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Comparing Current Practice to Recommendations for the Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) supports food service in child-care centers that serve lower-income families and regulated the quality and quantity of food served in participating centers. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional quality of lunches served in 38 CACFP-participating preschools in Connecticut and examine how current practices More

Keywords: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Child Care/Preschool, Food service, Fruits and vegetables, Nutrition standards

Date: October 2015

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Early Childhood Nutrition Policy & Programs

Informing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forthcoming Regulations on Dietary Guidelines for Preschoolers

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of writing new regulations for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in response to the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Regulations are expected to draw heavily upon recommendations made in the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on More

Keywords: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Fruits and vegetables, Nutrition standards

Date: September 2011

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Focus Areas: Diet Quality & Healthy Weight Early Childhood Nutrition Policy & Programs