four-step outbreak cleaning process (disinfect, wash, rinse, sanitize)?
Fruit substitutions, like serving apples instead of oranges, are allowed only when this is done.
What is receiving prior approval and documenting the substitution?
When restocking shelves or coolers, cooks must use this system to rotate items properly.
What is FIFO (First In, First Out)?
Before leaving the kitchen for break or restroom, cooks must always do this first.
What is remove gloves and aprons.
When introducing new solid foods, parents must sign this before it’s added to an infant’s meal.
What is a parent food introduction form?
Ecolab sanitizer must test within this range to be effective.
What is 200–400 ppm or the range listed on the product label?
This must always be displayed for staff, parents, and monitors to see.
What is the current day’s posted menu?
Any unlabeled or undated food found in the fridge or freezer must be handled this way.
What is discard immediately?
These must be completed, signed, and dated before the cook clocks out each day.
What are temperature logs, sanitizer tests, and cleaning checklists?
When infants reach 12 months, they begin transitioning from formula or breast milk to this.
What is whole milk (until age 2)?
Chemicals may never be sprayed near food or dishes for this reason.
What is to prevent chemical contamination of food?
When scaling recipes, cooks must adjust this first before preparing food.
What are the serving amounts or portion sizes?
This is the distance food stored on shelves must be from the floor.
What is 4-6 inches.