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2013 CACFP Nutrition TrainingInfants on the CACFP
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Claiming infants (0-12 months) is optional for agencies BUT at least one type of iron-fortified infant formula and infant
foods must still be offered to all infants
To claim a meal the infant must be offered all the required components
AND
Proper documentation must be maintained in order for the infant meals to be eligible
for reimbursement
Infants on the CACFP
USDA CACFP Infant Meal Pattern
3Guidance Memorandum 12C
4Guidance Memorandum 12C Handout
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Reimbursable meals for Birth through 3 months
Infant meal/snack requires ONLY
breast milk or IFIF
Claim
(Regardless of who supplies the IFIF)
The policy recognizes the non-food related cost of serving infants by allowing reimbursement for meals containing only breast milk or infant formula, whether supplied by the caregiver or by the parent.
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Infant Meal Pattern4-7 months old
• Breakfast: – IFIF or breast milk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal (when developmentally
ready)
• Lunch/Supper:– IFIF or breast milk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal (when developmentally
ready)– Fruit and/or Vegetable (when developmentally ready)
• Snack:– IFIF or breast milk
Reimbursable meals for 4-7 months
Infant meal/snack requires ONLY
breast milk or IFIF
Claim
(Regardless of who supplies the IFIF)
Infant meal requires breast milk/IFIF, IFIC* &/or fruit/vegetable*
Parent supplies ALL components
Center supplies ONE, TWO or ALL components
Claim
Do Not Claim
Semi-solid foods are introduced when the infant is developmentally ready, which is a decision made by the parents and infant’s doctor
* When developmentally ready
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• Breakfast: – IFIF or breastmilk– Iron-fortified Infant Cereal– Fruit and/or vegetable
• Lunch/Supper:– IFIF or breastmilk– Fruit and/or Vegetable – Iron-fortified Infant Cereal and/or– Meat/Meat Alternate
• Snack: – IFIF, breastmilk, or 100% fruit juice– Bread or crackers (when developmentally ready)
Infant Meal Pattern8 through 11 months
Reimbursable meals for 8-11 month olds
Parent supplies ALL components
Center supplies ONE, TWO or ALL components
Do Not Claim
Claim
Infant breakfast requires breast milk/ IFIF, IFIC & fruit/vegetable
Infant lunch requires breast milk/IFIF,
fruit/vegetable & IFIC OR meat/meat alternate
Reimbursable snacks for 8-11 month olds
Infant snack requires breast milk or IFIF, cracker/ bread*
If snack is both IFIF/breast milk and bread/cracker, the center must supply one or both components to claim If snack is only IFIF/breast milk/, claim regardless of who supplies
* When developmentally ready
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Claiming Infant Meals
Scenario 1: • 9 month old infant
– The parent/guardian provides breastmilk or iron fortified infant formula (IFIF) and the center provides at least one other component at breakfast, lunch, or supper.
– Is this a claimable meal?
YES
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Claiming Infant Meals
Scenario 2: • 8 month old infant
– The parent/guardian provides breastmilk/IFIF and all solid components.
– Is this a claimable meal?
NO
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Claiming Infant Meals
Scenario 3: • 6 month old infant eating solid foods
– The mother breastfeeds the child at the center for breakfast and the child care center also feeds the infant solid food supplied by the center.
– Is this a claimable meal?
YES
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Claiming Infant Meals
Scenario 4: • 2 month old infant
– Mother came to the center to breastfeed her infant.
– Is this a claimable meal?
NO
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Claiming Infant Meals
Scenario 5: • 11 month old infant
– At breakfast, infant is not eating iron-fortified infant cereal per parents request
– Infant receives center-purchased formula, fruit and another grain/bread item (pancakes, adult cereal, toast, etc.)
– Is this meal claimable?
NO
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Creditable Foods for Infants
• Foods prepared at the center, with appropriate modifications
• Commercially-prepared foods must be plain fruits, vegetables, and meats (not combination of different components)
• Infant cereal must be iron-fortified– Serve in a bowl with a spoon, not in a bottle
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Iron-fortified Infant Cereal
Creditable
• Infant cereals Iron-fortified Can be mixed
with breast milk or formula
Non-Creditable
• Adult cereals• Infant cereals that
are not iron-fortified
• Infant cereals containing fruit
• Jarred infant cereals
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Commercially-Prepared Infant Food
Fruits and Vegetables
CreditableFruit or vegetable is
the first ingredient
Contain multiple fruits or vegetables ingredients
Water is not the first ingredient
Non-CreditableBaby dinners
Jarred cereal with fruit
Desserts
Water is the first ingredient
Containing DHA
Pasta Vegetable Medley4 oz.Vegetables
Ingredients:water, tomato paste, pear concentrate, carrots, dried egg yolks, enriched macaroni product (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous
sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid), romano cheese (made from partially skimmed cow's milk, cheese cultures,
salt and enzymes) and zinc sulfate.
Rice Cereal with ApplesBeech-Nut Naturals First Advantage4 oz.Cereals
Ingredients:apples, apple juice from concentrate (water and apple juice concentrate), water, dried egg yolks, rice flour, cinnamon, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), ferrous sulfate (source of iron), citric acid, zinc sulfate (source of zinc), niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), vitamin b12 and folic acid.
Not Creditable
- Water 1st ingredient - Has 2 food components,
making it a dinner
Not Creditable Cereals with fruit not
creditable
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Green BeansCorn & RiceBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 34 oz.Vegetables
Ingredients:Green beans, corn, water and rice flour.
Mixed VegetablesBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 24 oz.Vegetables
Ingredients:vegetables (carrots, green beans, peas) and water necessary for preparation.
Creditable - Vegetable 1st ingredient
- Water okay - No other food components
Not Creditable - Vegetable 1st ingredient
- Water okay - Has rice flour, another food
component, making it a “dinner”
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Commercially Prepared Infant Food
Meat & Meat Alternates
Creditable
Plain strained baby foodmeats - Including those with beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, veal, and ham
Gravy and broth are ok
Non-Creditable
Combination dinners
Meat sticks
Breaded/battered seafood and canned fish with bones
Yogurt
Nuts, seeds, and nut/seed butters
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Chicken Lasagna
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 3 6 oz Dinners
Ingredients: water, tomato paste, finely ground chicken, carrots, pear puree concentrate, enriched macaroni product (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin and folic acid) and romano cheese (made from partially skimmed cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes).
Vegetables & Beef
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 2 4 oz. Dinners
Ingredients:vegetables (carrots, rehydrated potatoes, peas), water and beef
Not Creditable - Has more than 1 food component,
making it a “dinner”
Not Creditable - Water 1st ingredient
- More than 1 food component, making it a “dinner”
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Chicken &Chicken BrothBeech-Nut Naturals Stage 12.5 oz.Meats
Ingredients:Chicken, finely ground chicken, and chicken
broth.
Creditable - Chicken is the only
ingredient
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Creditable Breads and Crackers for 8-11 month old
Infants
Other Foods:• biscuits• bagels• English muffins• pita bread• rolls• soft tortillas
Crackers:• saltines• snack crackers• animal crackers• graham crackers
(without honey)*
*clostridium botulinum spores = serious food borne illness
Crusty Bread or Crackers
Listing of Creditable Grains/Breads under Guidance Memorandum 12http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_centermemos
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Want more on infant feeding?
www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feeding_infants.html
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