Changes to meal components Fruits Vegetables Meat/Meat Alternate Grains Fluid milk Meal Pattern Meal Ideas Test your knowledge Foundation of a healthier generation This is the first major revision since 1968. Why? Reflects updates in nutrition science. New goal: To prevent overconsumption of calories, saturated fat, added fats, added sugar, and under consumption of fiber and other essential nutrients. Why is the meal pattern changing? Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires USDA to: Update the CACFP meal patterns Align the meal patterns with: The most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Most recent and relevant nutrition science and recommendations from an authorized scientific agency or organization. Background Terms Food Components: One of the food groups that comprise a reimbursable meal Food item: A specific food offered within the food component comprising the reimbursable meal. Creditable: Food items that may be counted toward meeting the meal pattern requirement for a reimbursable meal. Reimbursable meal: A meal that meets the minimum meal pattern requirements and eligible for reimbursement when served in the CACFP. Food Components There are now five (5) meal components:
Changes to meal components Fruits Vegetables Meat/Meat Alternate Grains Fluid milk Meal Pattern Meal Ideas Test your knowledge Foundation of a healthier generation This is the first major revision since 1968. Why? Reflects updates in nutrition science. New goal: To prevent overconsumption of calories, saturated fat, added fats, added sugar, and under consumption of fiber and other essential nutrients. Why is the meal pattern changing? Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act requires USDA to: Update the CACFP meal patterns Align the meal patterns with: The most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Most recent and relevant nutrition science and recommendations from an authorized scientific agency or organization. Background Terms Food Components: One of the food groups that comprise a reimbursable meal Food item: A specific food offered within the food component comprising the reimbursable meal. Creditable: Food items that may be counted toward meeting the meal pattern requirement for a reimbursable meal. Reimbursable meal: A meal that meets the minimum meal pattern requirements and eligible for reimbursement when served in the CACFP. Food Components There are now five (5) meal components: