Follows all of the federal requirements to be claimed for reimbursement Contains all of the required meal components and specified quantities and meets the dietary specifications Why is this Important ID: 712506
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Preschool Meal PatternSlide2
What is a Reimbursable Meal?
Follows
all of the federal requirements to be claimed for reimbursement. Contains all of the required meal components and specified quantities and meets the dietary specificationsSlide3
Why is this Important?
SFAs receive federal dollars for every
reimbursable mealFreeReduced PricePaidSlide4
Pay Attention
Fiscal action is taken when:
A meal component is missingSchool runs out of a food item during the meal service periodEx: School runs out of apple wedges during the middle of meal service so 25 students do not have the opportunity to have any fruit with their meal. Repeat
meal pattern findingsSlide5
Preschool Meal PatternSlide6
Overview
Last revisions started October 1, 2017
Reflects Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern for infants and children, ages 1-5 years old
PRESCHOOLSlide7
Preschool Meal Pattern
Fruit and vegetables are separate components
Juice limit: fruit juice or vegetable juice is limited to one meal per day
Offer
vs Serve is
NOT
allowed for children under 5 years
old
Frying
is
NOT
allowed as a way of preparing foods on-siteSlide8
Preschool – Breakfast Meal Pattern
Must serve
ALL three
components for a
reimbursable meal Slide9
Preschool – Lunch Meal PatternSlide10
Milk
Flavored milk
cannot
be served to preschoolers
PRESCHOOLSlide11
Vegetables
May be used to meet the entire fruit
componentMust serve 2 different kinds of vegetablesNo vegetable subgroups
Allowable:
Milk
Chicken sandwich
Broccoli
Carrots
Not Allowable:
Milk
Chicken sandwich
Broccoli (2 servings)
PRESCHOOLSlide12
Fruit
May serve full-strength
juice Juice (fruit or vegetable) is limited to one meal, including snack, per dayDried fruit is credited at twice the volume served
¼ cup of dried fruit = ½ cup fruit
PRESCHOOLSlide13
Grains
All grains must be made with enriched or whole grain meal or
flourAt least one serving of grains per day must be whole
grain-rich:
Contains 100% whole grains, OR
Contains
at least 50% whole grains and
the
remaining grains
are enriched
PRESCHOOLSlide14
Grains
Grain-based desserts
DO NOT
count towards the grains component
Oz
eq
are used to determine the amount of creditable grains (starting October 1,
2019)
Breakfast cereals must contain
no more than
6
grams of sugar per dry ounce
PRESCHOOLSlide15
“Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars”Slide16
Grains Mini Activity
This cereal
can
be served to preschoolersSlide17
Meat / Meat Alternate
May be served in place of the entire grains component at BREAKFAST
Maximum of 3 times a week
Yogurt must contain
no
more than 23 grams of sugar per
6
ouncesSlide18
“Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars”Slide19
Yogurt Mini Activity
This yogurt
cannot
be served to preschoolersSlide20
Flexibility for Co-Mingled Preschool Meals
P
reschoolers and K-5 students served in the same area at the same timeSFA’s choice:Follow grade-appropriate meal patternServe the K-5 meal pattern to both groupsSlide21
Questions
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
.