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USDA Meal Requirements

There are two categories of meal requirements:

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Infant-0-12 months (until their 1st birthday)

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1 year-12 years (until their 13th birthday)

A maximum of three meals may be claimed per child, each day.  If three meals are claimed one must be a snack.

The following meals can be claimed on the CACFP:

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Breakfast

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Morning (AM) Snack

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Lunch

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Afternoon (PM) Snack

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Supper

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Evening (EVE) Snack

For children 1 year-12 years old

Breakfast must include:

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Fruit or Vegetable

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Bread/Grain

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Fluid Milk

Lunch and Supper must include:

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Meat/Meat Alternate

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Fruits or Vegetables (two servings)

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Bread/Grain

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Fluid Milk

Snack must include:
Two foods, each from different food groups

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Meat/Meat Alternate

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Fruit or Vegetable

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Bread/Grain

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Fluid Milk

For infant meal requirements please call or e-mail the SENDCAA CACFP office.

               SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
           USDA
             Child/Adult Care Food Program
            3233 South University Drive
           Fargo, ND  58104
           (701) 232-2452
              1 800-726-7960    

               cacfp@sendcaa.org