Beginners' Guide to the Five Meal Pattern Components ($) (2024)

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Find More On-Demand Webinars 10 Tips for Successful Taste Tests with Young Children ($) A Change of Taste: Reducing Sodium in the CACFP ($) Adding Whole Grains to Your Menu (Añada granos integrales a su menu) Additional Meat/Meat Alternates Options for CNPs: Crediting Tempeh and Surimi Age-Defying Flavors: Recipes for Older Adults Baking Whole Grain-Rich Foods ($) Beginners’ Guide to Serving Foods to Participants with Swallowing Difficulties ($) Beginners’ Guide to the Five Meal Pattern Components ($) Big City Impact on Kids’ Menus Body Positivity and Cultivating Good Relationships with Food Breakfast Basics (Planificando el desayuno) Brunch for Lunch ($) Building Healthy Bodies with the Foods We Serve ($) CACFP 101 ($) CACFP Portable Picnics ($) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in the CACFP ($) Choose Breakfast Cereals That Are Lower in Added Sugars (Elija cereales de desayuno bajos en azúcares añadidas) Choose Yogurts That Are Lower in Added Sugars (Elija yogures con bajo contenido de azúcares añadidas) CN Labeling Program: Update for Industry CN Labels & Product Formulation Statements: Hands-On Practice Common Allergens and Reading the Food Label ($) Continuing Quality Improvement Plans (CQI) ($) Cooking with Flavor: Spice Up Your CACFP Recipes ($) Crafting Winter Memories: Activities & Recipes ($) Creditable Meals in the CACFP: Be in the Know Crediting Basics and Beyond: An In-Depth Look at the Crediting Handbook for the CACFP Crediting Coconut and Vegetable Noodles in CNPs Crediting Popcorn, Hominy, Corn Masa and Masa Harina in CNPs Crediting Single Serving Packages of Grains in the CACFP (Cómo acreditar paquetes individuales de granos en el CACFP) Crediting Store-Bought Combination Baby Foods in the CACFP (Acreditación de alimentos combinados para bebés comprados en la tienda en el CACFP) Cultivating Cultural Awareness Through Food ($) Cultural Sensitivity & Humility in Head Start ($) Culturally Receptive Meals ($) Dairy Meal Modifications ($) Defining Developmentally Ready, Engaging Parents, and Understanding Cues ($) Digestible Bites: Modifying Food for Special Diets ($) Eat. Create. Cultivate. Fun with Food Through Positive Mealtime Experiences ($) Explore New Foods with a Taste Testing Adventure ($) Exploring Fall Foods: Recipes & More! ($) Extending CACFP Beyond the Classroom ($) Farm to Keiki: Healthy Eating Habits Take Root Early Farm to Table: Fresh Foods & Garden Tools Farmers’ Market Field Trip Feeding Infants Guide Explored Feeding Infants: 0-5 Months (Alimentación para bebés de 0-5 meses) Feeding Infants: Starting with Solids (Alimentación para bebés: comenzando con comidas sólidas) Feeding Infants: What, When and How ($) Fiber, Grains, Nutrition and Immunity ($) Formulas & Breastfeeding Both Welcome ($) Gardening Activities for Every Classroom ($) Get Kids Moving! Best Practices & Ideas for Physical Activities ($) Get the Scoop! Emerging CACFP Food Trends in 2024 ($) Giving Thanks: Turkey Talk & More ($) Grain Ounce Equivalents Tools for CACFP Operators (Recursos sobre las onzas equivalentes de granos para operadores del CACFP) Grain-Based Desserts in the CACFP (Postres a base de granos en el CACFP) Handling Food Allergens in the CACFP Infant Meal Pattern ($) Healthy & Strong with Sesame Street ($) Healthy Eating for Families Healthy Eating from Head to Toe ($) Heartful Choices: Keeping Children Healthy ($) How to Support Breastfeeding in the CACFP (Como puede apoyar la lactancia en el CACFP) Identifying Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP Identifying Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP Using the Ingredient List (Identificar alimentos ricos en grano integral para el CACFP usando la lista de ingredientes) Identifying Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP, Part 2 (Parte 2: Identificar alimentos ricos en grano integral en el CACFP) Impacts