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Food Program

Carla's Child Care participates in the
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
 
CACFP home daycares must serve meals and snacks according to the following USDA requirements:

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BREAKFAST
LUNCH
SNACK
Bread or Bread Alternate
Fruit or Vegetable
Milk
Meat or Meat Alternate
Bread or Bread Alternate
2 Servings of Fruit or Vegetable
Milk
2 Servings From the Following Groups:  Dairy, Fruit/Vegetable, Meat/Protein, Bread/Grain

Meals/Snacks are served on the following time schedule:
 
Breakfast 8:00
Snack 10:00
Lunch 12:30
Snack 3:30
 
If children arrive to daycare early and parents feel they will be too hungry by 8:00, it is recommended they be given a snack before coming to daycare.  (Infants excluded - they are fed upon demand at all times!)  If your child is not to daycare by breakfast time, please feed them completely at home before bringing them to daycare.  Do not bring your child to daycare with half eaten items or a sippy cup - feed them completely at home first.
 
A sample weekly menu is below.

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Breakfast

Pancake

Cinnamon Roll

Bagel

Muffin

Cereal

Mixed Fruit

Grapes

Melon

Applesauce

Banana

Milk

Milk

Milk

Milk

Milk

Snack

String Cheese

Fish Crackers

Granola Bar

Pudding

Cheese

Juice

Juice

Juice

Juice

Juice

Lunch

Hamburger

Chicken Nuggets

Ham/Cheese

Tuna

Fish Sticks

Bun

Crescent Roll

Bread

Pasta

Roll

Corn

French Fries

Green Beans

Peas

Tator Tots

Peaches

Pears

Oranges

Pineapple

Apple

Milk

Milk

Milk

Milk

Milk

(Hamburgers)

 

(Sandwich)

(Casserole)

 

Snack

Cookie

Breadstick

English Muffin

Cottage Cheese

Crackers/PnutButter

Juice

Juice

Juice

Juice

Juice