CACFP Training Tools | Food and Nutrition Service

Resource type

Technical Assistance

These colorful and engaging materials can be used to empower Child and Adult Care Food Program providers and operators with the knowledge, skills, and expertise to implement the updated CACFP meal pattern requirements that became effective Oct. 1, 2017.

These tools are for use by state agencies, sponsoring organizations, and others to train providers, operators, menu planners, and other staff in meeting CACFP nutrition standards that include a greater variety of vegetables, more whole grains, and less added sugars and saturated fat.

Visit CACFP Meals and Snacks for more information.

Using Ounce Equivalents for Grains in the CACFP — CACFP Grains Oz Eq Resources

Serve Tasty and Healthy Foods in the CACFP Sample Meals for Children 6-18 - Spanish — Posters

Adding Whole Grains to Your CACFP Menu — Training Worksheets

Let’s Make a Snack: Child and Adult Care Food Program Menu Planner for Children 3 Through 18 Years of Age — CACFP Snack Menu Planner

It’s Breakfast Time! Child and Adult Care Food Program Breakfast Menu Planner for Children 3 Through 18 Years of Age — CACFP Breakfast Menu Planner

Mealtimes With Toddlers Guide — Mealtimes with Toddlers in the CACFP

a childcare provider feeding an infant — Feeding Infants in the CACFP

Cover of the CACFP Trainer's Tools Feeding Infants Guide — CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants

Growing A Healthier Future With the CACFP Infographic — Infographic

Cover of CACFP Trainer's Tool: Serving Milk — CACFP Trainer's Tool: Serving Milk