of Sodium: Shaping Healthy Food Preferences ($) In-Grained: Easy Tools to Determine Serving Amounts (Al grano: herramientas fáciles para determinar las cantidades de porciones) Infant Meal Pattern: What Foods Are Creditable and When? ($) Introducing Healthy Foods with Fun, Interactive Learning ($) Introduction to Meal Modifications and Special Diets ($) Keeping Kids Healthy: All About Food Allergens & How to Read Food Labels ($) Make Every Bite Count with the Dietary Guidelines, 2020-2025 Meal Modification Cooking Demonstration ($) Mealtimes with Toddlers (La hora de la comida con los niños de 1 a 2 años de edad en el CACFP) Methods for Healthy Cooking (Métodos para cocinar sano) More on Meal Patterns Movement and Fun: Learn Ways to Promote Active Play with Infants and Toddlers ($) Moving Forward: Update on Food Crediting in CNPs with Guidance for Dried Meat Products New Year, New Recipes ($) Nutrition and the Brain ($) Planning Developmentally Appropriate Menus ($) Playing Around: Making Physical Activity Part of Your Program ($) Prep to Plate: CACFP Portion Sizes Preventing Picky Eating Through Responsive Feeding Promoting Responsive Feeding Practices in Early Childhood Settings ($) Quick, Easy, Low Prep Snacks ($) Serving Adult Participants in the CACFP (Sirviendo a los participantes adultos en el CACFP) Serving Adults in the CACFP: Meal Patterns, Nutrition and Resources Serving Cold Lunches ($) Serving Healthy Meals in the CACFP ($) Serving Meat & Meat Alternates at Breakfast (Servir carne y sustitutos de carne en el desayuno) Serving Milk in the CACFP (Servir leche en el CACFP) Serving Snacks in the CACFP (Servir meriendas o refrigerios en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos) Serving Up Nutrition: Menu Planning & Recipe Ideas ($) Serving Vegetables in the CACFP (Servir vegetales en el CACFP) Tailoring Menus to Accommodate Special Diets ($) Tiny Tummies, Big Adventures: Understanding Infant Development ($) Tools and Resources for CACFP Success ($) Transitioning to Solid Foods: Safe Approaches for Infant Feeding Styles ($) Understanding Grain-Based Desserts ($) Understanding Meal Modifications in the CACFP ($) Baby Steps: Ounce Equivalents for Grains and Infants Book & Bake to Build Math, Science and Literacy Foundations ($) CACFP and Head Start Food Service Regulations ($) CACFP Infant to Toddler Meal Patterns Quizapalooza ($) Caring for Children While Social Distancing Chat with Champions: Learn from Afterschool Meals Experts Child-Friendly Menu Planning Using Seasonal Foods ($) Connecting Nutrition with Food, Fitness & Crafts ($) Creating Your Own Food Station ($) Creditable or Not? ($) Creditable or Not? ($) Crediting Recipes in the CACFP for Centers ($) Culinary Knife Skills for Child Nutrition Programs ($) Family Style Dining: Conversations Around the Table Family Style Meal Service with Children in the CACFP Family-Style Meal Service and Head Start Performance Regulations ($) Feeding Infants in the CACFP: Resources, Training and Regulations ($) Food Plating with a Purpose ($) Fueling Healthy Growth in Early Head Start ($) Fueling Minds and Bodies in Head Start with Family-Style Dining ($) Garden to Early Childhood Education ($) Get Cooking with CACFP Creditable Infant Recipes ($) Harvest Celebration: Menu Planning with Cycle Menus ($) Holiday Menu Planning ($) How to Credit Recipes in the CACFP ($) Joining Made Easy – Five Steps to Food Program Success ($) Making Multiple Meals from Just a Few Ingredients ($) Mastering Head Start Menus in the CACFP ($) Meal Patterns 101 ($) Meal Service Made Fun ($) Medical Statements: Do You Really Need Them? ($) Menu Planning for the CACFP (Planificacion de comidas para el CACFP) Menu Planning Made Easy ($) No Kitchen? No Problem! Serving Meals from the Cupboard ($) Offer Versus Serve in the CACFP (Ofrecer Versus Servir en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos) Planning Menus and Recipes During COVID Shortages ($) Plant Powered Palates: Showcasing Plant-Forward