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UUUpdatedChildandAdultMealPatternsUPDATEDCHILDANDADULTCAREFOODPROGRAMMEALPATTERNS:CHILDANDADULTMEALSUSDArecentlyrevisedtheCACFPmealpatternstoensurechildrenandadultshaveaccesstohealthy,balancedmealsthroughouttheday.
Undertheupdatedchildandadultmealpatterns,mealsservedwillincludeagreatervarietyofvegetablesandfruit,morewholegrains,andlessaddedsugarandsaturatedfat.
ThechangesmadetothemealpatternsarebasedontheDietaryGuidelinesforAmericans,scientificrecommendationsfromtheNationalAcademyofMedicine,andstakeholderinput.
CACFPcentersanddaycarehomesmustcomplywiththeupdatedmealpatternsbyOctober1,2017.
GreaterVarietyofVegetablesandFruitsThecombinedfruitandvegetablecomponentisnowaseparatevegetablecomponentandaseparatefruitcomponent;andJuiceislimitedtoonceperday.
MoreWholeGrainsAtleastoneservingofgrainsperdaymustbewholegrain-rich;Grain-baseddessertsnolongercounttowardsthegraincomponent;andOunceequivalents(ozeq)areusedtodeterminetheamountofcreditablegrains(startingOctober1,2019).
MoreProteinOptionsMeatandmeatalternatesmaybeservedinplaceoftheentiregrainscomponentatbreakfastamaximumofthreetimesperweek;andTofucountsasameatalternate.
AgeAppropriateMealsAnewagegrouptoaddresstheneedsofolderchildren13through18yearsold.
LessAddedSugarYogurtmustcontainnomorethan23gramsofsugarper6ounces;andBreakfastcerealsmustcontainnomorethan6gramsofsugarperdryounce.
MakingEverySipCountUnflavoredwholemilkmustbeservedto1yearolds;unflavoredlow-fatorfat-freemilkmustbeservedtochildren2through5yearsold;andunflavoredlow-fat,unflavoredfat-free,orflavoredfat-freemilkmustbeservedtochildren6yearsoldandolderandadults;Non-dairymilksubstitutesthatarenutritionallyequivalenttomilkmaybeservedinplaceofmilktochildrenoradultswithmedicalorspecialdietaryneeds;andYogurtmaybeservedinplaceofmilkonceperdayforadultsonly.
AdditionalImprovementsExtendsofferversusservetoat-riskafterschoolprograms;andFryingisnotallowedasawayofpreparingfoodson-site.
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