CACFP (Child Care) Menus

CACFP (Child Care) Menus

MONDAY

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TUESDAY

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WEDNESDAY

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THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

Breakfast
Frozen or fresh Blueberries
Ready-to-Eat
Whole Grain Cereal (WG)
* Fluid Milk / Orange Juice (C)
WG Toast/Jelly (WG)
* Fluid Milk / Apple Sauce
Pancakes/Syrup USDA CC A-12
* Fluid Milk / Grape Juice
English Muffin/Jelly
* Fluid Milk / Sliced Banana
Ready-to-Eat
WG Cereal (WG)
* Fluid Milk

Lunch/Supper

Crunchy Chinese Tuna Salad (Fe)
E-Rec l-7
Chow Mein Noodles
Gingered Carrots E-Rec l-25 (A)
Fruit, Mixed, (canned, light syrup)
* Fluid Milk / Beef Tacos (Fe)
USDA CC D-24
Enriched or WG Taco Shells
Lettuce & Tomato (C)
Pinto Beans (Fe)
* Fluid Milk / Stir Fry Fajita Chicken, Squash, and Corn (Fe) (A)
USDA CC D-60r
Brown Rice
Pineapple Tidbits (C) (canned, natural juice)
* Fluid Milk / Macaroni & Cheese
USDA CC D-20
Red & Green Pepper Strips (C)
Mandarin Oranges (C) (canned, natural juice)
* Fluid Milk / Cheese Pizza
USDA CC D-23a
Broccoli Bites (A & C)
Apricot Halves (A)
(canned, light syrup)
* Fluid Milk
Snacks
Avocado Slices (A)
WG Tortilla Chips (WG)
Water / Crackers w/Cheese Slices
Water / Homemade Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
USDA CC B-11
(WG)
* Fluid Milk / Cereal Trail Mix (WG)
*Fluid Milk / 100% WG Granola Bar
Orange Juice (C)

Water must be made available at all meals. Check meal patterns for food components and serving sizes.

* Serve nonfat or low-fat fluid milk to children 2 years of age and older (required). Serve whole milk to children 1 year to 2 years of age (recommended).

·  (A) Good Source Vitamin A

·  (C) Good Source Vitamin C

·  (Fe) Good/Fair Source Iron

·  (A & C) Good Source of Vitamins A & C

·  (WG) Whole Grain

·  E-Rec – Standardized Ethnic Recipes for Child-care Centers & Family Day Homes

·  USDA CC – Standardized Recipes for Child Care

Developed 1/21/2015