Milk in the CACFP

In the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), fluid milk is a required meal component for children 1 through 18 years of age at which of the following meals:

• Breakfast and lunch

• Breakfast, snack, and lunch

• Breakfast, lunch, and supper

• Lunch and snack

Draw a milk carton!

You are serving a milk substitute that is not nutritionally equivalent to cow’s milk. What type of document do you need in order to serve the milk as part of a reimbursable CACFP meal or snack?

• Parent’s note

• Signed medical statement

• Specific Brand Name

• None of the above

True or False? Milk used in smoothies may credit toward a reimbursable meal.

• True

• False

Unflavored whole milk is required as part of a reimbursable meal for which age group?

• 0 to 11 months

• 11 to 12 months

• 12 through 23 months

• 2 through 5 years

Compared to unflavored whole milk, unflavored low-fat (1%) milk is lower in which nutrient?

• Saturated fat

• Sugars

• Sodium

• Protein