CACFP Meal Pattern Resources

CACFP Meal Patterns

Choose Breakfast Cereals - English/Spanish

Choose Yogurts Lower in Sugar - English/Spanish

Identifying Whole Grains

CACFP Meal Pattern Requirements on Grain Based Desserts

USDA Webinar Series (Thirty on Thursdays)​

  • Cover hot topics related to CACFP
  • Are held on the third Thursday of every month
    • ​English:  11a-11:30a (PST)
    • Spanish:  12p-12:30p (PST)
  • Next Webinar is:  Thursday, March 21, 2019 on Identifying Whole Grain-Rich Foods in the CACFP, Part 2

​USDA-Approved, CACFP Recipes

USDA's Food Buying Guide

  • This tool is available as a web-based guide or as a mobile app
  • It can help you determine the right amount of food to purchase
  • It will also help you see how the food is creditable toward the meal pattern

California WIC Food List Database

  • These lists should not be used as an exclusive method of determining product authorization
For more meal pattern resources, visit CCFP Roundtable's CACFP Meal Pattern Implementation Library