Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

 Guidance Memorandum #12C: Meal Pattern Requirements

 Plan and document amounts of food  Shopping list!  Reference for substitute kitchen staff

 Menu  Number and ages of children (and program adults if they eat meals)  CACFP meal pattern serving size requirements  Calculator  Production record  Additional Resources ◦ Food Buying Guide (FBG) or FBG Calculator ◦ Crediting Handbook for the CACFP ◦ Recipes ◦ CN Labels, if applicable

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Projected Meal Counts

Food to be served Ground Beef Lettuce/Tomatoes Strawberries Tortillas Whole – 1 yr olds Skim Tacos

Amounts Required ozGround Beef

Amounts Prepared ozGround Beef #, raw

Comments section

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)

1 Food As Purchased, AP 2 Purchase Unit 3 Servings per Purchase Unit, EP 4 Serving Size per Meal Contribution 5 Purchase Units for 100 Servings 6 Additional Information BEEF GROUND, fresh or frozen Beef, Ground, fresh or frozen Market Style no more than 30% fat Pound11.21 oz cooked lean meat 9.01 lb AP = 0.70 lb cooked, drained, lean meat Pound /2 oz cooked lean meat 13.5 Divide the total amount required by the yield amount you get per purchase unit oz ÷ 11.2 oz = 4.87 lb, Round up to 5 lbs = Amount to prepare 14 FBG: Example of Ground Beef

Self tutorial on website 15 Food Buying Guide Calculator

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Food Buying Guide Calculator: Ground Beef

Food Buying Guide Calculator: Shopping List

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Commercially Prepared Combination Items What are they?  Breaded Chicken Nuggets, patties, tenders  Breaded popcorn chicken and popcorn shrimp  Breaded fish sticks, patties, shapes, nuggets  Corn dogs and mini corn dogs  Pizza (any type)  Canned and frozen ravioli  Breakfast bites  Lasagna  Quesadillas  Salisbury steak  Meatballs  Chili and Chili Mac  Chicken pot pies  Cheese sauce  Frozen soups for any component 20 To name a few…

21 Sample CN Label

This 4 oz Corn Dog provides 2.0 oz equivalent meat and 2 servings bread alternate for Child Nutrition Meal Pattern Requirements. 23 Meat equivalent calculation: 1-2 year olds (1 oz) = ½ corn dog 3-5 year olds (1.5 oz) = ¾ corn dog 6-12 year olds (2 oz) = 1 corn dog How to use the CN label

24 Corn Dogs (CN) oz 31 corn dogs 1=2 oz m/ma OR 1 bag (48/bag)

 CN labels do NOT indicate that a product is healthy  Used predominately on processed meat and meat alternate products  If using CN labeled foods, always read the Nutrition Facts panel to choose healthier options 25

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