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)​

​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