Feeding Infants in the CACFP Lesson 9 Creditable Infant Foods Part 1 Agenda Reimbursable Infant Meals and Snacks Solid Foods Food Components Summary 2 1 PreTest Yes or No A parent asks you to start serving solid foods to her 5monthold baby at your child care site but you know the infant meal ID: 774005
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Feeding Infants in the CACFP Lesson 9Creditable Infant Foods: Part 1
AgendaReimbursable Infant Meals and Snacks Solid FoodsFood ComponentsSummary2
1 Pre-TestYes or No?A parent asks you to start serving solid foods to her 5-month-old baby at your child care site, but you know the infant meal pattern age groups are 0 through 5 months and 6 through 11 months. If you serve the baby solid foods at 5 months, can you still claim reimbursement for the baby’s meals and snacks?3
Yes or No? You notice that a baby in your care is developmentally ready for solid foods, and the parents agree. The parents tell you that they have fed their baby eggs at home, so you offer the baby whole eggs (yolk and egg white), finely chopped at child care. The baby takes one bite at lunch.Can you claim the eggs as part of a reimbursable lunch?2Pre-Test4
Pre-Test 3Which foods are creditable in the infant meal pattern and can be offered to infants around 6 through 11 months?Choose all that apply.Peach cobbler baby food dessertPureed carrotsFinely chopped baked chickenGranola bar5
Reimbursable Infant Meals and Snacks Food components:Breastmilk or iron-fortified infant formulaMeat and meat alternatesVegetables and fruitsGrainsA meal or snack is reimbursable as long as all required food components are offered during the day. Creditable foods count towards the infant meal pattern requirements for a reimbursable meal or snack. 6
Solid FoodsInfant Meal Pattern Breakfast0 through 5 Months6 though 11 Months Breastmilk or infant formula 4–6 fl. oz. breastmilk or formula 6–8 fl. oz. breastmilk or formula Grains or meat/meat alternates, or a combination 0–4 tbsp. infant cereal, meat, fish, poultry, whole eggs, cooked dry beans or peas; or 0–2 oz. cheese; or 0–4 oz. cottage cheese; or 0–4 oz. (½ cup) yogurt; or a combination of the above Vegetables, fruit, or both 0–2 tbsp. vegetable, fruit, or both 7
What Are Solid Foods? Solid foods are foods that are easy to digest and safe for a baby to eat once he or she is developmentally ready.Pureed Finely Chopped Mashed Ground 8
Solid Foods in the Infant Meal Pattern Babies Ages 6 through 11 Months9
Grains Iron-fortified infant cerealBreakfast, lunch and supper, or snackBreadsSnack onlyCrackersSnack only Ready-to-eat cerealsSnack onlyMust meet the sugar limit (6 grams per dry ounce)Iron-fortified10
Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars 11
Iron-Fortified Infant Cereal Infant cereal must be iron-fortified.Single and mixed-grain cereals are creditable.Offer single grain first, then mixed-grain.How to tell if an infant cereal is “iron-fortified”:Look for “Iron-Fortified” on the package.Look at the ingredient list for:IronFerric FumarateElectrolytic Iron Iron (Electrolytic) 12
Meat and Meat Alternates Meats and poultryFin fishShellfishWhole eggs(yolk and egg white)Beans and peas Cheese Cottage cheeseYogurt Must meet the sugar limit (23 grams per 6 ounces) 13
Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars 14
Vegetables and Fruits All vegetables and fruits can be offered.Fruit and vegetable juices are not creditable.This includes 100% juice. 15
Which Food Is Not Creditable? Peach CobblerDessertXWhole Egg(white and yolk)CookedRed Peppers 16
Which Food Is Not Creditable? Cheese ProductXFin FishReady-to-EatCereal 17
Which Food Is Not Creditable? Beef and Beef BrothStrawberriesFreeze-DriedYogurt SnacksX18
Summary A meal or snack is reimbursable as long as all required food components are offered during the day. Infant meal pattern allows for solid foods starting around 6 months of age, when the baby is developmentally ready.To be creditable:Ready-to-eat cereal—No more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce Yogurt— No more than 23 grams of sugar per 6 ounces Refer to Appendix F for creditable and non-creditable foods. 19
Yes or No? A parent asks you to start serving solid foods to her 5-month-old baby at your child care site, but you know the infant meal pattern age groups are 0 through 5 months and 6 through 11 months. If you serve the baby solid foods at 5 months, can you still claim reimbursement for the baby’s meals and snacks?YesPost-Test32 1 20
Yes or No? You notice that a baby in your care is developmentally ready for solid foods, and the parents agree. The parents tell you that they have fed their baby eggs at home, so you offer the baby whole eggs (yolk and egg white), finely chopped at child care. The baby takes one bite at lunch.Can you claim the eggs as part of a reimbursable lunch?YesPost-Test32 21
Which foods are creditable in the infant meal pattern and can be offered to infants around 6 through 11 months? Choose all that apply.Peach cobbler baby food dessertPureed carrotsFinely chopped baked chickenGranola barWhich foods are creditable in the infant meal pattern and can be offered to infants around 6 through 11 months?Choose all that apply.Peach cobbler baby food dessertPureed carrotsFinely chopped baked chickenGranola barPost-Test 3 22
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