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Published: 8 days ago
" On December 20, 2024, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released the memo CACFP 06-2025, Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers. This memo provides updated guidance reflecting the final rule, provides recommendations on infant feeding and infant meal pattern requirements in the CACFP, and includes questions and answers.
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On December 20, 2024, the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released the memo CACFP 06-2025, Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; Questions and Answers. This memo provides updated guidance reflecting the final rule, provides recommendations on infant feeding and infant meal pattern requirements in the CACFP, and includes questions and answers.
In addition to the information included in previous memoranda, this memorandum specifically:
-- Updates guidance regarding who may write medical statements to request modifications on behalf of infants with disabilities in the CACFP;
-- Describes the option to substitute vegetables for grains in eligible areas;
-- Updates product-based sugar limits for breakfast cereals and yogurt from total sugars to added sugars;
-- Includes updated information on tofu crediting;
-- Includes one new question regarding tempeh crediting;
-- Adopts standardized terminology such as “institutions and facilities;” and
-- Reorganizes information throughout the memorandum for clarity.
This memorandum supersedes CACFP 11-2023, Feeding Infants and Meal Pattern Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Questions and Answers (Revised September 2023) published September 20, 2023.
TDA will be adding information to an upcoming release of the CACFP Handbook.
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