Participating Day Care Homes
Under the updated CACFP nutrition standards, meals and snacks served will include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. In addition, the standards encourage breastfeeding and better align the CACFP with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and with other Child Nutrition Programs.
Nutrition Standards
Updated Meal Pattern (Required Starting October 1, 2018)
The updated meal standards for the CACFP was published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 25, 2016. CACFP centers and day care homes must comply with the updated meal standards by October 1, 2018.
One-Page Summaries of the Updated Meal Standards