CACFP Recipes & Menus ($) Quizapalooza: Are You a Meal Pattern Super Star? ($) Safe Foods, Healthy Bodies ($) Snack Attack: Elevate Your Snack Game ($) Standardizing Recipes ($) Strategies for Virtual Monitoring in the CACFP Straw Bales: A New Way to Garden ($) A Look Inside the New CACFP Trainer’s Tools: Feeding Infants Kit Coaching & Mentoring Using a Peer-to-Peer Model Creative Online Learning Strategies to Engage Providers Delivering Interactive In-Person Training Exhibit A Grains Tool to the Rescue! Food Buying Guide Goes Digital Healthy Habits Count ($) How to Maximize Exhibit A Grains Tool Little Chefs, Big Appetites ($) Navigating the Food Buying Guide Calculator Ounce Equivalents for Grains: No Weigh! Resources for Success: Tools, Templates, Activities Start Simple with MyPlate: Personalize Resources to Make Every Bite Count Training Program Operators to Use Grains Ounce Equivalents Using the Food Buying Guide to Figure Out Grain Ounce Equivalents ($) CACFP Regulations for Head Start ($) Completing Claims Like Clockwork Cost-Saving Strategies for Sponsors ($) COVID Challenges & Opportunities in the CACFP ($) Emergency Preparedness in Head Start ($) Expanding Summer and Afterschool Meals ($) Facilitating Compliance in Your At-Risk Afterschool Program ($) Keys to Corrective Action Plans Making Cents! How to Get Financial Reimbursem*nt for the Meals You Serve ($) Operational Strategies for Afterschool Meals & Summer Food Service ($) Paperless: Preparing for an Audit When Your Files are Digital ($) Program Accountability: Internal Controls ($) Reduce Findings: Make Paperwork a Priority ($) Schools as Afterschool Meals Sponsors, Sites and Vendors ($) Serious Deficiency Process CACFP Administrative Budgets Developing a CACFP Budget ($) Financial Backups for Fiscal Audits Flawless Audits: Managing Your CACFP Sponsorship ($) Food Access, Family and Procurement in CACFP ($) Fundraising Ideas Grant Writing 101 ($) Investigating Fraud, Waste & Abuse in Federally Funded Programs: Red Flags in the CACFP & SFSP ($) Procurement in the CACFP ($) Tackling Inflation with Smart Budgeting ($) Accountability & Leadership ($) Managing from Home? Engaging Remote Staff Managing Stress in the Workplace ($) Marketing Your Business: Outreach 101 Methods to Becoming a Great Leader ($) Resilience is Everything ($) Run Your Race: Becoming the Best Version of Yourself ($) Small Tweaks, Giant Peaks: Reframing Your Mindset ($) Taking Care of Yourself During Stressful Times ($) Accommodating Participants with Disabilities in Community Meals Advancing Health Equity for Child Nutrition ($) Advancing Indigenous Health Equity and Food Security Advocating for a Third Meal ($) Advocating for the CACFP: How to Host Elected Officials All About Policy Applying a Racial Equity Lens to Recommendations for CACFP and SFSP ($) Civil Rights 101: Compliance with Civil Rights Requirements Civil Rights Complaint Procedures ($) COVID Impact on the CACFP Emergency Funding, Child Nutrition Reauthorization and Grassroots Advocacy ($) Good News! Sharing Your CACFP Story ($) Policy Basics: Understanding Laws, Regulations and Rulemaking ($) Power of the Food Program with CACFP Take Action: The Importance of Advocacy in the CACFP ($) US Poverty & Its Impact on Children ($) Summer Meals: Leveraging Mobile Solutions in Rural Communities ($)

Beginners' Guide to the Five Meal Pattern Components ($) (1)

Power of the Food Program presented December 7, 2022

.5 hours credited CEUs

Centers,familychildcarehomes, andafterschool careplay a critical role in servingnutritiousfoodsto thosethey serve. TheCACFPguides you on how to providehealthy mealsusingfivefood componentswhich make up the meal service requirements: grains, fruits, vegetables, meats/meatalternates and milk.Learnwhen these are requiredand how they fit into the CACFPmeal pattern.

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Lisa Mack, National CACFP Sponsors Association

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