1. THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM playing a vital and integral role in improving the overall quality of care and daily nutritional health of participants Feeding Infants in the CACFP

2. Do I Have to Feed Infants? YES! It’s a matter of civil rights. Or else…

3. Documentation  Document infant meals:  Infant Formula and Food Notification Form  Itemized receipts or invoices  Feeding records – either: Infant menu (show all foods actually served) Individual feeding records  Point-of-service meal counts Count each meal on the point-of-service form after each infant has been fed all components

4. Infant Formula and Food Notification Form

5. Form Changes

6. Do I Have to Buy Infant Formula? YES!

7. Do I Have to Buy Infant Food? Absolutely!

8. What do I buy?

9. Almost any brand will do…… Infant Formula

10. Infant Formula 0 through 11 months

11.  Any brand packaged baby food  “Homemade” purees Infant Foods

12. Non-Creditable Infant Foods

13. Simple Rules to Follow

14. Infant Feeding: Formula  Buy, stock and offer at least one approved formula  Get a signed Infant Formula and Food Notification Form for every infant  Do not claim an infant meal if parent provides formula without IFFN on file  Serve all infants (through 11 months) formula or breast milk  Feed on demand  Use meal pattern as a guide for amounts  Transition to whole cow’s milk at 12-13 months

15. Infants 0 through 3 months ONLY Formula or breast milk on demand

16. Breast Feeding  Breast feeding:  Claim meal if parent brings breast milk and you serve it  Do not claim if mother breast feeds on-site Unless you provide at least one other component

17. Infants 4 through 11 months May introduced to solid foods to developmentally ready infants

18. Infant Feeding: Foods  Buy, stock and offer at least one approved formula  Buy, stock and offer creditable infant foods  Get a signed Infant Formula and Food Notification Form for every infant  May not claim an infant meal if parent provides formula without IFFN on file  In most circumstances, if parent provides food with IFFN on file, the center may not claim infants meal.  Serve all infants (4 through 11 months) center provided food when developmentally ready  Use meal pattern as a guide amounts  Feed infants on demand

19. Infant Feeding: Foods  Parents may choose to bring some or all meal components  Do not solicit parents to bring food  Discourage parents from bringing food  Center must provide the minimum portion of at least one meal component in order to claim the meal

20. Infant Feeding: Foods  Follow the meal pattern  Work with parents  Explain CACFP meal pattern  Discuss development readiness  Coordinate to introduce foods at the same time

21. Infant Feeding: Foods  Introducing table foods  Only when infant is developmentally ready  You must follow infant meal pattern  Infant cereal is required at breakfast and optional at lunch  Only bread and/or crackers are creditable at snack  Combination foods not creditable o Spaghetti, Casseroles, etc.

22. CACFP Required Meal Pattern Meal Component Min. Serving Size 0-3 mo.4-7 mo.8-11 mo. Breakfast Breast Milk or Formula4-6 fl. oz. 4-8 fl. oz. 6-8 fl. oz. Fruit/Vegetable*XX1-4 tbsp. Infant CerealX0-3 tbsp.2-4 tbsp. Lunch/Supper Breast Milk or Formula4-6 fl. oz. 4-8 fl. oz. 6-8 fl. oz. Fruit/Vegetable*X0-3 tbsp.1-4 tbsp. Infant Cereal**X0-3 tbsp.2-4 tbsp. Meat/Alternate**  Meat, Poultry, Fish, Egg Yolk, Cooked Dry Beans/Peas  Cheese  Cottage Cheese XX  1-4 tbsp.  ½-2 oz.  1-4 oz. PM Snack Breast Milk or Formula4-6 fl. oz. 4-8 fl. oz.2-4 fl. oz. (or) Juice Not needed if breast milk or formula is served XX2-4 fl. oz. Bread/CrackerXX 0-½ slice, or 0-2 crackers

23. Infants 0 through 3 months Only a USDA approved infant formula or breast milk may be provided to infants.

24. Infants 4 through 7 months  Iron-fortified infant cereal  Fruits and vegetables Homemade purees Jarred/packaged baby food Foods that may be introduced:

25. Infants 8 through 11 months  Iron-fortified infant cereal  Fruits and vegetables  Meats / meat alternates  Bread and/or crackers  100% juice Meats must be single ingredient Foods that may be continued or introduced:

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