The objective is to provide reimbursement for meals and snacks served to children in child care settings & access to food and a healthy diet to children.
Meals and snacks served to children must meet specific U.S. Department
of Agriculture meal pattern requirements.
To qualify for reimbursement, meals and snacks must include, at a minimum,
food components in amounts specified by age. A breakfast must include at
least three food components (meat/meat alternate is optional), a lunch/
supper must include all four components with an additional fruit and/or
vegetable, and a snack must include at least two different food components.
The meal pattern food components are:
Fluid milk
Fruits and vegetables
Grains and breads
Meat and meat alternates
Our mission is to strengthen and enhance the lives of children and their families.
