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1 121 Massachusetts Department of Education Child and Adult Care food ProgramIT S MORETHAN A MEALC reditingFoods forCACFPR eimbursementTable of ContentsIntroduction .. 123 CACFP Guidelines for CreditingMeals and Snacks .. 124124 .. Creditable vs. Non-Creditable Foods124 .. Meeting Meal Pattern Requirements125 .. CACFP Meal Pattern For Adults126 .. Offer vs. Serve Option126 .. Family Style OptionTips for Crediting Foods .. 127127 .. Grains and Breads128 .. Fruit Juices128 .. Processed Meats129 .. Reading Ingredient Lists130 .. Crediting Commercial Grains/Bread Products132 .. Crediting Combination FoodsTips for Crediting Recipes.

2 133133.. Determining Whether a RecipeCan be Credited133 .. Abbreviations Used in Recipes133.. Measures and EquivalentsUsed in Recipes134 .. Weights of 1 Cup of Ingredients134 .. Converting Weights to aFraction of a Cup135 .. Determining the Numberof Grains/ Breads Servings in a Recipe137 .. Recipe Analysis Worksheet139 .. Common food YieldsCACFP Regulations: Crediting Grains/Breads .. 143 CACFP Regulations: CreditingFruits and Vegetables .. 159 CACFP Regulations: CreditingMeat and Meat Alternates .. 169 CACFP Regulations: Crediting Milk Products .. 179122 Nutrition Resource Manual for Adult Day Health ProgramsUNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, INFORMATION IN THIS SECTION IS ADAPTED FROM THE FOLLOWING Department ofAgriculture, Midwest Region.

3 What s in a Meal? A Resource Manual for Providing Nutritious Meals in the Child and Adult FoodCare Program, Fourth Edition, 2003. Reproduced by the National food Service Management for the Massachusetts Department of Education Child and Adult Care food Program by the University ofMassachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program. 2006 Massachusetts Department of Education. Permission is herebygranted to copy any or all parts of this document for non-commercial educational purposes. Please credit the MassachusettsDepartment of Education. 123 Massachusetts Department of Education Child and Adult Care food ProgramCREDITING Foods FOR CACFP REIMBURSEMENTThis section will cover the following topics:CACFP Guidelines for Crediting Meals and SnacksWhat criteria are used to decide whether Foods can be credited for reimbursement?

4 How do creditable and non-creditable Foods fit into a CACFP meal pattern? Can combination Foods (containing Foods from 2 or more food groups) be credited? Which Foods and in what amounts count in the CACFP meal pattern requirements?Tips for Crediting FoodsWhat do you need to know to credit grains/breads, fruit juices, and processed meats?How can you use ingredient lists on food labels to decide if Foods are creditable?How can you convert servings of commercial grains/breads to CACFP serving sizes?What documentation do you need to credit combination Foods ?Tips for Crediting RecipesWhat kind of information must appear on a creditable recipe?

5 What kinds of abbreviations are commonly used in recipes?What information do you need to convert measures in a recipe? (for example, 3 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon)What are the weights of some commonly used ingredients? How do you convert measures listed by weight to measures in cups?How do you determine the number of breads/grains servings in a recipe?How do you analyze recipes for the number of servings of each food group?(breads/grains, fruits/vegetables, meats/meat alternates, and milk)CACFP Regulations: Crediting Foods from Each food GroupWhat are the CACFP regulations for Crediting individual Foods within each food group?

6 (breads/grains, fruits/vegetables, meats/meat alternates, and milk)If you have read the previous sections of this manual, you have already learnedabout good nutrition, special nutrition needs of older adults, and planninghealthful meals. Now you can learn how to select nutritious Foods that qualifyfor reimbursement from the Child and Adult Care food Program (CACFP). 124 Nutrition Resource Manual for Adult Day Health ProgramsIT SMORETHAN A MEALThe Child and Adult Care food Program (CACFP)reimburses adult day health programs for costsrelated to the preparation, service, and cleanupof meals. Adults who are functionally impairedor age 60 or older may receive up to 2 meals and1 snack each day as part of CACFP.

7 To qualify,your program must serve meals and snacks thatmeet federal guidelines. CACFP reimburses programs for meals served,rather than for individual Foods . A reimbursablemeal provides Foods in amounts required by themeal pattern for a specific age group. Meals withextra Foods (in addition to all components speci-fied in the meal pattern) are also rates are established annually bythe Department of Agriculture (USDA). CREDITABLE VS. NON-CREDITABLE FOODSC reditable Foods count toward meeting therequirements for a reimbursable meal. Thedecision to consider a food as creditabledepends on the following criteria: Nutrient content of the food .

8 Function of the food in a meal. Regulations on the quantity of the food . FDA Standards of Identity. USDA Standards for meat and meat products. Administrative policy decisions on thecrediting of particular Foods do not meet requirementsfor any component in the meal pattern. However,they may help meet participants calorie needs,and may provide extra protein, vitamins, andminerals. You can use them to improve accept-ability, satisfy appetites, and supplement therequired meal section provides lists of creditable and non-creditable Foods in the grains/breads, fruits andvegetables, meat and meat alternates, and milkcategories.

9 These lists focus on Foods that adultday health centers often inquire about, or foodsthat they often credit incorrectly. Use of productbrand names does not constitute USDA approvalor endorsement. Product names are used solelyfor clarification. If you have a question aboutcrediting items not listed here, contact yourstate MEAL PATTERN REQUIREMENTSThe chart on the next page shows the amountsand types of Foods in meals and snacks that arereimbursable in CACFP. For details on meal options,refer to the offer vs. serve and family style meal options described on the following page. Some combination Foods can also count ascreditable Foods .

10 These are dishes with foodsfrom 2 or more food groups. It is recommendedthat combination Foods be credited for only 1 or2 meal pattern components. Tips for creditingthese Foods appear later in this Guidelines for Crediting Meals and Snacks125 Massachusetts Department of Education Child and Adult Care food ProgramCREDITING Foods FOR CACFP REIMBURSEMENTCACFP MEAL PATTERN FOR ADULTSBREAKFASTS elect All 3 Components for a Reimbursable MealMilk, fluid .. 1 cupFruit, vegetable, and/or juice(juice must be full-strength) ..1 2cupGrains/Breads:Bread: whole-grain, bran, germ, or enriched .. 2 slicesCornbread, biscuit, roll, or muffin.