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2013 CACFP Nutrition Training
Infants on the CACFP
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Infants on the CACFP
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
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USDA CACFP Infant Meal Pattern
Guidance Memorandum 12C
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Guidance 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 Pattern
4-7 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
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Reimbursable meals for 4-7 months
Infant meal/snack
requires ONLY
breast milk or IFIF
Claim
(Regardless of who
supplies the IFIF)
Semi-solid foods are introduced when the infant is
developmentally ready, which is a decision made by the
parents and infant’s doctor
Infant meal requires
breast milk/IFIF, IFIC*
&/or fruit/vegetable*
* When developmentally ready
Parent supplies ALL
components
Do Not Claim
Center supplies ONE,
TWO or ALL
components
Claim
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Infant Meal Pattern
8 through 11 months
• 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)
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Reimbursable meals for
8-11 month olds
Infant breakfast
requires breast milk/
IFIF, IFIC &
fruit/vegetable
Infant lunch requires
breast milk/IFIF,
fruit/vegetable & IFIC OR
meat/meat alternate
Parent supplies
ALL components
Center supplies ONE,
TWO or ALL components
Do Not
Claim
Claim
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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 ironfortified 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
Non-Creditable
• Infant cereals
Iron-fortified
Can be mixed
with breast
milk or formula
• Adult cereals
• Infant cereals that
are not ironfortified
• Infant cereals
containing fruit
• Jarred infant
cereals
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Commercially-Prepared
Infant Food
Fruits and Vegetables
Creditable
Non-Creditable
Fruit or vegetable is
the first ingredient
Baby dinners
Jarred cereal with fruit
Contain multiple fruits Desserts
or vegetables
Water is the first
ingredients
ingredient
Water is not the first
ingredient
Containing DHA
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Rice Cereal with Apples
Beech-Nut Naturals First Advantage
4 oz.
Cereals
Not Creditable
Cereals with fruit not
creditable
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.
Pasta Vegetable Medley
4 oz.
Vegetables
Not Creditable
- Water 1st ingredient
- Has 2 food components,
making it a dinner
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.
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Mixed Vegetables
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 2
4 oz.
Vegetables
Creditable
- Vegetable 1st ingredient
- Water okay
- No other food components
Ingredients:
vegetables (carrots, green beans, peas) and water
necessary for preparation.
Green Beans
Corn & Rice
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 3
4 oz.
Vegetables
Not Creditable
- Vegetable 1st ingredient
- Water okay
- Has rice flour, another food
component, making it a “dinner”
Ingredients:
Green beans, corn, water and rice flour.
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Commercially Prepared
Infant Food
Meat & Meat Alternates
Creditable
Non-Creditable
Plain strained baby food
Combination dinners
meats
Meat sticks
- Including those with
beef, chicken, turkey, Breaded/battered
seafood and canned
lamb, veal, and ham
fish with bones
Gravy and broth are ok
Yogurt
Nuts, seeds, and
nut/seed butters
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Vegetables & Beef
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 2
4 oz.
Dinners
Not Creditable
- Has more than 1 food component,
making it a “dinner”
Ingredients:
vegetables (carrots, rehydrated potatoes, peas), water and beef
Chicken Lasagna
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 3
6 oz
Dinners
Not Creditable
- Water 1st ingredient
- More than 1 food component,
making it a “dinner”
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
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enzymes).
Chicken &
Chicken Broth
Beech-Nut Naturals Stage 1
2.5 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
Crusty Bread or Crackers
Other Foods:
Crackers:
• biscuits
• saltines
• bagels
• snack crackers
• English muffins
• animal crackers
• pita bread
• graham crackers
• rolls
(without honey)*
• soft tortillas
Listing of Creditable Grains/Breads *clostridium botulinum
under Guidance Memorandum 12
spores = serious
http://fns.dpi.wi.gov/fns_centermemos
food borne illness
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Want more on infant feeding?
www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feeding_infants.html
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