1. Nutrition, Meal Planning, and Purchasing for the Child and Adult Care Food Program & DC Free Summer Meals Program April 10, 20141:30 – 5:00 PM 810 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002 3 rd Floor Grand Hall

2. Making Smarter Choices: Meal Patterns and Menu Planning

3. Meal Planning Plan a one-month cycle menu –Repeat each month –Update seasonally, quarterly, or semi-annually –Reduces effort needed to plan menus and shopping lists Know your inventory Know your storage space Take advantage of sales

4. Child Meal Pattern

5. Infant Meal Pattern

6. The Components Component = Food Group (sort of…)